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 …  

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 …  

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 …  

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 …  

Mak Sou went to speak at a Women’s Pastors Meeting hosted by Supervisor Savang who was under severe demonic attack after cleansing a demon infested church in January. Her left lung was clouded in the x-ray and doctors didn’t know what it was. It looked like it had been burned. The doctors did not think it was cancer or TB, but the devil definitely hates her. Her left side had gone numb. Now, thanks to your prayers, she is fully recovered and about 150 key women leaders attended the event she hosted in Siem Reap. The women were from Siem …  

The supply chain difficulties are worldwide. FCOP can no longer afford the cost of importing containers of food. We are raising our own. Jesus recognized the need to feed the physical man. (Matthew 15:32) We love it when He stretches our supplies but we also understand that we must raise our own food. As is well documented, our efforts to develop our rice farm require an incredible amount of effort. I have never seen a human being (rice farm manager, Paul Mok) work so hard for so little. He has built thirty-five kilometers of dikes and canals two meters high …  

With a few welcome exceptions such as “Cambodia for Christ”, Christian music performed in Cambodian churches are translated from imported Christian tunes. Most music written in Cambodia is secular. Cambodians love to sing and there are hundreds of karaoke bars in Phnom Penh alone. This may explain why FCOP puts so much emphasis on music training for our Cambodian churches. It connects the secular to the Divine in a painless seam. There is a reason for that and though the devil may think music is his, God planted the musical seed in every heart. The kids at FCOP’s National Training …  

As we shared last month, staff member Shanon Hladek was recently in the USA but she’s thankful to be back home in Cambodia. She kept a very busy schedule, visiting 6 States including: Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Alabama, and Utah sharing at 7 churches all within 8 weeks. Each church generously gave support for the orphans and widows beyond what she could have asked or imagined. We’re grateful for each one’s support from providing electricity for a church to committing to monthly sponsorship of church community centers. Here is what she had to say about her time away: “It’s one …