Update from Poipet

June 18, 2008 – 12 noon.

 

No Internet right now but wanted to write and share about our rice distribution event this morning in one of the poorest areas of the country.  I asked my roommate Steve Grinald to share his experience this morning.

 

Our time in Poipet  has been one of being Jesus to the people they are receiving hope as well as rice and gospel tract with every bag of rice. To see their faces speaks a thousand  words. My hearts prayer is for God to speak to hearts all over this world and come have your life changed. This my second time in Cambodia and I am more impacted than ever. I can  feel  God’s pleasure in what we have done here.

I have experienced God in my heart greatly over this season in Cambodia and He is changing my life. To see people live in these impoverished and filthy living conditions is amazing to me. I realize as an American I have life so good and even though I don’t have much by our standards I am rich by theirs. But they get up every day and go about their lives as best they can. Children here are like children back home they like play and they love to go to school. The children take pride in their school uniforms which they must have to attend school. I think the uniforms give a sense of unity and comradery to the children. Imagine if that was restored to our children how would they be impacted.

 

This morning we distributed 20 tons of rice to over 400 of the neediest families in the area.  Many were elderly and many were landmine victims that had to be helped through the line because they couldn’t walk on their own.  It rained the whole time but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the Musicnaries team or the locals receiving the help one little bit.  As I watched our team members sloshing through the mud in their bare feet carrying bags for those who couldn’t carry the bags themselves it was simply overwhelming.  I took at least 100 pictures this morning and several videos – I hope to share it all via the blog as soon as I can get Internet access.  You’ll be moved – and blessed beyond belief.

 

To all the Positive Life Radio family – thank you for your continued prayer cover for this mission trip and for the people receiving the rice and also those that are receiving Christ in their hearts through these rice distributions and concerts.

 

Until next time…

 

Kevin