Bob and Christal Hollandsworth have served faithfully with FCOP for 15 years. They went back to the US in February 2020 and just returned this November. They never intended to stay away that long but got stuck in the Covid-19 lockdowns. They returned just in time for the first container we’ve imported from the US in over two years arrived. We were sent 8,250 gallons of good quality exterior paint. This is a gift easily worth $100,000 US dollars. We have an assortment of colors that run through yellow, blue, pink, gray, brown and green. Bob and Christal arrived in …  

We have received more rain in November than we did in either June, July or August, and those are supposed to be ‘Rainy Season’ months. November is traditionally the first ‘Dry Season’ month, but it has been wet. Unusual weather has been a pattern all over the world! FCOP lost most of our first crop to drought, then the replanting (second crop) was lost to excessive rains in September and October. In total FCOP harvested only about 20% of our crops. Finances have been extremely tight. So, we could not buy our usual, very expensive, foundation seed. Instead, Paul Mok went through …  

Mak Sou’s name, “Soumountha”, is very unusual. We have never run into another one anywhere in the world. Mak Sou’s mother told the story of her birth in 1947. Back then names were given after the child was born. Her mother chose the names of beautiful flowers and jewels, but baby Sou just screamed. Finally, in desperation, Mak Sou’s mother tried a name from Catholic sources; a Hebrew name, Soumunthua, which is from the masculine name Samuel, one of the greatest Biblical prophets. Mak sou instantly became peaceful. Mak Sou is a prophet and back in the mid-1980’s she prophesied that, “One day I …  

Pa Thom, Theodore Craig Olbrich, turned 76 on October 10th. Theodore was not his mother’s choice for his name but, it was God’s. His mother always told him it was a mistake; however, his first gift was a “Teddy Bear” and that meant that he was named after President Theodore Roosevelt, of the “Rough Riders” fame. Pa Thom hates big celebrations in his honor and so he swore the two guys in the office who knew about his birthday into strict secrecy.  Pa Thom had a plan. Theodore means, “Gift of God”; Craig means, “Rock”. When Theodore’s get an idea in their heads, it is …  

In 2022 places like Southwestern China, which have plagued Cambodia with huge floods in past years, are parched dry and places like India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos have seen record floods. Bangkok was flooded on multiple occasions and all the water was diverted towards Western Cambodia. FCOP prepared this year by adding 1 meter of compacted fill to our paddy dikes making them 3 meters tall (almost 10 feet). FCOP also built 10 large walk-through culverts along with many smaller round concrete culverts, paved more than 32 kilometers of seasonal road with 1/2 meter of laterite, in order to …  

Shanon has been active in her support of FCOP as she’s been busy sharing at churches throughout the USA, communicating with our amazing donors, assisting Mak Sou in her travels to speak in South Korea, as well as attending the Foursquare Northwest District Leadership Conference. In addition, she has also been receiving some necessary medical care and undergoing medication adjustments hoping to soon return to Cambodia in great condition. Shanon has been encouraged as she’s met with pastors, leaders, and people at various churches that have made a lasting impact on her. She wrote to Mak Sou and I saying, “We have …  

Pastor Savang Leads Communion Communion usually makes me sad. I don’t often cry, but as I think of Jesus on the cross; tears begin to flow. I know it is the consummate act that freed me from the devil’s control. I should rejoice; but the price He paid? Beyond comprehension! Yet, I learned something from my Cambodian son, Thany. His sermon this past Sunday taught me something that I’d never seen before. Jesus suffered because of the love His Father had for Him! It was the Father’s love for Him that led Him to the cross. Can you believe that? (John 10:17-18) …  

This Guy Is Crazy! The question on everyone’s mind that they are afraid to ask: “What are you still doing on the mission field in your 76th year? I mean most people have been retired for at least ten years at your age!” The truth is that I am about to embark upon the most ambitious project of my life! These are tough times, but tough times are an opportunity to show how strong our God is! There was a time when the promised land was occupied by giants. Did Caleb run? No! He took the mountain when he was …