Good evening from a very nice steaming hot Siem Reap. Clouds are in the air and thunder going but no rain, ugghh. Then the humidity is on high alert and we sweat buckets hahaha.
Went to the jungle with Anton and Louis. When we arrived in Thor Piang Rosey, we got a surprise from a longtime friend. John was waiting for me. About 13 years back, when we started in the village, I bought John a bike to come and visit the people 2x a week. They started a small Bible study and a small church was planted. Troubles with the pastor from the church made it impossible for Heang and his family (the first Christians) to go to the church. He asked me if he can have church in his house. Heang and his family started to worship in their home and a few people came. A few months ago, he shared with me that John came back and help them again. It is amazing that we are where we started 13 years back! Such a sad thing that the church is literally a stone's throw away.
The next day Heang joined us in the jungle. It was heartwarming to see how Anton was greeted after being away for so long, he was a celebrity. At the church where we slept, the lady came and hug him and put her head so close to his cheek. It is a sign of love that only families do. God gave us a family in Kabal Domrey and we are eternally grateful for that. That was not the last time that happened, when we slept for the night, Pheakadey’s mum came and hug Anton and even sit with him when he was laying down. They remembered him from when he was really small and I gave them a small picture and they said that they remember that boy in the picture. God blessed us with such beautiful people everywhere.
We went all around on our normal route and lots of people were waiting for us or they even came out to wave us down. In our 2 main places we stop, people did not know we were coming. Communication is really difficult and they did not receive my messages. No problem, I left them the meds and they were happy. On the way, I could tell people to go and get their meds. Off course, we got met with the hospitality you cannot imagine, in Som Poom. They did not know we were coming but made a great meal for us with what they had, real Khmer food, some fermented fish – prohok- and of course some sardines and rice. The boys were not so keen on eating the prohok but Anton tried and win brownie points. It is an acquired taste. We even had a fan in the middle of the jungle, solar of course, we could sleep under blankets later, nice and cool.
Please pray for:
Noah’s wound was not nice this morning. I had to get rid of lots of maggots. She did not clean it for 4 days. Luckily the maggots ate the wound nice and clean.
I met another man, who had a stroke and he also has big bedsore. He is only laying on the floor and his children is looking after him.
Judy Johnson is back at home in hospice care.
Uncle Niko is busy with his Radiation therapy.
Thank God all the staff of FGC Cambodia is in Malaysia and finally free from Covid. Pray for their time there to be fruitful.
Thank you once again for praying for us. We are privileged to have so many people praying with us. Please do write to us.
Love
Rossouw-clan
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