Friday, March 30, 2012
Cambodia Update from the Ins
Chiv called this morning from Cambodia
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So we went to the newest village where we have made a connection today - Preay Tom - very near the Thai border. We met in a sort of "community center" where we hung our skit backdrop from a tree and had a great setting. After our skit about Paul and Silas not being afraid in the jail, we broke into groups and had some great gospel presentations and discussion. There were great questions from the people about all kinds of things like can they still go to the Buddhist monks for certain things if they accept Christ, etc. Then Chiv asked if any would like to be baptized, and we went down to a pond and baptized dozens - not sure exactly how many. But there were all ages, men and women, and families together, which is great to see. The people ...
The 3rd group to head to Cambodia in the last month left Dallas/Fort Worth early Thursday morning. Their travel went relatively smoothly. Unfortunatley two of the teams bags, one with ministry items, didn't make the trip. The airline has promised to deliver them some time today. The team got a little rest in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, before waking early to head to the dedication of a new church in Svay Cheat. The team shared a Bible story through drama. Nickie and Rachel were able to share briefly with 3 girls who had many questions. They have asked us to pray that they would have the right words to say when the team returns to Svay Cheat later next week. From there the team continued on to Battambang to spend then night. As we ...