FCOP International UPDATES

Expanding God’s Kingdom

From the day we landed in Cambodia back in 1998, our goal and mission has remained the same; to establish and expand the Kingdom of God in Cambodia. Since that time, Mak Sou and I haven’t stopped living in the Book of Acts. All throughout the country, FCOP churches are seeing signs, wonders and miracles, the oppressed set free, and lives forever changed.  While Mak Sou and I might not be out in the villages as much as we used to, the leaders we’ve trained, discipled, and released are being highly effective and we get the benefit of seeing the …  

Miracles and Healings:

May was a month in which we saw God do something miraculous as He always does.  Lita, a 9 year old orphan living at FCOP’s Keo Sema Church Refuge Center in Mondulkiri province, was bitten three times on the heel and top of her foot by a Malayan Pit Viper. I could not be more proud of the home parents (Pastor Van and his wife) because upon hearing the young girl’s screams for help, they crushed the head of the snake with a rock then immediately called the other kids of the home to gather around her and began to …  

Destroying the Devil’s Work

Why did Jesus come to the earth? Most Christians would immediately respond, “To save our souls”! But, I submit that it is a major part of a bigger package. Jesus Himself proclaimed in Luke 19:10 “for the Son of man has come to seek and save that which was lost.” And, John sums this up in 1 John 3:8b, “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” Obviously, more was lost in the Garden of Eden than our souls. FCOP pastors and church members have cast out thousands of demons …  

Sleight of Hand

The supply shelves are going empty in Cambodia. From what I understand we share this fate with many nations around the world. Every good magician knows that distraction is the key to every trick they pull off. Getting people to look over here, while the real action is going on over there. While the UN, The World Economic Forum, the Globalists, the corrupted politicians have us all looking at Russia and Ukraine, the real action is in China. Even China is promoting this by saying, “Sanctions against Russia will not bring peace to Ukraine, but will provoke food, energy and …  

Last Man Standing

Most of the young people on our FCOP staff were too young to remember the PolPot regime, however the effects of that time remain tangible today. In the 1970s, 80s, and even early 90s, the Cambodian people learned to live off of the land and became the ultimate survivalists. As the central government was dismantled, the people learned to eat anything and everything; oftentimes making tools from very unlikely sources. Since protein is essential to one’s survival and a balanced diet, Cambodians have learned to consume protein from every possible source. It’s not uncommon, even in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom …  

Rice Farm Woes

It is strange how adverse events all over the world seem to be coming into focus. China stopped exporting the two main fertilizers used by Cambodian farmers last July. Last year, prices were normal during planting season but in the last month, as farmers attempted to plant, reality has bitten! Most of our rural churches are made up of poor rice farmers and they are in a struggle to survive.  FCOP went to spray our rice crop with a herbicide that last year cost us $12.50/hectare and it’s now $58.00/hectare. Fertilizer prices are up 350%. However, rice prices are forced …  

Spiritual Power and Deception

I started working as a “contract” employee of the U.S. Embassy in Laos out of college in 1968. During the next 3 years, I participated in the “Secret War”. I was never a C.I.A. employee but I observed the illegal, deceptive stuff they were involved in and believe it has only gotten worse over the years. I’m ashamed of what the US intelligence community has evolved into. For the past few decades, they have upended the peace of the world.  During the 1980s, Cambodia was run by the Cambodian Peoples Party working with the former Soviet Union as their main …  

A Line In The Sand

In late April, the Cambodian government announced that it was seeking to bring Chinese A.I. (artificial intelligence) into the country. Then last weekend, I saw something in the news that shook me to the core. It was a video shot from a drone in Shanghai, China, filming the streets of the large city, which is central to a greater area which encompasses about 364,000,0000 people that have been under total lockdown since April 4th. No people or vehicles were seen at midday; the streets were empty. A lone, robotic dog walked down the street. It walked at a normal pace for …  

Value of Labor

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”(Col. 3:23-24) Here is some wisdom from Abraham Lincoln in 1861: “The prudent, penniless beginner in the world labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land for himself, then labors on his own account another while, and at length hires another new beginner to help him. This is the just and generous and prosperous system which opens the way to all, …  

Farewell From Sam

As I enter the last number of days of working in the FCOP Cambodia office, one thing comes to mind: Gratefulness. I have been blessed since the first day I arrived in Cambodia in 2010 to work and serve with FCOP. In addition, I will always be grateful for the invaluable role FCOP played in my wife’s survival story, being taken in by FCOP as a young girl. On both accounts, I am indebted to FCOP. Speaking on behalf of my family, we know that although my daily office hours will stop, we look forward to continuing in relationship with …  

Easter Throughout Cambodia

For almost 2,000 years, the Christian Church has celebrated the death and resurrection of Jesus as the most important moment in history; and in fact it is! Without Jesus taking the penalty of our sins upon Himself and suffering the punishment of death in our place, each of us would be subject to eternal death and the works of the devil, but His death means so much more because He actually defeated death itself! Our Lord and Savior waged war on our behalf and now holds the keys to death and Hades (Revelation 1:18). During the Easter season, FCOP churches …  

Return of Khmer New Year Celebrations

After being cancelled for the past two years due to COVID-19, Cambodians were allowed to celebrate Khmer New Year which is the largest holiday in the country. This three day holiday marks the conclusion of the dry, harvest season and welcomes the beginning of the rainy, planting season. This holiday has great significance culturally in that it is a time where individuals travel to their home provinces to spend quality time with their family and friends while honoring their ancestors and family heritage. For the children in our care, FCOP is their family! At our National Training Center that houses …