Dear Family and Friends, Happy Thanksgiving and an early Merry Christmas! I am writing this letter in Pursat while Heidi and Isaac are in Singapore waiting for the arrival of Baby T. I am learning the ropes of being a mother as I watch our two daughters: Rachel (6 yrs) and Susanna (2 yrs). It has been a good, enlightening experience so far! The girls and I plan to fly to Singapore at Heidi’s 38th week–around Dec 12. Over the last couple of months I have greatly enjoyed reading a book that has been on my list to read for some time: Not by Chance by Layton Talbert. Just recently I came across this statement in the book where he quotes D. Edmond Hiebert: Aggressive EvangelismEvangelism is the natural result of the Holy Spirit indwelling the believer (Acts 1:8). 2009 has been a year where the Lord has given me much time to spend in evangelistic work—mostly sowing seed but also watering it in some cases. Though the harvest has been small, we thank the Lord for those who have come to Christ and the many who have heard the Gospel. The kid’s club in Anlong Vul has been a huge blessing. We have been averaging about 13-15 kids each week and many of the kids seem eager to sing and memorize God’s Word. It is the first time most of these kids have ever heard about the Creator God and the one and only, all-powerful Savior from sin. The three ladies coming down from the church in Preiy Nyee are running the kid’s club almost completely. It is nice to sit back and see them minister to their own people. Two of these ladies were worshipping the false idols of Buddhism and materialism just six-months ago! Continue in your prayers for this outreach. We believe God is leading our team and ministry to have a special evangelistic thrust for two days before I leave for Singapore. On December 4-5, the believers of ICC, Forrest, our friend Michael Carlyle (who is currently in Phnom Penh in language study), and I will be passing out a new tract in an unevangelized area between Preiy Nyee and Anlong Vul, called Bonteay Daiy. It is the area near where our helper, Ong, lives. The tract is the first question in our future Q/A booklet that we plan to produce as the Lord leads. The tract answers a very pressing question in the mind of many Cambodians: Must believers in Jesus Christ obey and respect their parents? Please intercede for this aggressive evangelistic outreach in early December. Believing IntercessionEvangelism without believing intercession is powerless. God has tied these things together in His sovereign purposes. If our intercessory prayer is without faith, then it is pointless as well. Over the past couple of months, I have been teaching the believers in Anlong Vul (5 ladies right now) about the foundational aspects of the local church based on the early church example in Acts 2:42. Just recently we covered the fourth activity (or 4th pillar as we call it) of the local church: corporate prayer. Paul encouraged the churches of his time to pray for at least three groups of people: The Holy Lives of His SaintsThis part of the quote is very convicting. What we are in private must match what we are in public. The way we are in our house with our family must match what we are when in a teaching role with church people. God can still use His Word regardless, but it will be in spite of ourselves. Please do not cease to pray for us to live a life that is separate from sin and from the evil world system that opposes God. Pray that we will remain pure—single-minded towards God’s purposes–and not get distracted by trivial pursuits. May the Lord bless and help each of you in your own evangelistic endeavors, in your intercessory prayers, and in your desire for a holy life. Until the net is full, Chris for the Seawright family You must be logged in to post a comment. |