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 …  

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 …  

As I’ve shared in a previous update, Mak Sou, myself and staff member Shanon Hladek will be traveling back to America to attend Foursquare’s annual Connection gathering in Orlando, Florida. This is really our excuse to be able to spend time with some very important people; visiting and sharing at various partner churches. Each of us will be in separate churches each weekend; covering an area from New Hampshire to California. For any of you that might be attending Foursquare Connection, please make sure to come and find either myself, Mak Sou, or Shanon Hladek as we would love to …  

It is amazing how fast the culture of world, empowered by the ‘ruler of this world’ (John 14:30), can drain your spiritual vitality if you let your guard down. Mak Sou had gone to rededicate a church that was once alive but had died, like Sardis in Revelation 3:1. The building was only 21 years old, the pastor had once been a fruitful evangelist but had walked away from the Lord. There had not been church services in the building for the past three years. This was the church that pastor Savang from Siem Reap came to cleanse when she …  

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 …  

Everyone around the globe has had to endure the effects of COVID-19 and adjust to life with regulations. One of the impacts on FCOP, which we have detailed ongoing, has been the inability to have teams come. For the first time in over 2 years, it looks like there might be a way. In March 2022, the Cambodian government announced two important changes; first, no pre-flight COVID test is required to travel to Cambodia, and second, no testing on arrival. This applies to vaccinated travelers only. This is great news for FCOP! Visiting teams play an essential role in our …  

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 …  

FCOPI Board Member and National Leader of The Foursquare Church in Norway, Pastor Erik Jensen came to encourage some of our pastors and leaders this past week. The adventure started with a morning meeting at Prek Touch Church where several pastors, the kids that live at the church home as well as many church members came to learn. Pastor Erik spoke about three key elements of following Christ; the Bible, the Holy Spirit, and character. He also spoke about through the power of the Holy Spirit, we are given a special power and spiritual intelligence that even though we’ve been …