In the past week we have been delighted to have Zac Fletcher join our team. Zac is from our home church Bangor Elim and will be with us until July. He has settled really quickly into life in Cambodia especially loving the Tuk Tuk journeys and spending time with our Khmer team. He has already experienced an overnight stay in Kep and accompanied the church planting team yesterday as they went to Saang province to assist with church and the kids club. Zac will be getting involved in sports ministry both in Kep and Phnom Penh; teaching English, sharing his testimony and participating in Bible studies. We were really encouraged in our communication with Zac that he has been praying that God would push him out of his comfort zone to grow in Him! Zac has fit into the family here immediately and we are excited for what God has in store for him in the next four months whilst serving in Cambodia. We will ask him to share some updates each month through our blog so look forward to that!
On Monday we have Bhab Ghal, Elim’s missionary serving in Nepal and Pastor Steve Kempton from Elim UK joining us for one week to carry out some church planting training. Pray for Bhab and Steve as they travel and that they will be refreshed and blessed during their time in Cambodia as they minister with our church planting team. Our team are excited to learn and we thank God for Bhab and Steve’s heart to reach out and share their experiences with the end result of extending the Kingdom of God.
Also on Monday two new trainees join the Be Free program, they visited this week with their case managers meeting our staff and hearing more about what the training program involves. Please pray for these two precious ladies, I can’t go into details but they have both had difficult lives so far and we are thankful they are joining the Be Free family where they will be loved and cherished; and their lives will be transformed.
From next week in our blog we will be introducing each of the key leaders in Elim Cambodia. They will be sharing about their childhood, how they came to know Jesus, when they became part of Elim Cambodia, their role and ministry, their family life, hobbies and dreams for the future; and prayer points which they will value your support in. We are thankful for the team God has brought together and for their hearts to reach out and win Cambodia for Christ.
Please pray with us for rain to come to Cambodia, there is not enough power or water for the country of Cambodia, and we are experiencing daily power outages lasting up to 6 hours alternative mornings and afternoons. We have been told this could happen until the end of May. Please pray especially for the babies and children in the Early Learning Centre, it is our hottest season with temperatures rising to 40 degrees!