Vol. #263
I am sending prayers out to those affected by Hurricane Fiona.
I have been watching the devastation left behind and I pray for His Spirit of comfort and grace over all!
Pic #1: These wonderful Khmer women are a part of a cleaning company here in the city. I got connected with them when I needed a good cleaning outside and inside of my place, and they were really good. I have been teaching them how to clean more efficiently so that they can get the better paying jobs from expat individuals and companies.
Prayer Request:They are all non-Christians and I have been praying for God to open doors into their hearts so I can share about His love. The leader is Lee and right now she is a bit frustrated with the workload even though the pay is good. The down time between jobs is non-existent and they bring all the equipment like the vacuum and mops on the motorcycle in dry and rainy seasons! Lee will quit next week. She just needs a rest. Since she goes on all of the jobs, as she is the only one with high proficiency in English, she will take time off. Please pray as I will wait at home for her to come so I can pray with her and exchange contact info so we can keep in contact. I really do think she has the makings of a strong Khmer leader but right now she is too tired and discouraged to stay on. I will also be connecting with the expat owner of the cleaning company (his partner is Khmer) who has asked me for advice on how to take the company to that next level of success!
Pic #2: 5Ps staff meeting at Lokru Pheatra’s house. We all prepared the food together and then put the mats on the floor and ate together!
Pic #3 is of the soul care ministry that is comprised of School of Ministry and discipleship teams.
Prayer Request: There are still divisions in our group. The same people will sit and eat together. Please pray for unity and that each group will see beyond their ‘silo’ to see the big picture of being one in Christ!
Pic #4: Finally, the only Trini that I have met since I have been here got together! My sister Sita connected Seon with me when she found out he played football here. It turns out that Seon is not only from Trinidad, but also from my hometown of Arima! His partner is Thai/Dutch as he used to live in Thailand and played for the national soccer team there. When COVID struck, he came to Cambodia to help out the provincial teams. Now he has switched to the Phnom Penh football team so we finally got to meet after over 6 months of messaging! I had brought him some Trini curry and seasoning mixtures and he got me an official football (soccer) jersey!
Prayer Request: Seon‘s daughter, Mila, has child epilepsy and he was asking about child dedication and church. I just spoke to Lokru Samdy about child dedication and we decided that it was important to invite Seon with his wife and baby to church so that the elders can pray over this little one. Please pray for a deeper connection with Seon and his family!
Pic #5: Graduation and certificate ceremony for Skills Training Centre with 79 students from the Thai, Computer and Chinese classes! It was an honor to be part of the prep for the team and then to be present to pray over them. See if you can find me in the pic!
Prayer Request: Our English classes are open so students can come when they want to. The other classes are fixed so that attendance, doing the homework and coming on time are compulsory.Please pray for more funding for the STC as the classes provided are free for the students but we do provide a salary for the Khmer teachers.
Next year January, we will be celebrating the 100-year presence of Protestant Christianity in Cambodia! We have already rented out the venue and building booths for next year. I am on one of the prayer teams for this. We have invited the Honorable Prime Minister Hun Sen and other government dignitaries as well as the Christian NGOS. Lokru Mara, who is an elder from my church here, is spearheading the celebrations.
Prayer Request: Please pray for unity over denominational lines so that the world can truly see the celebration of Jesus the Christ; that there will be no squabbling and ego power trips amongst those involved.
Thank you all for your continued sacrifice of time and resources as God continues to use me here in Cambodia. Please continue to send your prayer requests as well as your life stories so I can pray and rejoice along with you!
Love, His Warrior and Disciple,
Submitting to be His Dance partner here in Cambodia,
Your sister, Vedya
