God is Still God

I had been in a "Downer" type of mood; our rice crop had died, the new crop needs continued rain, multiple donors had reported going through everything from heart attacks, to law suits, to having employees betray them, to about every kind of terrible attack imaginable. Our entire staff spent considerable time praying both in the Spirit and in the natural for them every morning. It wasn't as though I'd lost my faith in God, but self doubts began to creep in; "Your time is over!" "Your donors are all going to desert you!" etc, etc. Then a convergence of events renewed me. It was strange. I was speaking at the "Voice of the Apostles" conference with people like Rhienhardt Bonnke, Bill Johnson, Randy Clark, Heidi Baker, and multiple other big names. Here I was, an unknown from nowhere. I had not spent three continuous weeks in the US since Sou and I came to Cambodia 17 years ago. Then I saw something in the Bible, Paul had only spent five days with the "Big Guys" who'd been with Jesus.  In my 17 years in Cambodia, to twist a quote from Rhienhardt Bonnke, "Cambodia is not America, and America is not Cambodia, But, God is still God!" I realized what a blessing the American Church has to be in such a faith filled atmosphere as a VOA meeting, but even though I've often felt alone, and like we were banging our heads against a brick wall in Cambodia, God is still God! We are winning!

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