A balmy 104 degrees on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Yes it is hot here, but we know it is not as hot as it will get!
The first pictures are taken in our classroom, some of our awesome Pronunciation Class students. This past week, we asked them to write what is the most Beautiful thing in the World to them. We were astounded by their answers: Love, My Family, My Parents, A Rice Field, The Beach or Ocean, The Sky, Ankor Wat, The Cultural Museum...
From that we started talking about our God who created the world. Tomorrow we will continue on that subject, what an honor to share about our Almighty Amazing God, Creator of the Heavens and Earth!
These young people are amazing and it is such an honor to teach them and build relationships with them, to share this time in their lives.
Meeting with some one on one sharing scripture and our faith.
Since our last blog we made the trip to Phnom Penh to renew our visa's. Check done!
When they transport anything they make it worth their while, the load is FULL.
To the right you will see a pickup load of supplies and people to do the work... undoubtedly there was more than they could hold so they tied on a two wheel cart that bounced off the pavement every time it hit a bump, which is all the time.
We were pretty sure the two wheel cart would not make it, tied no with ropes...maybe it did...maybe it didn't ??
We passed it so, we don't know.
This is the most common way to haul hogs, or tied without the basket on their backs with their legs tied together.
Occasionally we see trucks hauling a full load but this is the most common hauling method.
We walked or took a tuktuk in Phnom Penh, we do our bikes in Battambang. We are looking for a car Ed has had two scrapes with moto's so far this year and we are thankful neither were serious.
We were able to visit with some of God's servants in Phnom Penh. Shelly Boer who works with Iris a ministry for street kids and women at risk.
We visited with Monica at the YWAM Base, it was good to see and hear about their ministry there. And those outside of Phnom Penh.
We had lunch with some CRC and RCA background ministries. Sorry we didn't take pics of all the great servants serving, but we did get a few!
The Suhs, Gil and Joyce...thank you for opening your home for us to share lunch and fellowship.
It was awesome meeting your family and Deb and Mark Wilson and Zach.
Also Justin VanZee was there he is starting his ministry in Phnom Penh also!
While here we had the pain of loosing a dear sister-in-law, being far from family. We have the peace that passes all understanding, of knowing we shall see her again in Heaven one day. But not being present with family was painful. Thank you all for your prayers for all of our family during this time.
Excerpts from Pray for Cambodia!
"Cambodia is a nation with a broken past...the Vietnam War, civil war and the Khmer Rouge regime's purge left the country in tatters...
The effects are still felt today...A level of suspicion and distrust hangs over the culture, even permeating family life, previously a bedrock foundation of Khmer culture. The stifling economic effects of war and oppression have contributed to Cambodia being the second-poorest nation in East Asia (ahead of Myanmar), despite significant progress in recent years...
Stonghold of fear, despair and oppression are being broken as Cambodians experience freedom in Christ."
"He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor..." Isaiah 6: 1-2
God bless each and everyone of you!
In His service,
Ed and Mary Rozenbom
