By Terry Smith

Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia; The Bible Training Center was filled each day with three hundred students from Buddhist backgrounds. Seven classes in Bible and English were used to reach out with the love of God in Christ Jesus. The ministry continues to grow. God can do more than we ask or think possible. Most students come to know the Lord because of friends that invite them to the school and personal testimony and witness. Open to everyone, enrollment has out spaced room for classes. We taught Bible/English outside as students sat on sawhorses, plastic chairs and a brick wall. Class was cancelled one night because of rain, but insects, chickens, dogs and cats roaming about the classroom are no problem for the Khmer people.

In the Great Commission, Mathew 28:18-19, the risen Christ tells the disciples that they were to "make followers of all people in the world." Put simply, the mission of all Christians is to make followers of everyone who will accept God's offer of salvation.

"Some people may trust in the love of God through receiving food, money, education or friendship. James says we must feed and clothe persons in addition to wishing them well. The mission must also include being a witness to God's great plan of salvation, accomplished through the work of Christ. When we are witnesses for Christ, we talk about the God whom we have met in the Bible and experienced in our own lives. We tell them particularly about the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Many times the story of a sincere layperson is more convincing than the most learned and scholarly sermon any pastor could preach. We are called to be in the mission in every place possible. It does not matter what race, nation, economic status, or previous religion the person has. Everyone is loved by God, and because of that universal love we should be in mission." (Page 794 Everyday Study Bible)

     

DIVINE PROTECTION!

“…he orders his angels to protect you wherever you go.” Psalm 91:11

In a recent letter we asked you all to pray for our Jamaican sisters who were ministering to the Moslem people in Jordan. We, at that time, did not completely realize how the supernatural hand of God was protecting them.

When they arrived in Amman, Jordan they thought they were to stay at the Days Inn hotel. The person who was to make the hotel reservation, waited too long and so when he remembered to make the Lindo’s reservation, there was no room at Days Inn.

Amman, Jordan was the city where terrorists bombed three hotels. The Days Inn, is the hotel where most Christians stay. The terrorists set off a bomb in the main ballroom where a Moslem wedding was in progress, many people were killed and injured.

At the exact time the Sisters were checking into the other hotel, the bomb exploded at Days Inn. The angel of the Lord was protecting our dear sisters. The God we serve knows the terrorists timetable and all of their plans. “Though a thousand fall at your side…these evils will not touch us.” Psalm 91:7

We appreciate your prayer and financial support for each team as they minister the Good News of the gospel around the world.

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