The Khmer Boomerang
A Return Flight to Cambodia
CAMBODIA!
I love the Khmer (Cambodian) people! I'm crazy excited about an incredible NEW opportunity in the land of the Khmer people. I jump on a plane in six weeks and will land in Phnom Penh (unless the plane doors blow off, lol). I will travel and train pastors as usual but will ALSO speak / teach at a large pastor’s conference of 200 Cambodian pastors from 25 different regions across Cambodia!
A recent law has given Christianity greater standing in the country, PTL! This law provides a unique opportunity for investing in Khmer pastors who will impact the country. I was recently called with the opportunity to come and speak at the LOVE conference in March.
I’ll be challenging the leaders to a new KINGDOM-level of unity, teamwork, and humility so that they will impact their country in fresh and even more powerful ways! I feel incredibly honored and privileged to be invited. I don't generally teach in large groups, preferring to train in smaller more personal settings, but this will be a strategic time for uniting, equipping, and challenging the pastors. This could lay the groundwork for greater church planting and unity among the Khmer and other people groups in Cambodia. Pray for it!
THE GTN STAFF GATHERING
Once a year, our Global Training Network staff meets in Arizona for a weekend of equipping, networking, and information sharing about new ministry opportunities globally. This also a conduit for our 185 person staff to find out about new ministry openings in unique parts of the world. The gathering takes place February 16th-18th. Andrea will be joining me and we have invited a pastor friend from Burundi to join us if his visa comes in time.
Pray that this will be an impactful time for all of us and will allow us to make an even greater impact on the globe in the coming years. Pray that some of the challenging and elusive ministry fields, especially in the House of Islam will be opened to us.
MIDDLE EAST TRIP UPDATE
As you may know, I planned on training pastors in a sensitive part of the Middle East this month. This trip has been postponed for several reasons, including significant new security issues in the region that I was to be working in. After much prayer and good counsel, it became clear that the timing isn't right for this month's planned trip. I will be seeking opportunities in this country next year, God willing! Pray it into being - the Syrian, Kurdish, and national pastors in this country have great needs and face incredible challenges!
YEAR-END CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Yeah Team! Thank you so much for your generous response to the 2023 Year-End Campaign!
We were able to raise $17,500 of the $35,000 goal which will provide the needed resources to do these first several trips of 2024. Pray with me as I currently seek new partners and partnerships that will help to fully fund the 2024 ministry year. I have faith that God is at work and I’m looking forward to seeing his provision. My 2024 trip-calendar is already packed full and more “boomerang activity” is scheduled in Burundi, Rwanda, and Cambodia (Fall), as well as teaching in the US, Turkey, and Greece in the next 12 months.
Thank you again for everything, my dear friends. I am so very grateful for your prayers, your gifts, and your encouragement. We will train more even more Majority World pastors this year and will continue to equip leaders who can train other leaders in the Majority World. God is at work in powerful ways and it’s so wonderful to share in His Work!
-C
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