Greetings!
Linda and I have now arrived back in Modesto and are thanking God for all he did on this most recent trip. We are humbled and blessed by his favor on our activities in Cambodia and know that the success we see there is solely and completely a work of the Lord.
We made great strides in preparing for the construction of our four new homes, kitchen facility and toilet building at Antioch Orphanage. We¹ve obtained prices from local contractors and are in the final stages of selecting who will build our new campus and the many other details associated with moving forward. We¹re very excited about this next stage of expansion and ministry in Battambang.
We¹ve also finalized plans for the new building in the village of Svay Kang which will house the sewing machines used to provide jobs to widows with children. This ministry enables local village women with no means of support to now provide food and essentials to their kids. Its exciting to watch this program grow and to prepare for the construction of a new building to house this project. We hope to break ground in the next few months on this key building in Battambang province.
We¹re grateful to all our friends that visited while we were in Cambodia. * Jeff and Britta Foster (Jeff is on the board at Cambodia Impact) along with their children Katie, Aaron, Jessica and Signa, Jenny Foster, and Sarah and Emma Grover who all contributed by planning and hosting hosting a vacation bible school for four days. A great success and a blessing to our kids at Antioch. * John and Debbie Rumble who provided an outstanding week of leadership training in the book of 1 Timothy, and their fellowship with over 175 pastors and leaders from Battambang province. We were blessed by the teaching and the friendship of this special couple who serve God all over the world. * J.D. Grothe, a Cambodian Impact board member and friend who brings his expertise in architecture, planning and all around wisdom in next steps to our projects at Antioch Orphanage and the sewing project in Svay Kang. His expertise in the design and layout of our new building projects is key to successfully moving forward. * Duffy and Laurie Sample, new friends from Pennsylvania who we felt like we¹ve known forever! Their attentiveness to the needs of Cambodia and desire to bring resources back to this country are an inspiration. * Tim O¹Brien (Cambodia Impact board member) and Brady O¹Brien. Their expertise in technology and their contribution of 18 computers to the kids at Antioch will bring life-long benefit and positive change to our children. We¹re already seeing great progress from the Antioch children as they work with their new computers. * Marty and Margie Fox, great friends (Marty is a board member) to see the ministry, experience the country and learn how they can assist with next steps in moving forward with our ministry in Cambodia. Linda and I are so grateful for your prayers and your interest in what we are doing in Cambodia. We are blessed to be called by God to serve in this country and to know that we are at the center of his will for our lives as we live and love in Cambodia.
Please see us on Facebook at Cambodia Impact and our web site at CambodiaImpact.org. Blessings to each of you as you share in the work we are doing and sharing with us the love of Christ to these dear people.
In Him, John