Additionally, the remaining funds after careful negotiation allowed Pastor Samuel to have the tuk tuk wagon totally overhauled with new springs, shocks, undercarriage, wheels and tires, new seats and arm rests, plus a new roof and covers for the rainy season. We have had only a short jaunt thus far, but the difference in riding is without question impressive.

Thank you so much with love from us here in Siem Reap.

Please share this to the congregation for us who may not see it here. *_*

2-Kok Kraul Village ~ tomorrow we are being invited to share time with the representatives of 12 nations (at least) who are coming with the Minister of Education for the primary schools of country of Cambodia. (7100+) Recall that this school is a pilot project (the first) with the WFP (World Food Program) and these kiddos go to school all day vs only 4 hours as the norm. They get to sing their ‘English’ songs for the audience tomorrow. We’ve met the Minister of Education today and he is VERY interested in what has been accomplished in English in this school as it is not available nationwide at the primary level and due to complications in the government won’t probably come any time soon.

3-Sophena’s parents are not well. They are in their 50’s and live in Thailand.

4-Praise and thanks for ministry opportunities that come along in/during our own ‘planning’ and are not expected but are willingly embraced.

5-Baptisms that have been proclaimed in these past months and for those yet to come.

6-Sunday School program at the local level. (Request of Sophena) ~ She has two little ones yet and cannot do it solo in our absence.

7-Being called to serve ~ a privilege and an honor ~ not always an easy road to follow.

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Sincerely,
The WeRaise Team

The photos and videos can speak volumes more than I could type here. One particular young man, from nearly the start, would come to me with questions during the breakout sessions. When I asked to give me his idea first, his reply was simple and direct “I don’t have one yet, so please teach me/us some explanation so we understand more.” He shared that he had just gotten a bible, and was reading it, but didn’t understand a lot of it yet. Gratefully he had a local pastor to mentor him.

Our last night was talent night.

Each sending area had the opportunity to share something related to the theme ‘youth contemporary issues.’ Samuel wanted to do something on Pentecost. Thank goodness for the internet and YouTube at that point, plus Veggie Tales. We managed to pull off a dual language 3 minute skit then Sophena climaxed it with a perfect song. Samuel got in his mini sermon in Khmer in between.

No, we didn’t ‘win’ the grand prize, but in my mind these young people did a perfect presentation and I’m so proud of them. I’m thinking they maybe had no clue about the healing of the blind man nor the cripple until that time. Enjoy the video snips and the pics.

Oh yes, I was the blind person, and the odd girl out for speaking another language, as Peter and John were out doing their miracle thing at that time.

Oh, the gorgeous voice singing is none other than Pastor Samuel’s wife Sophena, who leads the music portion of this ministry in Siem Reap. She is known region wide for her glorious God given talent~and she praises Him with that very gift again and again.

Video links below. Click on them and they should hyperlink to the video: 

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