Cambodia is an amazing place. I have said time and time again that the people of Cambodia have the most beautiful smiles in the world. It is also a land that has went through immense trials and hardships in the past decades as well. From crushing dictatorships to foreign exploitation to rampant human trafficking in the present day.
But what is most amazing is the time for the Gospel NOW in Cambodia. As we speak, the people of Cambodia have never been more open and responsive to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It seems that one could preach in any village at any time and someone will turn to Christ. The Lord is opening an amazing spiritual door right now in Cambodia for the Gospel to be preached and his kingdom to be expanded. There entire villages and provinces that are turning to Christ; peasants and politicians responding to the gospel; men and women in weakness and high power finding the truth. It is truly and unrpecedented time!
But as in most Third World situations, finances are a major hindering factor in both evangelism and discipleship. While preaching the Gospel and sharing Jesus often comes at little or not practical cost sometimes, discipleship often carries a financial burden due to materials. For one rural pastor and evangelist, he is feeling this burden now in discipling his new flock of young believers. He has been able to share the Gospel so effectively that entire villages have come to know Christ and neighboring villages are calling them “Jesus Villages!” But what is he lacking? The most fundamental element in discipleship: the Bible. Most new believers in rural Cambodia do not have Bibles. A single Bible costs merely $3, but that can be the weekly wage for those living by the fruit of their land in the villages. As of last week, a group of 10 new leaders that were being trained only had two physical Bibles between them. The rest were using photocopied pages of the Khmer bible to participate in Bible study and be trained. This should not be.
The Bridge Foundation has the vision to support 100 workers to reach 10,000 souls among the unreached in Asia. These leaders in Cambodia are part of that vision. We want to see them fully equipped with all they need to take the Gospel to those that have never heard in this hardline, traditional Buddhist nation. Will get behind this vision in Cambodia? Our first acquisition will be 100 Bibles to distribute to leaders and pastors in northern Siem Reap, Cambodia. That’s only $300 to get the Word of God into the hands of people on the front lines of preaching the Gospel to those that have never heard. The next step is to get 1000 Bibles.
Will you help feed the hunger for the WORD in Cambodia?
By: Jason Hamilton
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