Man of Peace
Hun, one of three village elders in Snao village, was happy to have a
group of Cambodian young people and their missionary leader, David, set
up tents and stay on his property for two weeks. They were there to
serve his village and two adjacent ones by tutoring their children in
Khmer language. It is school break for Cambodian students. They met the
young people in the village school, which is a one room affair made of
poles with a thatch roof. After tutoring the children they went home
with them to meet their families. This led to several opportunities to
share the hope of the gospel.
Hun is very interested in the message. Through another ministry, David
was able to give him a "Proclaimer" which is basically an MP3 player
which plays only the Khmer Bible. He was so eager to hear that he
listened to the whole book of John in one evening. He has had lots of
questions. They found this village leader to be a good-hearted man and
a good father. He seems to be a "man of Peace" like those that Jesus
charged the disiples to find when he sent them out two by two (Luke
10:1-7).
The Crossroads team did experience some opposition from one of the
other village elders, who is a sorcerer. Perhaps he is afraid of losing
his business or his power (as was the slave owner in Acts 16).
- Pray for wisdom how to follow-up with Hun and the village of Snao.
- Pray for wisdom how Crossroads might best help he really poor of the villages.
- Pray that God will have the glory in spite of the oppostion.
- Pray for more people of peace in other Kuy Villages.
