Good Evening!
Saw something today that touched and blessed me. I
was buying a Khmer Sandwich on the way to Noak and saw an old man eating a
mango. He had a bagful of mangos next to him and was eating his mango with so
much pleasure. He treasured every bit, scraped it down to the pit and when the
pit fell in the dirt, he picked it up, wiped it off, and still tried to scrape
some mango of it. He even licked the juice from his knife. It is mango season
at the moment here in Cambodia. There are so many that the people don't even
bother to pick up the ripe yellow ones, they prefer the green ones. And here is
this old man, clearly so thankful for food to eat. It is as if he was starving
and were blessed with a bag full of food. Truly thankful for his meal!
We watched "Peace Child" by Don Richardson
last night with the boys. What an
encouragement. If you don't know the story please check it out. Anton shared
afterward that he is amazed that there was a way, a link, in the culture of
this Papa New Guinea tribe so that when the missionary shared the story of
Christ they could understand and embrace it. We then talked about the book
"Eternity in their hearts" also from Don Richardson. Old classics that once again inspire us!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMgGB0RPd2M&t=33s
We've been having some rain and strong wind this
past week. Noak's little "palace" needed some fixing. We cannot build
a proper structure because it is just next to the road and not allowed, so I
and Anton went Saturday morning to make her roof sturdier and threw a tarp over
it. She challenged me a bit this week, her mattress and bedding were wet from
the rain and she did not bother to hang it out to dry. I felt discouraged that
she just did not care. Realized again
how much healing and transformation still needed in her life. We ask your
prayer as she is very confused at the moment. She wants my friend, who helps
with her wound care to marry her. We really need Khmer women to build a
relationship with her and help care for her as it is not good that it is just us men. Please pray with us for this.
The travel ban in Cambodia has been lifted but they
still don't allow gatherings, so I still cannot go on outreach to the province.
People in the province don't want visitors from the city now as the number of Covid cases
increased. Doing a lot of woodwork and reaching out to others going through
tough times over coffee or going for a short motorbike ride near the lake. Not
much to do with Mother’s day but we took the dogs and bought some snacks and
sat under a tree next to the lake and just enjoy nature for a while.
Please pray for our dear friend, Julie Passon, who
is waiting for the biopsy results. She had breast cancer and now has problems in
her throat.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read about
our adventure over here. Please let us know how you are doing as well.
Love
Rossouws
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