We arrived in Battambang after a 5 hour bus ride from Phnom Penh. We were warmly greeted by the gracious brothers and sisters at Hope Bible Institute. Christopher Lapel gave us a history and tour of the Institute and we were amazed by what God did in order for this church and facility to exist, here, in Cambodia. Christopher's story alone is amazing, but we will leave that for another post.
But all the while he shared with us how God provided the land, the permit to exist as a church group, the buildings, the electricity, he kept repeating on phrase, "When I try to do it, it's hard; when God dies it, it's easy." They attempted twice to get permission to be a legitimate religious group and it always failed. But, finally after prayer and waiting, God opened a door that only he could and through a former donut shop owner in Long Beach, CA now turned Ministry of Religion; God opened the door and they could officially exist in Cambodia. One of the very few for which this is true.
Maybe, I can learn from them. Pray, seek and then let God do the heavy lifting. He is mighty and can do more than any of us.
Grace and Peace,
Troy
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You all are in our thoughts and prays.
We had a fantastic morning at Church. You could really feel the love of God.
Ned did an amazing sermon. The youth are very fortunate to have him as their leader.
God Bless
Mike Elston
I love hearing about what is going on. I hope you know things are in good hands here. Ned did great! I pray that you come back with the enthusiasm to change the word. I hope we at One Life can catch on the urgency to help change our city for Christ. I love you and miss you!
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