Baby on the way

I have the wonderful pleasure to announce that Yoshi and I are going to have a baby. Praise God. We have been praying for one and God answered our prayers. Please add this to your prayer list. (In about 8 months I will start posting pictures of the baby)

Pentateuch Class

we have started teaching a class on the Pentateuch in a city called Batambong. We will be teaching it on Saturdays for the next 5 weeks. We have taught two times already. The students are really eager to learn, we know God will move in their lives. Please be praying for this class.

Matt's Birthday

on March the 18th I turned 30. here I am with another missionary who had a birthday on the same week, so the team decided to have a joint party. It was fun. You know I don’t feel any different than when I was 29. I like the fact that Jesus started ministering when he was thirty.

Baptism

We attended the baptismal service of this girl named Ly. She has been attending a bible study group but hadn't put her faith in Christ. We have been praying for her to take a stand for Christ. Just last month she was saying that she didn’t want to get baptized until she moved out of her house. This is because when you live with your parents in a typical Buddhist family here in Cambodia, you have to participate in all the religious festivals and give offerings to the family altar. People know that when they are Baptized they you have to break away from that. For some this means being disowned by your family. Its amazing how much we take it for granted back home. Well God really moved in Ly’s life and she took the step of faith while at the same time living with her parents. God is Awesome!!!

Small group

Once a month Yoshi and I are in charge of a small group at the Bible School. All the teachers there have their own group. We have those in their 20’s. this is for the first year students who have just arrived. We just have fun getting to know each other, share the word, share testimonies, and play games.

Cambodian Cuisine

When you come to Cambodia there are many wonderful treats that will tickle your taste buds. Here are a few of the samplings to snack on: we have crickets, water beetles, spiders, even a “stink bug” (I don’t know the technical name for that one).

CBI Prayer meeting

Lately we are seeing more and more people have a desire to pray. In this picture we were gathered at the bible school to pray for the new students that will be arriving in march. This is the first group prayer meeting that was done specifically for the bible school. We were privileged to take part. As the bible say in 2 Chron 7:14 “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, THEN will I hear from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land.” People are humbling themselves praying, (that is the first part) soon we know that what comes after the word “THEN” will take place.
God moves through prayer.

Preaching at a Local Church

Yoshi and I were invited to speak at this church, the couple that you see here are Chi Net and his wife Chenloat, who are the pastors. Pastor Net was one of the students in the Pentatuech class that we taught in January. They are such a wonderful couple, with a love for God and to serve Him. We really enjoyed our time there. We spoke on complete surrender to the Lord. We believe that God is going to move mightly in that church. Please pray with us for them and their church.