During our time in Cambodia, the Lord provided us with a diversity of opportunities. We spent week one ministering to MK’s from all over Cambodia while their moms and dads were gathered 
for an important annual spiritual retreat. This one week each year is a special time fondly anticipated by both the children and their parents. The M’s were deeply grateful for our coming, each expressing their heartfelt thanks for the loving care and Bible teaching we provided to their preschoolers through teenagers. It gave them a deep sense of security knowing we were there, with the freedom to focus fully on God’s 
agenda for the week. Many M’s told us they so appreciated the continuity we provided to their kids. By coming for consecutive years, we were able to build on the relationships begun last year, and the MK’s happily looked forward to seeing some familiar, loving faces again. M’s also told us that, living in isolation as so many of them do, it is such a wonderful thing to have positive adult Christian role models come from the States and teach their children Biblical truths. The MK’s hear it from mom and dad all the time, but to see and hear it from a different source is extremely invaluable to the kids in their personal spiritual growth and development.
During week two, we shifted gears, serving in remote villages by means of offering free eye clinics to the public. One day, we even had to ride a barge across a wide river to a distant island village where our eye doctor/leader had never even been before. We 
couldn’t believe it when our Cambodian van driver drove our rental van right onto the barge. I would never have dreamed it could have held the weight! Crossing the river was pretty exciting, especially since I got to stand next to a bicycle-riding pig farmer on the way across. Oink!
At each of the clinics, our team divided up and manned different stations, with the help of several
Cambodian interpreters. After the eye doctor and his assistants performed their exams, some of our team filled prescriptions and fitted the patients with new glasses. Other team members manned blood pressure tables. Some worked with children. Some passed out Bibles and other Christian literature. Others did Gospel presentations to people in “the waiting room”. Still others took digital photo family portraits and printed them out for the people.
Every time we appeared at a village, it was truly a community event. People came from all over. One of the most amazing things to me was when an elderly Buddhist monk showed up to get his eyes tested! I smiled when he, like all other patients, was required to read portions of the Word of God (rather than an eye chart) as part of the eye test! Hallelujah! God sure gets His truth across to people in strange and unusual ways.
Speaking of God’s truth, during our Gospel presentations--led by Gary Caldwell (at left), Marie Stewart and myself--we always started at the very beginning with the Creation story and the Fall of Man. Then, continued on through to God’s solution to man’s sin problem, culminating in the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus. After each of these group presentations, many individuals prayed to receive Christ. Gary, Marie and I were always careful to 
tell the people that Jesus was the “one true God, the God above all gods” and that becoming a Christian meant embracing Jesus and Jesus alone as “the God of your life.” (This is a vitally important truth to convey when speaking to people in a Buddhist culture, with all of their idolatry. Jesus isn’t just an add-on to your life. He is the be-all and end-all!)
Sometimes, we might be tempted to wonder about the validity or sincerity of mass conversions such as these. Especially when we don’t have the opportunity to continue to directly follow up with the people. Only God knows the heart, of course. We must simply be faithful to what He has called us to do, and then leave the ultimate results to Him. But, here’s an encouraging thought. One of our translators, a 
devout 22-year-old Christian woman named Rangsey (at right, in the red shirt), came to saving faith in Christ as a small child when a similar type medical clinic came to her home village several years ago. Her life today is a testimony to God’s faithfulness to His Word!
During week two, God also provided us with some unique opportunities to observe firsthand the work of M’s in different places. We saw many innovative ministries God is using to build bridges of trust with unbelievers throughout Southeast Asia. Some of these I can’t discuss online. But suffice it to say that the ingenuity and creativity of our M’s in Cambodia—many of whom are laymen rather than preachers—is truly awe-inspiring. God really excited me about the doors He is opening and the incredible things that are happening in the Kingdom of Cambodia. And it’s only just beginning.
Pastor Danny
for an important annual spiritual retreat. This one week each year is a special time fondly anticipated by both the children and their parents. The M’s were deeply grateful for our coming, each expressing their heartfelt thanks for the loving care and Bible teaching we provided to their preschoolers through teenagers. It gave them a deep sense of security knowing we were there, with the freedom to focus fully on God’s 
agenda for the week. Many M’s told us they so appreciated the continuity we provided to their kids. By coming for consecutive years, we were able to build on the relationships begun last year, and the MK’s happily looked forward to seeing some familiar, loving faces again. M’s also told us that, living in isolation as so many of them do, it is such a wonderful thing to have positive adult Christian role models come from the States and teach their children Biblical truths. The MK’s hear it from mom and dad all the time, but to see and hear it from a different source is extremely invaluable to the kids in their personal spiritual growth and development.
During week two, we shifted gears, serving in remote villages by means of offering free eye clinics to the public. One day, we even had to ride a barge across a wide river to a distant island village where our eye doctor/leader had never even been before. We 
couldn’t believe it when our Cambodian van driver drove our rental van right onto the barge. I would never have dreamed it could have held the weight! Crossing the river was pretty exciting, especially since I got to stand next to a bicycle-riding pig farmer on the way across. Oink!At each of the clinics, our team divided up and manned different stations, with the help of several
Cambodian interpreters. After the eye doctor and his assistants performed their exams, some of our team filled prescriptions and fitted the patients with new glasses. Other team members manned blood pressure tables. Some worked with children. Some passed out Bibles and other Christian literature. Others did Gospel presentations to people in “the waiting room”. Still others took digital photo family portraits and printed them out for the people.
Every time we appeared at a village, it was truly a community event. People came from all over. One of the most amazing things to me was when an elderly Buddhist monk showed up to get his eyes tested! I smiled when he, like all other patients, was required to read portions of the Word of God (rather than an eye chart) as part of the eye test! Hallelujah! God sure gets His truth across to people in strange and unusual ways.
Speaking of God’s truth, during our Gospel presentations--led by Gary Caldwell (at left), Marie Stewart and myself--we always started at the very beginning with the Creation story and the Fall of Man. Then, continued on through to God’s solution to man’s sin problem, culminating in the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus. After each of these group presentations, many individuals prayed to receive Christ. Gary, Marie and I were always careful to 
tell the people that Jesus was the “one true God, the God above all gods” and that becoming a Christian meant embracing Jesus and Jesus alone as “the God of your life.” (This is a vitally important truth to convey when speaking to people in a Buddhist culture, with all of their idolatry. Jesus isn’t just an add-on to your life. He is the be-all and end-all!)
Sometimes, we might be tempted to wonder about the validity or sincerity of mass conversions such as these. Especially when we don’t have the opportunity to continue to directly follow up with the people. Only God knows the heart, of course. We must simply be faithful to what He has called us to do, and then leave the ultimate results to Him. But, here’s an encouraging thought. One of our translators, a 
devout 22-year-old Christian woman named Rangsey (at right, in the red shirt), came to saving faith in Christ as a small child when a similar type medical clinic came to her home village several years ago. Her life today is a testimony to God’s faithfulness to His Word!
During week two, God also provided us with some unique opportunities to observe firsthand the work of M’s in different places. We saw many innovative ministries God is using to build bridges of trust with unbelievers throughout Southeast Asia. Some of these I can’t discuss online. But suffice it to say that the ingenuity and creativity of our M’s in Cambodia—many of whom are laymen rather than preachers—is truly awe-inspiring. God really excited me about the doors He is opening and the incredible things that are happening in the Kingdom of Cambodia. And it’s only just beginning.Pastor Danny
