West San Antonio Primitive Baptist Fellowship

NEWS:

February 13-15, 2009, Bethany Primitive Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the occupation of its new building. For more information on the history of the Primitive Baptist Churches of San Antonio, and for audio sermons from the dedication meeting in February 1999, please CLICK HERE

February, 2009, As the manifestation of God’s blessing and evident working of the Holy Spirit became clear, the burden and desire that I feel for the Lord’s church in Cambodia has become weightier. During the process of time, the Lord began to increase the desire and sense of urgency in both Rachel and myself to the point that by December of 2008 it was clear that we must be open to whatever direction God is leading us in this matter. With great fear, we As the manifestation of God’s blessing and evident working of the Holy Spirit became clear, the burden and desire that I feel for the Lord’s church in Cambodia has become weightier. During the process of time, the Lord began to increase the desire and sense of urgency in both Rachel and myself to the point that by December of 2008 it was clear that we must be open to whatever direction God is leading us in this matter. With great fear, we found ourselves acknowledging this reality and committing ourselves to prayer and obedience to whatever God may reveal His will to be in our lives.

January 18th, 2009, we departed the USA once again with a commitment to gain an understanding of what it would mean for our family to move to Cambodia and attempt to serve the needs of God’s church in this foreign land.

During our visit we were blessed to preach and teach in the westernmost municipality of Pailin, Kampong Thom province, as well as to return to the community of Varin to witness the growth and opportunities for further progress there.

By God’s grace and through much prayer, we have received the confirmation of His will for us to pursue this course with our family and our lives at this time. We have secured a lease for a home in Siem Reap for an initial period of one year. We anticipate moving, along with our four children, before the end of May and will, if God is willing, continue there for a period of at least one year.

We are committed to laboring for the establishment of the Lord’s Church in Cambodia upon the principles of the New Testament Church. We believe strongly in the local congregational government of the Church, and understand the importance of a local ministry that is skilled in the scriptures and in rightly dividing the word of truth.

With this understanding, it is not my intent or desire to pastor a church or churches, but rather to strengthen the hands and labor to sharpen the minds of the men that God has already called to service in this place. I hope to take part in the ministry through frequent preaching of the gospel particularly to the ministry of the various provinces and through laboring with each of the congregations of believers as they apprehend the glorious truths of God’s word.

The physical needs of the Christian community in Cambodia are indeed great. There is a need for the word of God to be made available.

• We hope to purchase and distribute Bibles in the native Khmer language.
• We hope to purchase and distribute medicines to help in treatment of all kinds of maladies both in old and young.
• We hope to provide basic hygienic instruction to parents of young children.
• We hope to assist in the construction of church buildings, orphanages, clinics, and water wells.
• We hope to learn the Khmer language on both a conversational as well as academic level to enable us to communicate freely with the people and to assist in translating sound writings from English.
• We hope to be an example for our children to encourage them in their future service and ministry and to enable them to be a part of active ministry in their early childhood.
• It is our hope that we will be able to be an example of faith in Christ and of good works before many who will glorify Christ with us.

We are thankful for each of your prayers to God on our behalf, and beg a continued interest in your prayers. We do not know what the future may hold for us, and there are certainly more uncertainties than not. However, we are confident in He who has led us this far and know that He will sustain us through the remainder of our journey. We hope that many of you will be encouraged with us and will desire to assist in this work through your fervent prayers, and where possible your own efforts on behalf of the Cambodian people.

We are thankful for so many who have walked in this way before us and have shown us an example of faith and evangelistic zeal. The ministry of the Primitive Baptist church for the past 30 years has exemplified a heart for the gospel and a true understanding of its importance in the world in which we live. It is by their efforts and God’s sovereign grace that His gospel has been proclaimed in all regions of the world, and as he continues to open new doors, we pray that others will have the courage and faith to enter into the labor to which he calls them.

Thank you all again for your prayers, words of encouragement, and continued support.found ourselves acknowledging this reality and committing ourselves to prayer and obedience to whatever God may reveal His will to be in our lives.

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