Dear Praying Friends,
We are rejoicing over
the great number of souls saved during 2005! Over 150 souls
were saved in the ministries of our two churches. We baptized
40 new believers during 2005. Our churches are growing
and young men are being called to preach. Two families
in our church are seeking the Lord’s will about going
to a nearby SE Asian nation with the gospel. To God be
the glory for these blessings!
We are still trying to raise the funds to finish our church
building. We require $7,800 to finish the building project.
$2,800 of this is needed by the 10th
of March, so please pray for this very immediate need. The contractor needs his
money. Please pray that God will supply this need in the
next ten days. Then pray that the remaining $5,000 will come
in so that we can finish the top floor and roof of the church.
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The Lord is really burdening our hearts
to do more for the orphans and widows of Cambodia. Next
door to our church is a piece of land that we would like
to purchase for this ministry. Real estate prices are going
up and up around here now that it seems that the political
situation is stabilizing. This land will cost us about
$12,000 and then the cost of the building project which
is in the $35,000 to $45,000 range. We would use this property
to build an orphan and widows’ home.
It would be a place where the orphans could have a real place
to call home and godly widows would be cared for and given
a purpose for living. They would have their own ministry
to the orphan children, helping to raise them in the nurture
and admonition of the Lord. Please pray about helping us
make this ministry a reality.
One of the ladies in our church is 78 years old. Her unsaved
children have thrown her out of their house and persecute
her for her faith in the Lord. It is the responsibility of
the church to care for these widows. They have no one to
love them, feed them, and take care of them. There is no
Social Security in Cambodia. With no one to care for you,
you die. And there are many others like her.
We have a new church starting up in Kandal province under
the leadership of a young couple in our church. Their names
are James and Srey Ny. James believes that God has called
him to start this new work. After a month, they have 40 children
and 24 adults attending. Pray for them and this new work.
They are taking a team down there to minister to the people.
In Christ,
Billy, Cindy, Leah, and Kayla Haas
Missionaries in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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