On a recent survey trip to Preah Vihear province, Tom traveled to a remote area to survey some Kuy villages. He was accompanied by a Khmer church planter and a member of a local congregation who was their guide. As they visited villages of mostly illiterate Kuy people, Tom's friends desired to be a witness for Christ by giving out gospel tracts. Afterwards, Tom asked the church member why we were giving tracts to be people who can't read. He replied, "Even, I can't read them." Illiterate believers passing out gospel tracts to other illiterate people! There has to be a better way.

Another way to communicate gospel truths to unbelievers and to build the faith of believers who are illiterate or semi-literate is to use the method called "storying." Bible stories are told in a way that enables the listeners to quickly learn them and begin immediately to tell them to others. Cultures which are not literate tend to be story-telling cultures who are used to this form of remembering events, entertainment and instruction.

Praise:

• Tom recently had an opportunity to get some good training in "storying" from an Organization called Scripture in Use.
• Tom had an excellent trip to Thailand to meet a Strategy Coordinator working with Kuy there. Many helpful insights were gained.
• Population survey continues.
• SIL is planning another survey of the Kuy language this year.
• An intern, Donnelly McClelland, who is a Bible school student in South Africa,  will be joining us for ten weeks this coming summer.

• For Donnelly as she makes preparations to come in June, for prayer and financial support and for us as we plan for her internship, that it might be a fruitful time.
• For Tom as he continues to survey the Kuy population. We would like to have a good grasp on their numbers and locations in the next four months so that we can move ahead with a strategic plan to reach out to them.
• For Tom to be able to work out the kinks in his VCD player and battery system so he can test the usefulness of the Thai Kuy "Jesus" film with the Kuy here in Cambodia.
• That we could get a web page together.

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