親愛的主內弟兄姊妹們，平安：
我們從加拿大卡加利向你們問安！夏天終於來了！我們正享受著燦爛的陽光及和暖的天氣，雖然有時會下點小雨，但這對我們的花園和菜園來說卻是必要的。不少花朵已盛開，菜園裡的一些蔬菜也已經成熟，可以採摘了。我們可以透過不同的季節和各種植物來欣賞上帝的創造！
在四月的通訊中，我們提到在距離金邊約3小時車程的茶膠省（Takeo）所進行的外展活動。回應非常熱烈；許多人願意接受耶穌為他們個人的救主。在這兩個月裡，我們的同工們討論如何幫助他們堅持信心。他們想出了不同的方法，最大的挑戰是，如果我們每個月去一次，那裡沒有遮蓋的地方讓他們聚集在一起。感謝神，渥當（Udom）——我們的兼職同工——的父親在茶膠省有一塊地可以讓我們搭帳篷或簡單的聚會場所。在六月的同工會議上，他們決定先探訪曾參加聚會的人，以便我們了解他們的需要及他們對基督信仰的反應。高姑娘（Angel）在四月沒有去茶膠省，她想去看看那裡的情況，是否可以開設每週一次的中文班。
我們感謝天父在活石堂的工作，能成為金邊和柬埔寨其他地區的光和鹽。也感謝您以不同的方式支持我們的使命。請繼續為我們教會禱告。
以下是感恩和求恩事項：
- 今年母親節主日，活石堂在崇拜後舉行午餐聚會，同時也慶祝父親節。有些年青人在這聚會中向父母說出心底話，及與父母和好。
- 有兩個青年人曾大打出手，他們已和好。
- 我們曾為勝戶Seng Hour切除頸部的囊腫的手術祈禱；感謝上帝，手術已完成，而且囊腫是良性的。
- 在茶膠省的外展工作：
- 探訪曾來聚會的人。
- 能有作為聚會的地方，四月時是借用渥當姨媽的地方；但附近有佛寺，柬埔寨宗教部有指令不容教會太近佛寺。
- 計劃以中文班吸引年青人來讀書。
- 為在我們教會附近的社區開展活動禱告。高姑娘中文班的學生告訴她，說有班朋友每週六在附近的學校相聚。高姑娘計劃去結識他們，希望他們會來一起學習中文。
多謝您為我們祈禱和支持。如有什麼需要代禱，請通知我們，讓我們也可在禱告中記念您。
主內
約瑟，月甜上
Dear family, brothers and sisters in Christ,
Greetings from Calgary, Canada! Summer has finally arrived here! We are enjoying the sunshine and nice weather though it rains once a while which our lawns and gardens need. The flowers are blossoming, and we have harvested some of the vegetables which are so fresh and tasty. We can see God’s creation with different seasons and the enjoyment of different kinds of vegetation!
In our April newsletter we mentioned the outreach of Living Stone Church to Takeo which is about a 3 hour’s drive from Phnom Penh. The response is overwhelming; there were lots of hands to receive Jesus as their personal Saviour. During these 2 months our staff has discussed how to follow up with their faith. They have come up with different ways to do this. The biggest challenge is that there’s no covered areas to gather them together if we can go there once a month. Praise God Udom’s father, our part time staff has a land for us to build a tent or a simple building for meeting. In our June staff meeting they decided that they should start with visiting the people who came to the outreach program so that we can know their needs and their faith in Christ Jesus. Also, Miss Gao can go to see the place and people there since she was not able to go in April. She wants to see if it’s possible to start a Chinese class there every week.
We are grateful for God’s work in Living Stone church being the light in Phnom Penh and other parts of Cambodia. Also, thankful that you are supporting our mission in different ways. Please continue to pray and support our church.
These are the praise and prayer items:
- After the Sunday service on Mother’s Day the members had a potluck and celebration to honour their mothers and fathers; some young people expressed their gratitude to their parents, and they asked for forgiveness with each other, and their relationship was restored.
- Two young men had an argument that turned into a fight. Praise God they now have reconciled.
- We prayed for Seng Hour’s surgery to remove the cyst in his neck; praise God the surgery went well, and the cyst is benign.
- For the outreach program in Takeo – visitation, a covered area for meeting, possible Chinese classes.
- For the outreach to the neighborhood of our church. Miss Gao’s Chinese class students told her they have friends gathering at a school nearby on Saturdays. She is planning to meet and befriend them. Maybe they will come to study Chinese with her at the school.
Thank you for your prayers and support for us. Send us any requests that we can pray for you.
In His name,
Joseph and Liza Ng
