Brother James Veremu came to visit us on the 11th of October and departed on the 29th of October, 2016. It is always wonderful to have this Brother around. This was his third visit to Cambodia. He didn’t have any problems with the immigration and everything they asked he presented to them. When the immigration officer looked at his old passport, he could see he is a regular visitor.
We arrived home and my wife and I were surprise to see the bag of maize flour he brought all the way from Zimbabwe to give us. Considering the discomfort traveling with such heavy load. My wife used the maize flour to prepare a delicious meal of corn fufu the next day which became a regular meal. However, Bro James did not come to make us full with corn fufu but to give us a feast of the word.
The first province we visited was Kampong Speu. Bro Kim Eang was the translator. It was in this village I started the work when I arrived in Cambodia. The work is now much and I have many places to visit. We have been trying to help the few believers stay in the faith even though many have departed. Brother James was here to assist and to encourage the leader and the small church. We had feet washing and partook of the Lord’s Supper.
The next place we visited was Takeo Province. The Transportation network to some villages are not very good. We had to hire a vehicle to go to Pastor Chanty Por’s church which is situated in Samrong Kangket village. It was supposed to be a meeting for the leaders but other members also came to attend. Many pastors don’t visit this area often and the members who are around don’t want to miss the opportunity when it comes.
It was wonderful to see the people gather to have fellowship around the word. At the end of the sermon, everyone was touched by the message. The pastors could not help smiling and talking about the spiritual blessings they received from the word. The leaders and pastors who attended the meeting are mostly from independent churches.
We had service in Phnom Penh on the 22nd October, 2016. There were about twenty-five people in the room and mostly university students. A university student who was present in church had a picture taken of Bro James and himself and went and posted it on Facebook commenting on the wonderful preaching he heard from the man of God.
Pastor Sok Chomreourn received us with great joy in Kampong Chhan Province on the 24th October, 2016. He has many cell groups and had informed the leaders that there will be a leaders meeting. Despite the rain that started to drizzle in the morning, it didn’t stop the leaders and some elders from attending the meeting. They had to come from different districts and many of them far from Kampong Chhang town – the place of meeting.
However, it was a journey worth making. Pastor Sok Chomreourn has been telling me he wants the leaders in his cell groups to be mature in the faith. The word from Brother James did water the seeds and the husbandman will hopefully find some fruits at the time of the harvest
It was a wonderful fellowship and we wished we could stay with the believers a few more days.
The day for Brother James to depart from Cambodia arrived. My wife and I went to the Airport to see him off. He had fasted and prayed for us and we certainly enjoyed his company. We are happy for the encouragement he gave us. The believers here like his spirit and hope that he could visit Cambodia again ASAP.
