A New Chapter Begins

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Joe and Viya Stoltenow:

We made it to Colorado!

Yes, Viya, Ray, Ellie, and I safely arrived in Denver where we will be living with my parents for the foreseeable future. The months since our last newsletter have been some of the busiest we’ve ever experienced so this newsletter promises to be full of some very exciting updates as we look into our family life in the USA and check in on Vimol and our ministry Ray of Hope.

With Joe and Viya now living in the US, we’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to all of our staff at Ray of Hope. In a previous newsletter we introduced our Ministry Director Vimol, but we also have staff that support her and keep the ministry running smoothly.

Hello everyone, my name is Meng Liv Khy and I’m 45 years old. I have three children, two girls and one boy. I found Jesus through my husband, Nora Chan, thirty years ago shortly after my daughter Viya was born. In my free time, I like to take care of my little garden and vegetables in my home.

Hello everyone, I’m Nora Chan and I’m 55 years old and I’m the Facilities Manager at Ray of Hope. I have three children, two girls and one boy. I found Jesus through a pastor in Battambang many years ago and In my free time I like to take care of the garden and the truck at Ray of Hope.

Hello everyone, my name is Thanin Chhieng and I’m 19 years old. I’m currently in my sophomore year at college. I have three brothers and I’m the third child. My whole family is Christian and I went to a Christian school where learned many stories about Jesus. I started to believe in Jesus when I was very young.

Hello everyone, I’m Danith Hean and I’m 21 years old. I live in Battambang Cambodia where I graduated from high school in 2019. I’m the second child in my family and have two brothers and one sister. I’m a quiet person who doesn’t talk a lot, but I have many ambitions and in the future I would like to be a businessman. I grew up in a Christian family and I believe in Jesus through the Bible.

Hello everyone, my name is Sina Toy and I’m 24 years old. I have four sisters and four brothers. I’m the youngest daughter in my family and I’m the only child who believes in Jesus Christ. I started to believe in Jesus Christ in 2019 and right now I stay in a dorm at a Christian church here in Battambang.

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