This past October I was blessed to attend the Master’s Academy International (TMAI) Asia-Pacific Regional summit in Manila, Philippines with Pastor Chanthea and Pastor Sopheak (who I serve with at Shalom Phnom Penh Church). TMAI is a network of international training centers that provide Biblical training to future pastors, church-planters, missionaries, and evangelists. The network…
This month, Shalom Phnom Penh Church celebrated its 14th year anniversary. We are grateful to have been able to serve with Shalom since that first year and it is with joy that we celebrate this anniversary, looking forward to what the Lord will do through this local expression of His Body. As I continue to…
“Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain,…
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15, NASB95) Encouraging pastors to accurately handle the Word of God and to seek to live lives in submission to the Word of God is so crucial to the…
During our home-assignment, you helped sponsor the creation of two Khmer audio books. In July, we released the audio books online – What is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever and True Discipleship by William MacDonald. Why create audio books? Cambodia’s functional literacy rate is only 37%. These audio books allow us to reach the…
We are well into the second half of the year of our Lord, 2015! We trust times finds you being fulfilled in all that the Lord has for you. We do! And much more, sometimes! Andrea and I hope you would take a few minutes of your the time to read our update. Please rejoice with…
We’re headed to the States for home assignment in less than a week! We’ll be based in Morgan Hill, California for the bulk of our stay, but here is the outline of our current schedule: Feb. 26th – Arrive in the Bay Area, California Mar. 1st – Nathan preaches at Lone Hill Church – 9:30AM…
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6 NASB). With these words the prophet Isaiah, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,…
We’ll be Stateside for home assignment from the beginning of March to July in 2015. We will be posting a more detailed schedule online on our facebook group, and through email as the time gets closer. We pushed up our dates so that Nathan could attend the Master’s Academy Symposium (March 2nd) and the Shepherd’s…
Life has been full the last several months! We’re getting ready for the arrival of our second son in December as well as finishing up three translation projects! Christiana will be giving birth in Thailand—our first international birth experience! Due to flying regulations and potential risks during late pregnancy, she will be leaving for Bangkok…
