May.09

‘208 Days’ in   Cambodia 10/40 Vision (josh) Our 30 weeks in Cambodia is quickly coming to an end. I have the daunting task of trying to sum up our trip in this last newsletter, which, is impossible. Our dream of ministering the Gospel in the 10/40 Window (the least Christianized area in the world) became reality. The area from 10-40 degrees north of the equator, which stretches from Northern Africa through to Japan is what we know as the 10/40 Window. It houses the least Christianized nations on the planet. It has long been a goal of mine to come here and tell people of what Jesus did for them 2000 yrs ago. Cambodia’s population is 95% Buddhist (much of it nominal though), and Christianity is seen as the ‘white man’s religion’. But true Christianity has little to do with the form

of religion expressed in many churches today. All religions of today are centered on pursuing something, while Christianity, in it’s most basic, pure form, is about what’s pursuing us………Jesus. It’s about a God who loved us so much that He forgave the awful things we have done to Him, and each other. Many have forgotten God, but He has not forgotten them. Conversion to an alternate religion is not what the millions of Cambodians need. Their needs are the same as ours. To find a purpose, and a destiny that is ultimately fulfilled in knowing the God who was completely revealed to us in Jesus Christ. Jesus came so that we might know God. We take this message for granted

in the Western World. In the 10/40 Window, it is a message that has not been fully heard. Millions wait for those who will abandon their lives to take up their cross and live in obedience to the final command Jesus gave us. Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15 nasb) In regards to many Christians, many may have 20/20 vision, while only a few have 10/40 vision. Jenny & I happen to be part of the latter. We eagerly await the next time we board a plane; set for departure, into a world almost devoid of Christian witness. The harvest is large, but there are few workers to gather it in. (Matthew 9:37 gnb)

May/09  the Duffy’s  in Cambodia  Itinerary (prayer points):  May 20: leave Cambodia  May 21st: arrive in PEI  May 22-24: Men’s Weekend in Malagash, NS (for Josh)  Jun-Aug: work at Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne, NY  Fall: return to the foreign mission field

“If the Tiber floods the city, or if the Nile refuses to rise, or if the sky withholds its rain, if there is an earthquake, a famine, a pestilence, at once the cry is raised: ‘Christians to the lion.’” - from Tertullian’s Apology. In regards to early Christians being labelled as atheists, seeing as they refused to worship the gods of Rome. Such behaviour would have been indicative for the gods becoming angry.

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The Spiritual future of Cambodia

Srey Rot, Grade 3

Ratana, Preschool

Gani, Grade 3

Saints

Sreang (preschool teacher) & the Duffy`s

Pastor Keat Kove, preaching on Mother`s Day

Jenny & Lakhena (an English student)

location of 10/40 Window (approx)

New Hope School teaching staff

back to the Ranch Summer’s coming, and Jenny & I will once again be employed at Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne, NY. Our job: make sure a bunch of kids have the best summer ever!

Barn as the Small Animals Assistant, which mean she will run the petting zoo. She will be in charge of bunnies, guinea pigs, goats, and pigs!

The camp (one of Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camps) caters to approx 800 children each summer who have a variety of illnesses.

I will be a Cabin Counselor, which means I will be hands on with a group of between 8-15 children aged anywhere between 6-16 yrs old, depending on the cabin.

Jenny will be working at the Happy

Working at the camp is a great job,

because you are employed to have fun! The earnings will also go towards returning to the foreign field in the Fall sometime. Jenny starts work on the 5th of June, and I on the 17th. Camp ends on August 17th. www.doublehranch.org

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Church History in Plain Language is a must read. Almost all of what is in this book is never heard of by at least 95% of Christians. I was shocked to find out how little I knew about the faith I professed to love. This book will open your eyes to the practicality of our faith, and you will understand it like never before. Go to Amazon and order a copy! You will not regret it.

From Andrew Fuller’s teaching, William Carey drew the inescapable inference that, if it is the duty of all men to repent and believe the gospel -as Fuller argued– it is also the duty of those entrusted with the gospel to carry it to the whole world. (Bruce L Shelley’s Church History in Plain Language)

Thoughts from a Rookie (Jenny)

Jenny and Obei, 1 of the 6 dogs at the Kove household

So there it was. My first time overseas and my first foreign missions trip. Looking back, I didn't expect to become so used to Cambodia in these 7 months. In late October, when Josh and I were preparing for ministry in Phnom Penh, I imagined myself always feeling out of place, and being at constant risk of offending everyone. I am surprised by how normal Cambodia is to me now. When we first arrived, there was something about the atmosphere of Cambodia that seemed dark and that even had an element of eeriness to it. As we whizzed through the crazy traffic in the tuk-tuk, my eyes would be fastened to the strange sights on the street: people selling flopping fish, insects, and dyed-red dead pigs. As the weeks went by, it felt like someone opened up the blinds and more light flooded into Phnom Penh. Today, Cambodia doesn't seem dark to me, but very bright. All of the unfamiliar sights have become commonplace. I walk up the street to buy eggs, amidst the flopping fish and strange foods, and it has become as habitual as taking a walk to Sobeys to buy milk. Being a minority and not being able to communicate with everyone is just an every day reality, and to my relief there is grace for foreigners when it comes to cultural do's and don’ts. Living in Cambodia has just become so natural. I definitely like Cambodia even more than I thought I would, and the ministry here is amazing. There is so much opportunity here for Jesus to make His disciples. Now as we prepare to leave South East Asia, and start packing our bags, going back to our homeland Canada just doesn’t seem so natural.