17 August 2007

Dear Beloved , 

I was reading this verse today and it is just right as we look at the mission field: “And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.” Luke 4:27. That little girl that worked at Naaman’s house was a missionary. She was a simple messenger that gave the Good News. This is what Missions is all about…Telling the Good News. Many are still lepers today, like many are sinners today and not many are healed only a few. 

Beloved, we have a great work to do here in Cambodia and we need all the prayers and all the help. The government is now giving a lot of restrictions and it seems like the door of the Gospel is beginning to close.  We are warned not to give out literatures in public places and only to win souls in the church premises. We are prohibited to knock on doors.  But this will not stop us. Please do continue to partner with us and pray with us as we train more leaders and preachers of the CROSS! 

The youth group in Treyng Trayang under Preacher Pheron are going forward even when he is sick they continue the work. Brother Pouk Sarueon who is a son of an “acha” ( monk teacher)  is now  giving devotionals every morning at the Highlands and is now preaching the Gospel, he and his wife had been faithful for 2 years now. Brother Vutha  who was a Sugar Palm Wine maker is now heading up the Mission Work in Thnunel Tutueng as Bro. Bunthon  is sick all the time. Bro. Sommang has stayed in the Mission in Wat Prasat even though some guys have left him yet he goes on to serve the Lord there. Preacher Crum has to sell the old-broken motorbike and wait for additional funds to replace the old one  so he can travel to his 2 other mission works in Road No. 3.  The Church Building in Snao is being constructed as I write to you. We have bought some gravel for the Multi-purpose building in Dangkao. We have rented a new place for the ministry in Kup Banchuan. We thank God for all of these opportunities as we serve him and represent you. For the last 3 months we have a total of 443 souls saved and 225 baptized believers. We recently had a youth camp and I will share the blessings on the next letter. Weekly Grace Giving Result of our Mission Conference: Tithe $100.13; Missions $29.88;Love $22.70;Building $16.69  

Please pray for: More soul saved and baptized in the next 3 months; Good Health of our Preachers and Church planters; Penny’s Educational  VISA to the USA; Finances to support our Medical needs $320 per month; needs for building construction in Dangkao ( $15,000); Preacher Crum’s wife is having abdominal pain and she is 6 month pregnant; New motorbike for Preacher Crum; Church Permit for our church in Snao and Treyng Trayang; Gershom and Gaius will have a good Christian music teacher; God will give us contacts in the Cambodian-Laos border; partner churches will be blessed as they continue to hold the rope for us. 

“God is not slack concerning His promise…Lo, I  will be with you…” this is our spark plug!   Thanks you for your fervent prayers and for your financial support. 

Lomer Hope dela Cruz

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18 May 2007

Dear Beloved, 

Thank you so much for praying for our Evangelistic Sportsfest. We had 590  young people that showed up at the Highlands Camp-Cambodia and these all came from our 15 Liberty Bible Baptist Churches and missions.

We had Soccer, volleyball, darts, pong pong, sack race  and running events. We held it on Monday to Tuesday commences at noon and then ending the next afternoon, we had  2 services  and then a baptismal serv ice. We had 282 saved and then 132 baptised.

Praise the Lord for these blessings.

Please pray for the second part which will be on June17-18. We will have those who were saved on a class and then those baptised on another class. We expect some more   unsaved to come though.

Most of these that came were from our Mission Churches along national road 4 and one Missions from National road 3.

Our goal is to establish 30 churchesa long national road 4. 

I am now on a new Theraphy using the most advanced  diet and supplements. Please pray as my body continues to  adjust to my new  daily routines and diet. Grace is doing well with our new diets. Sop far she has not had migranes for 2 weeks now.Maybe her endocrine system is getting to be balanced.  Just pray for God's provision for all these medications we take. 

Please pray for the Educational Training and Schooling of Gershom and Gaius. We hope that God will supply their needs.

Penny is still praying for her to be enrolled at West Coast Baptist College.

Our preacher in Dangkao Bro. Sueorn Sihok finally became a father. His wife Srey Neang delivered a healthy baby boy last May 6,2007.  I will tell youn his name next mail. 

We covet your continued prayers as we prepare for our 1st Missions Conference in Dangkao on June 22-24. 

Till next time. We do pray for you also. 

Your for the harvest, 

Lomer Hope dela Cruz