Cambodia
Full country name:
Kingdom of
Cambodia
Area: 181,035 sq km (11,224 sq mi)
Population: 12 million (growth rate 2.2%)
Capital city: Phnom Penh (pop one million)
People: 94% ethnic Khmers, 4% Chinese, 1% Vietnamese
Language: Khmer, English and French
Religion: 95% Buddhist, Cham Muslim and Roman Catholic
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
A report by Lisa
Anderson
It
is with much joy in my heart that I share this report with you. In
Cambodia we had an awesome time with women who had come together from
many different churches for a time of learning and refreshing.
Many of the sisters shared about miracles of healing and testimonies of
how the Gospel is going forth in their nation. One very simple woman
from a tribal group got up and shared of how she had gone to a village
in the countryside and began sharing the Good News and 9 people gave
their lives to the Lord.
All four
of us ladies on the team took turns in ministering from God’s word. The
Holy Spirit really moved in the hearts of the people and we were able to
pray over them to receive the Holy Spirit and physical healing.
During one of the sessions we taught and demonstrated how to pray for
their nation; for the King and all those in authority; for the Kingdom
of God to be established; and for the families. It was a real powerful
time as they all joined with us in one accord to pray. This is the power
that will change their nation. I believe that the culmination of our
time together was when we prayed and put oil on the ladies hands
symbolizing God’s anointing on them to go out and minister. As I held
their hands, I could feel how rough and strong they were from all the
hard labor out in the fields.
Most of
them were very poor. Compassion filled my heart as I felt the pain that
most of them had lived through during the recent history of the Khmer
Rouge regime. I sensed that God’s love was bringing an even deeper
healing of their souls as we prayed over so many of them.
Every
step of the way we really felt God’s hand over us as a team. As we
arrived in Saigon, Vietnam there was a precious Sister waiting for us at
the airport. Her face was full of God’s light, with an expression of
strength and determination in her eyes. She was the one who had
done the planning and preparations for the meetings for women all across
Vietnam to come and attend.
As we
arrived in a undisclosed location, it was filled with hundreds of
beautiful ladies waiting with anticipation to hear God’s word. As
I preached, He led me to give them a vision of how God’s hand had been
on their nation all along, through the suffering and survival.
Persecution is still very much a reality, but the Lord opened this brief
window of time for us to give His word of courage and faith. I will
never forget the tears in the ladies eyes as we walked out and said our
good byes. Please join with us in faith as we pray for this to
continue to expand the work of God in Vietnam and Cambodia. We
continue to teach, encourage and to strengthen the believers there.
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