Friday, June 23, 2006

Father's Day

How many children do you have to have to be a father? The more, the merrier, maybe! I think this is the case with us here at Living Waters Children's Home. Including our two biological children who are still with us, we have 16 children from age 4 years old to 20 who greeted me Happy Father's Day last Sunday. Our home is filled with children's noise from early morning till sleeping time. There is plenty of little boys' yelling, girls' giggles, children's fights and a lot of times unending reporting of this guy did this and that guy did that! There is also the unending competition of the little ones for attention from Papa and Mama. Taking care of these many children has definitely added to our daily work load but the added dimension has become another avenue of joy and fulfilment in our lives and ministry.

New Ministry Baptisms

Bro. Siem Bunthol is a member of our church who will be graduating students from Cambodia Baptist Bible College this coming July 6, 2007. About the end of last year, he has been going to a place called Kandal Steung. This is about 26 kilometers (approx. 16 miles) from Phnom Penh. He has been conducting Bible studies with adults and Bible clubs with children on a regular basis. Several women and teen-agers have been attending his Bible studies regularly. Many of them have professed faith in the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Last Sunday, June 18, eight new believers from this ministry came to ba baptized at our main church in the city. Please pray for Bro. Bunthol as he will be working more at Kandal Steung after his graduation from Bible college. Please pray that he will be able to find a suitable place to stay and at the same time utilize as a place of worship and other ministries. Please pray for his safety and for his daily needs as well.