Many of you have been praying for baby Pheeq and I wanted to update you on him. He continues to struggle physically, and reached another crisis last month. We sent him to a children's hospital in Siem Reap where he was diagnosed and treated with TB. He is now back home and improving, but still needs continued prayer for God's Hand on his life. His dad has started working some as a carpenter's assistant, but it's only part-time work whenever the carpenter needs extra help.
Baby Pheeq and his momOur children's worker was married to the Buddhist man at the end of November. Apparently there were a number of issues at the ceremony, and when I talked with the worker and her family a couple weeks after the wedding, no one seemed very happy. This worker has stopped coming to church since the wedding, and I would ask that you pray for her. I don't know what the situation is, but Pastor Sophan will be visiting them and checking in with them this week. Please pray for this worker and her new husband, that they both will desire to follow Christ, and take the steps of faith to live for Him.
The political situation has improved some since November, but there are still many rumblings and talk of problems. I am grateful that the borders have not been an issue for me to cross, and I have been able to come and go as I have needed to. Please continue to pray for this country.
The Christmas outreach was a wonderful time this year. As I looked out across those attending, I was struck with how natural it now is to have men in the group!! It's no longer just women gathering together. Men are now very much a part of the congregation. Praise God!
I was also really burdened for the need for audio Bibles during this trip. We had several situations of new believers- briefly in our area, and as they went back to their village we had no audio Bibles to give them. Most of these people are illiterate, so giving them an actual Bible doesn't help them. One of the projects I am working on right now is obtaining more audio Bibles - and trying to get the recording on small mp3 players that we can distribute throughout the area. If anyone is interested in helping with this project, please let me know.
Sok and her audio Bible - ProclaimerSome of you prayed for Pheap - a young man that wanted to go to medical school in Phnom Penh. He wasn't accepted in Phnom Penh, but he has been accepted into a 3 year diploma course in Battambang. At the end of this course he might be eligible to continue on in Phnom Penh at the medical school. We are grateful for God's provision into this course, as well as the funds for him to study.
We still need to work more on job creation in Somvovloun. Sophan is looking at mushroom growing and hopes to get some training for that done soon. We'd like to start it as income for the ministry center, but also use it for training for income for others in the community. Please pray that God will guide our steps and show us how to progress in this area of job creation.
Thank you so much for your continued prayers. In spite of the challenges and difficulties at times, it brings us great joy to watch God working - and it's wonderful to get to be a part of that. Thank you for joining us and being a part of our team!
Blessings,
Gayle
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