Smaller better than BIGGER?!
 
   

Simone moved to the Kuy village of Andas as a new believer. She began sharing Christ with her neighbors. Saraen and his family came to faith. Soon Kee, a lay pastor from the church in Phum Srae, was going up to Andas on Sunday afternoons to lead a service with these two families. A house church was born. After some time, Kee left the Phum Srae church to lead the church in Andas on Sun mornings. We are happy to see such "unintentional," spontaneous planting of house churches.

     If every Kuy person in Cambodia is to hear the Gospel in a way that they can understand, it is vital that hundreds of house churches like this are started. People must understand that churches do not need special buildings and church leaders do not need to be paid or have been trained in a Bible college. Meeting in a home setting provides great opportunities for reaching those who would never normally enter a church building. It also allows the church to spread more rapidly as no building or any other special "things" are necessary to get a group started. And in a context where decision-making is collective it makes sense to do things in the family unit. 
 
  • Pray for Kee to develop as a spiritual leader. Also pray for God's comfort for he and his family at this time as his son recently drowned.
  • Pray for God to increase the church in Andas.
  • Pray for house churches like the one in Andas to spontaneously grow in Kuy villages all over Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces.