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Laos
During a recent housewarming I witnessed firsthand the growth of the Lao Evangelical Church (LEC). The evangelist boldly proclaimed the availability of God’s power to all who believed in Jesus, and all of the guests expressed their desire to receive God’s gift of eternal life.
How do the leaders of LEC continue the flow of God’s Spirit? They work to strengthen and deepen the faith of new believers through leadership training. In particular, they pay close attention to the development of youth leaders because the majority of new believers are under the age of thirty.
—Paul Friesen, PC(USA) regional liaison, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Cambodia
Out of a shared desire to participate with God’s Spirit through HANDS for Cambodia, the Khmer Presbyterian Fellowship (KPF) and Dr. Pros, a medical doctor, are moving together into the homes and villages of Kampong Speu. HANDS provides health care, health education, clean water, and community development services. On an October afternoon, villagers run to greet a man on a motorbike, Dr. Pros. They say, “Our Living God answers our prayers!” He treats all 200–300 patients. After a long day of serving these farmers, he is exhausted, but the Spirit of the Living God is flowing through the lives of these villagers, and Dr. Pros refreshes them all, giving them hope for another day.
—Paul Friesen, PC(USA) regional liaison, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Living God, we ask that the partnership of KPF, HANDS, and Dr. Pros continue to flow with your Spirit. We also ask that the youth program of the LEC experience fresh outpourings and that the youth grow in their new faith. Amen.
Partners/Ministries
Lao Evangelical Church
Church World Service [Laos]
Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia
Church World Service [Cambodia]
PC(USA) General Assembly Staff
Leigh Harper, GAMC
Michael Harper, GAMC
April Harris, BOP
Ps. 97, 145 and Ps. 124, 115
Lev. 25:35–55
Col. 1:9–14; Matt. 13:1–16
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