I’d rather be friends. Why can’t UNICEF come alongside those that are actually doing something and say, “What can we do to help you?” Are you thinking of  “Trick or Treating” for UNICEF?  Don’t!  According to Jesus, the Pharisees “…Bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.  But all their works they do to be seen by men.” Now, if I can be so bold as to apply that to UNICEF, all I can say is that, “Truer words have never been spoken.” They seem to think they own the …  

We had a couple of visitors come by this month to study our success for being the fastest growing national church movement in the world.They came convinced that it was due to our work with orphans and thus, the way to grow a big church was to help orphans. They felt it went like this 1: Help Orphans 2: Plant a Church 3: Let that be a magnet to draw in the rest of the population. It took us a while, but I believe they know better now. If we did it that way we’d just be broke. Here’s how …  

The Prime Minister wants Cambodia to become a major exporter of rice. The problem is, that in order to do this the government is giving large land concessions to foreign investors, and this is done by grabbing up large tracts of land from small farmers who cannot afford the “Title Deeds”. Most small farmers cannot pay this fee as it costs about $700 to register half a hectare (a little more than an acre). Land grabbing is also fuel for industrial development, with grants attracting the investors who make government facilitators rich, and antagonize the vast majority of poor Cambodians. …  

It is November, the month for the American Holiday called, “Thanksgiving”. It was set up as a time to thank God for His provision. We would like to say, “Thank You!” You may have seen this before, but it always brings a tear to my eye. We are thankful for you! Be blessed! Ted (Pa Thom) and Sou (Mak Sou) Olbrich And those who do all the work, Our Staff  

I had to go to Norway to find this out. I knew we were growing at a phenomenal rate, but had no idea it was as good as was reported in two recent books. “The Atlas of Global Christianity,” published by Edinburgh University for the 100 Year World Missions Conference in 2010, and “Operation World,” a 1,240 page book published in 2010 as a guide to world mission organizations and their effectiveness. Both books showed Cambodia with the fastest growing Christian Church movement in the world, and in “Operation World” it lists the leading church movements in each country. Take …  

Much of our church growth is through the evangelistic efforts of the Young Tigers, Lions, and Fisherman; these Spirit filled youth teams are seeing the Book of Acts come alive in Cambodia. They actually have youth from other church organizations asking to join them, and we are accepting them with open arms and not asking them to join our church. They go out and in one weekend they’ll leave behind hundreds of new Christians, most baptized in water and filled with the Holy Spirit. At least a dozen new churches are established each month. The above photos show the fruit …  

Teaching the concept of a practical, living, gospel is a constant road show. Preventing the Cambodian Foursquare Church from becoming just another religious institution is a continuous battle. Pastor Peter is on the road every month refreshing the faith of discouraged pastors. If we trade in being “Spirit led” for a “religious doctrine” we are dead as a movement. It is as simple as that.  

Meeting needs is often very practical. One example is our “Tractor Factory”. It was started to teach older orphans, who did not qualify for or desire higher educational training, a skill in heavy equipment mechanics.  Old tractors were purchased or donated from America and the kids learned by rebuilding every part on them under the supervision of experienced mechanics.  Soon, we discovered that Cambodian farmers wanted to purchase these refurbished tractors as it gave them good equipment at a reasonable price.  The kids found they could make money doing this, that not only earned them a wage, but provided income …