CBBC Graduation 2010

Cambodia Baptist Bible College held its 9th graduation ceremonies last July 7, 2010. 10 men completed the prescribed 3-year curriculum for the Graduate of Theology course and 1 young lady finished the 3 years of study required for the Certificate of Christian Education. CBBC continues to be a vital force in the training of more laborers and workers in the vast harvest field of Cambodia. For the school year 2009-2010 we had more of the alumni of CBBC who are either pastoring churches or serving as assistant pastors involved in teaching the various courses in the college.
Rev. Corey Gordon, Pastor of Callie Harbin Baptist Church, Villa Rica, Georgia, USA, was our guest speaker for the CBBC graduation and Baccalaureate service. His messages from God's Word were a real blessing and challenge to the graduates and everyone in attendance in the programs. Bro. Gordon was accompanied by his wife, Kristy, and 4 other members of their church.
One of the graduates this year is Nieng Mien, one of the bigger boys we have at the Power of Grace Children's Home.

Grace Baptist Mission - Kandal Steung

The beginning of year 2010 has brought dramatic changes to Bro. Bunthol Siem and his work at Grace Baptist Mission - Kandal Steung.  For some reason the owner of the house they were renting did not want to renew the lease for the house they were living in which was also being used for their church services at the end of 2009.  Because there were no other places available to rent in the community, the only option available is to build.  Although we had very limited funds, we  did our best to help Bro. Bunthol to build a house where they can both live and hold regular services.  Although the place they built was not as beautiful as the place they rented in the past, Bro. Bunthol and his people are very happy because they have more freedom in their own place and instead of funds being forever gone when paid as rent, they can use whatever resources they have to improve on their own place.  Please help pray for Bro. Bunthol to eventually have a more decent place of worship and that his people will continue to grow in their faith in the Lord.  Bro. Bunthol reported that there are 2 new believers who will soon be baptized.  Praise the Lord!   

GBC-AK 8th Anniversary

We celebrated the 8th Church Anniversary of GBC-Anlong K'ngan just after our Missions Conference.  While we are not growing as much as we want, we are happy to see some of the members of our church growing in their understanding of God's word and in their desire to serve the Lord.  It is always a blessing to see visitors come on special occasions like this and it is a great blessing to see them come to trust the Lord as their Savior in the service.  Rejoice with us for the 2 precious souls that got saved on our anniversary Sunday.  It is always a highlight when people are ushered into the Lord's kingdom on any worship day!

Missions Conference 2010

We held our annual Missions Conference at GBC-Anlong K'ngan las May 5-7, 2010.  It is our primary desire to teach our people to realize and be actively involved in the greatest task of all, that of reaching the world with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.  We tried to encourage our church members to be burdened for their own people as an initial step in reaching the world.  This year's chosen theme was "My heart's desire is that they might be saved."  We are so encouraged to see our Cambodian brethren learning to give of their finances to help support Cambodian local pastors and missionaries serving outside of Cambodia.

Shaken But Never Forsaken!

We are so thankful to the Lord for giving us the grace to go through the ordeals mentioned in the previous posts. We were kind of baffled that such horrible incidents happened to us but we know that God is never baffled nor surprised by what His children have to go through in life. While we may never know God's exact reasons in allowing these things, collectively, when these things are put together, they are the ingredients necessary to help us become tougher in times of future trials and more tender on those going through similar trials. We thank you all our friends for your prayers for us through those very trying times. We have followed-up with the local police for leads or developments on their investigation several times but it seems like no progress or any work is being done at all. We just have to let that thing go and move on forward. We are very grateful to all the friends and brethren who have helped financially for us to be able to cover all of the monetary obligations incurred from the losses. The prayers offered on our behalf and words of encouragement have been truly meaningful and precious to us. Yes, we were shaken but we know we were never forsaken. Never forsaken by the Lord and by you all. We can never thank you enough for your kindness.