Greetings from Battambang!

It was a great week, a hard week, struggles and blessings all together, and God is so patient with us and so are others!! The leaders at the Youth Center for putting up with our learning curve! Praise God for their patience!

Slowly we are getting in the tempo of English teaching, we love the students but our hearts desire so is to help them learn and show Jesus to them. Each week the students have one day of Relevant Topics which the choices are this session: Learning to study the Bible, World Religions, Bible Stories, and Relationships (we are on this team). So this week Ed and I taught on the four different loves, talking to them very frankly about love, affection, hurts, real stuff...but the greatest of these is Agape Love - GOD'S LOVE!

To be able to share with approximately 130 young people ranging in age from 12 - 28?? WOW thank you God for letting us go to Cambodia! To share with some who have never heard, or hear bits and pieces as we can share with them, thank you God and Holy Spirit work in their hearts melt them mold them make them yours!! that is our prayer! nothing could be greater, nothing!!!

We were able to share in fasting with the staff on Friday, and the worship service was such a blessing to be a part of thank you God again for letting us taste and see your work in Cambodia!

Today the normal Saturday stuff of running errands (except here it is on bicycles), doing laundry, relaxing, topping if off with some amazing Indian food at Flavors of Indian (a restaurant) and shared supper with two young ladies with stories we never tire of hearing...God working in their lives at such young ages, being obedient to HIM!  Last evening it was Khmer food with other young people God never ceases to amaze me, as He works thru lives!

Tomorrow is the Lord's Day and it will be family day at Jeevit's House, I am excited to be able to take part in this what was one of the big things that drew us to Cambodia!

Blessings to each and everyone of you, may you each take your calling from God wherever  you are sharing HIS Good News!
Ed and Mary Rozenboom

preparing lessons at a little outside cafe

visting with students prior to our teaching times

teaching on the four loves

one of the two sessions

Our first week of teaching English!


This week was our first week of teaching English, yes I can spell English - I posted a picture of my class taking their first exam - and I spelled English incorrectly; so I am certain many wondered of my qualifications! Well those who know me well more than likely wonder any way, but I trust God who can use those who HE chooses and can qualify us to do His work. I  can speak English, all the nitty gritty details... but I do love Jesus and I can share my love for Jesus and His love for my students. And will work with them to speak more clearly the English language, and to read and comprehend what they are reading. Ed is teaching English too, some of his students call him Grandpa which is fine with him, it makes him smile are so appreciative.

This coming week Ed and I are to teach the relevant topic the group we are with is talking about relationships, prayers for our preparation this week and for God to lead us as to what we are to share with the students. The group of students we will be talking to is 80-100 students for the relationship topic.  Prayers coveted for our daily classes and the talk we will give!

Just biking across town to teach each day is an adventure to be sure, but we were out of water the big 5-6 gallon of clean water that was delivered by the YWAM staff day one, well it was gone so we wired it to the back of Ed's bike and took off to find more, we found the shop and asked if they delivered, she said "no" I think the "no" was I have no clue what you are asking, but we took it as they do not deliver, so we wired the big full container again to Ed's bike and made it home with most of the water, accomplishment!

Saturday a day to clean house, do laundry - well one load, no water for the second load, so oh well this weekend at least we have electricity!!  You roll with it in Battambang!  Last weekend Saturday and Sunday, and some of Monday we did not have electricity during the day, but we did at night, thank you Jesus as the fan keeps us cool at night. We rested and read a lot, especially Sunday, very refreshing!

This morning we went to market, and the drink shop acquired most of our needed supplies. And now we are at an internet cafe,to get drink a wonderful glass of lemonade, or for Ed iced coffee and do some catching up on emails, blogging. Another thing I want to do today is get some great photos of Battambang.

We also were able to negotiate a rental agreement for a house for the next two months of our stay here. It is a 2 bedroom duplex next another retired Christian couple from England. I think they are probably 10 years younger than us but retired just the same. He is a doctor and she a nurse so we should be well taken care of.

It is surprising to see the change in the city from just 1 year ago. New stores have sprung up at several locations and there seems to be more cars on the already jammed streets. Pray for our safety as we maneuver our bikes through the traffic.

Blessings from Battambang, Ed and Mary

Good Friday evening from Battambang, Cambodia!

We arrived here on Wednesday and have been busy getting reacquainted with the wonderful people we have come to love here and meeting new faces also, God is so good!

Also we are in a lovely home the first 5 weeks we are here, thanks to Kvo and Channoeun San being in the states due to beautiful little Hannah's birth. Thank you for your wonderful home! So setting our clothing in closets, a few other supplies thanks to Melissa for cleaning, we appreciated that gesture! Rina helped us get groceries the first day in. Sat helped us buy used bikes for transportation while here. Sat and Casey have been helping us get phones and internet set up, so we have been blessed much already by the YWAM staff, a big thank you!!

I was invited to the wives group today, again such a blessing to meet these godly women who are here in this mission field; may God abundantly bless these amazing women!

Today we also met with the English teaching staff, this will be our "out of comfort zone" well we asked God to guide us and HE makes no mistakes but we will accept all the prayers offered for our efforts in teaching English to the Khmer students who are so determined to learn the English language. But of course in teaching English we can teach about God and who He is! So the power of the Holy Spirit will fill us and use us! Praise God in advance for what HE can do and WILL DO! Ephesians 3:20 I have claimed that myself and for so many folks, this is what it says "Now all glory to God, who is able,  through his might power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we think or ask!" Thank you God for reminding me again who is to be in control here! Because I really cannot do it in my own strength, no not so much!!!

Tomorrow Saturday is a staff day off, so we have lunch plans with Emily, and hopefully acquiring a local phone otherwise possibly a quiet day, only preparations for next weeks English classes at the YWAM Youth Center!

Blessings to all
Ed and Mary Rozenboom