Each day that passes I sit in awe and amazement that I get
to serve God here in Cambodia. I am truly humbled I get to be a part the work
God is doing in this country with Potter’s Field Ministries (PFM). Our mission statement for PFM is to
“Transform lives forever through winning souls, feeding the hungry and making
disciples.” We combine both physical needs and spiritual needs to effectively
share the gospel and provide discipleship under the local church. When we
partner with the local churches around the world, we don’t just send money, we
send “hands and feet” to help with the work through our Ignite Missions
Training School.
In Cambodia, we have come under the church New Life
Fellowship (NLF), based in the capital city of Phnom Penh, which has 60 church
plants in different villages across the country. We, PFM, now work with eight
village church plants in their feeding programs where underprivileged children
receive meals and education. Until now, PFM’s involvement with NLF has been
merely financial. We are beyond excited and blessed to spearhead this
partnership as the hands and feet in Cambodia. While learning their culture and
language we are forming relationships with hopes to strengthen this body of believers
so they can further reach their community. 
Izzy and I arrived to Cambodia October 2, 2014 and stayed in
the capitol, Phnom Penh, familiarizing ourselves with NLF, visiting the
Potter’s Field Kid locations in the villages and getting things logistically
ready for the arrival of Kaylee and Brittani on October 12. Immediately the two
girls hit the ground running as we travelled to Thailand to change our visas. We were also able to visit Angkor Wat (a
series of temples built in the 12th century and now is the largest
religious site in the world). A week
after their arrival we moved to the village of Krang Thnong, the location we
will be staying for several months. This last week has been spent getting
settled in to our guesthouse and familiarizing ourselves with the people,
language and ministry. We spend our days teaching English to adults, teachers
and children while we learn Khmer (the local language), and being faithful with
the ministry opportunities God puts before us each day. 
At our first church service in Krang Tnong we were all
touched by the worship. It is beautiful to worship God in different languages
but with one voice. The Khmer people understand darkness and light. They have experienced the contrast of bondage
and freedom. Over 90% of the population is Buddhists so it is common to see
monks walking the streets in full garb and temples are more common than coffee
shops in Seattle. The genuineness of their converted faith is expressed during
worship as they freely sing, dance, kneel and cry out before God. As I watched elderly Khmer ladies in the
front row get down on their knees singing “How Great Is Our God”, I was brought
to tears. I thought to myself: How many times had these women bowed down to
Buddha? How many times had they bowed down
before other false idols made by human hands who had eyes but couldn’t see, ears
but couldn’t hear, and mouths but couldn’t speak? Now they were bowing down to
the one true God not made by human hands. God, the one who sees us, hears us
and responds to us. God is now their God, their King and their Savior! How
great is our God!? May God’s kingdom be in Cambodia as it is in heaven!
