Dear family and friends,
Started off the New Year with an even greater
awareness that "We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our
steps".(Proverbs 16:9) We pray for you, to continue to put your trust and
hope in the Lord. We really want to thank each one of you for faithfully
praying and supporting us in the past year.
We celebrated Christmas first with the staff of FGC
Community Link on the 27th. We decided not to make a lot of food this year,
just something special. Everyone had a chance to give thanks to God for the previous
year. Listening to the young Khmer students, we were touched by their humility
and gratefulness for even the smallest things. We realized once again that we
are each other's family. Each one of us
had to make a Christmas Accessory that was bigger than the size of your hand. A
friend of mine wrote this after seeing the photos "It was so nice to see
you all having so much creative fun. In this time where 'just pure fun is so
rare, everyone needing screens and drinks to 'get over 2020'."
We've been laying low, keeping at home most of the
time. Twans and Gideon had a slight cough and cold but both are doing better
now. The Ministry of Education gave the go-ahead for schools to open up again
so we are excited to begin classes again at the Acts center in the village.
Some students might not return as they now have found outside work during all
the lockdowns and it is difficult for the families to give up the extra income
to send the child back to school again. We continue to do home visitation and
encourage the students to return to school. Anton is happy to go back to school
as well. We are still waiting for Gideon's year 10 books to arrive from
Australia.
Mordegai is very thankful that he can go again on
outreach this Wednesday to the villages in Kampong Tom. Please pray for
protection during the travel and each person they help and guidance from the
Holy Spirit. For the relationships being built and some quality time with the
Christian families, they visit with.
We ask your prayer as well for a young friend of ours
who was in a motorcycle accident. He broke his clavicle and some ribs and 2 vertebrae in his neck. His mother shared with us that his wife is leaving him
and he is talking suicidal thoughts. He does not walk with the Lord.
Our friends from SA , Henk, and Liezl, who works in
Phnom Penh also asks your prayer for his sister back in SA who has Covid 19 and
his mom has bronchitis pneumonia.
For our people back home in Namibia, may this wet
rainy year bring blessings to you all who were affected by the terrible drought?
We praise the Lord for the beautiful rain. Remember as a kid to play in the rain
and when grownup we did the same. Remember the animals running around with joy,
was always one of my favorites. Watching the rivers in our town come down with
the first waters was the highlight for the whole town, young and old. I can
just imagine what farmers are doing now……
May this 2021 be full of new blessings and new joy.
Blessings,
Rossouws
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