12- God bless Cambodia

Cambodia is a Buddhist Country ( Buddhism is State’s religious ) and Khmer people have their own concept which relative with religious’ doctrine. Khmer religious was both mixed together with Buddhism and Brahmanism and in their deeply belief is Brahmanism’s concept and doctrine as well. There are 99% Buddhist in Cambodia but have only 1% Christian.
Anyway we still thanks God for His love and kindness to prepare His volunteer worker and minister to spread the Gospel and do the Social work. Even though we have only 1% but God will increase and work in people’s heart. Now in Phnom Penh we have about 10 Bible Schools and Churches and Christian Organizations.
I think this is God’s blessing to Cambodia. Please pray for Cambodia because in the future we need a lot of full-time pastor and supporter to build God’s kingdom in this Country. We want to see Jesus lift up among this Nation and all the nation around the world as well. Please pray with me for Christian increase in Cambodia and work for His kingdom because God is near.

11- My friends in the Lord

Terry and Pam are my older friends. I have known them 6 years ago. They are very good friends and generous heart. I was encouraged throuh them when I was studying at Phnom Penh Bible School. They are missionaries whom came from USA. But they always came down to Cambodia to see what happen in their organization. Terry and Pam work for Light For Living organization. I knew them when I was a English student in their school in Kampong Chhnang province. They well-know and understand Khmer's culture and how Khmer people can work. They trust the Lord and Khmer cooworker in their organization.

David and Charolyn Byron were missionaries too. They are Terry and Pam's friends. They are very kindly and loving. I never know them before or meet face to face with them but they always sent me photos. I knew them through Terry and Pam whom gave me their address email to say thank you and encouraged them for their generous gifts. Praise the Lord and the Lord be thanks at all time because He is good for us.

Charya Chuon is a director of Light For Living in Kampong Chhnang province. She helped me so much during I was study at Bible School. I consider her as my mentor and the example of faith, she every patient and work hard. She is my English Teacher as well. Now she got marride and has one cute baby. Please God for her happiness and family.

10- Small Group ( In Bokor Kampot)

We are Axel's Small group. We went to Kampot province and we visit Bokor mountain.

9- Prayer Request

1-Please pray for my work at Phnom Penh Bible School, May God give me wisdom and strength to prepare the Lesson.

2-Pray for my Study at National University of Management.

3-Pray for Bible students, May the Lord gives them wisdom, health, strength to study.

4-Pray for my family, My father not believe in Jesus yet. My mother's sickness. My older sister and all my relative. May God protect and bless them.

5-Pray for my service at Church, especially may God bless the congregation.

6-Pray for Youth group because they have plan to have fellowship at S.V

8- My Testimony

Before I believed in Jesus, I was a man who had practised the precepts of Buddhism from the age of 16. I got up early very morning to prepare the rice, flowers, and incense stick before going to the pagoda wity my grandmother. At that time I was not impressed with Jesus and I surly said "I have to keep Buddhism's belief, not change to another religion." I did not understand Jesus; I only knew the he was the leader of a foreign religion and that there were two churches near my home but I was not interested in them.

By the time I reached the 11 class I was still pracitcing the precepts of Buddhism, as I had not yet heard about God's salvation. In the middle of one semester, maybe the second semester, while I was studying in class, a young man shifted to our province and came to study in my class. I wondered why he came to my class because the school had a lot of classes. After we had studied together for two to three weeks we knew each other quite well. I always spoke about the Buddhist's law to him but he just responded with a smile.

One day, he invited me to free English lessons at his house. The next day I rode my bicycle with him to put in my application form for study. When I arrived at his house I saw a curtain with a picture of Jesus holding a lamb so I asked him, "Which one in your family believes in Jesus ?" "all my family," he replied.

I was very surprised and went back home. At that time I found out that not only was he a believer but that his father was a pastor. This fact took away my desire to study English at his house but some time later I made the decision to study there.

Every Thursday his father always shared God's word and I became interested in one particular statement: "When those who belived in Jesus kill an animal for food, it is not sin". This word impacted the Buddist's vision which I believed and I was angry in my heart. I remembered this word when I studied at his house and I said to myself, "I'll just study."

While I was studying English, one man called me to the pastor and told him that I want to believe in Jesus but deep down in my heart I didn't. The pastor asked me and I didn't know how to reply to him so I found myself speaking to him emphatically saying, "Yes, I want to."

The pastor prayed for me and said, "After you pray, Jesus will come into your heart." When I went back home I remembered all that he had said and I recalled his sentence: "God will come into my heart."

Then I said to Jesus, "O Jesus, please get away from me. I do not want you to be my God. I have my gods already." Maybe three weeks later I kept thinking of the fact that in spite of all that I did in Buddhism I couldn't follow its law. When I went fishing I caught a lot of fish but they were alive and I was afraid to kill them. I took them to my mother to kill for me for food. So in reality I was still killing animals and couldn't be saved by myself. I received into my heart the pastor's words: "When those who believe in Jesus kill an animal for food it's not sin, "and I wanted to be free from my sin so I made decision to have faith in Jesus Christ as my Lord.

Thank you !

7- Class retret in Angkor Wat 2006

We are all classmate and we were very happy. I have very warm heart when I think of them. Most of them became a pastor, Youth leader, assistant pastors and working in Christian Organization as well.

6- My good friends and family join in my Graduation Ceremony

(left to right) Resmey and Chakrya, my older sister and mother. During that time I was glad to see my study result and they congratulation to me.

5- Our English Teacher during Summer Class.

Ruth is the one my English Teacher. In this photo is her family, Daniel, Chris and Ruth (left to right). She lives in New

Zealand but just thanks be to God for her serving heart and spent time to teach us in Cambodia (PPBS).

4- PKH Staffs

(left to right) Terry is a Computer Teacher and Ket is English Teacher (Husband and wife), Ming Ghee is a English Teacher, Yvonne Chew is a director of PKH, Susan is Hospitality Department, Monkol and I are a Bible Students whom assigned by PPBS to serve there.

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3- Marie was invited for PKH Christmas

Marie was dancing with Khmer traditional songs with PKH student. Marie is a missionary who had learned Khmer language with me. During she stay at Phnom Penh, she spent a lot of time to study Khmer before she go to Pras Vihea province to serve God as a missionary there. She came from South Africa, please remember and pray for her.

2- Ministry assined by PPBS in Kompong Speu ( Khmer Hope Anglican Centre)

I prepared for Christmas Celebration. We invited our friends and all the students came to join with us and especially our brothers and sisters from Singapore came to help and join as well and I sang a special song during this time also ( Father's love).

1-Bunthouen on his graduation

Phnom Penh Bible College Graduation in October, 26th, 2007.