親愛的主內兄姊，親友們，
您們好！金邊的氣温常在37℃，在烈日之下有40℃的感覺。晚上可降至30℃，比較涼快。通常5月尾便下雨了，今年雨季比較遲，柬埔寨的農作業因缺雨而失收。請為雨水禱告。
4月時，約瑟與一位部份時間同工開始了星期二至五早上6:30至7時在男宿舍帶領早禱靈修。原來清晨與主相遇是美好的時刻。我們在4月讀福音書查看作主的門徒，5月我們放年假三星期，有從澳洲來的退休夫婦幫助帶領，丈夫帶他們讀箴言，但願主的話成為我們心中的火。
因有會友在星期日早上要工作，我們在3月開始在下午有另一堂崇拜。我們將星期日下午的青年團和祈禱會合併，每堂都以禱告為結束。現在有20人參加，形式比較年青化，有兩位少年人當司琴和鼓手，年資比較少的同工也可帶領聚會，禱告和講道。
今年已有兩位以前住大學生宿舍的同學結婚，去年也有一對結婚。有需要開始年青夫婦小組。請為我們能找合適的人手，時間和地點開始這事工。
今次放年假時，欣義也能一同去，是三年來我們一家五口能在加拿大團聚。欣義在「東尼」機構工作（東尼是柬文譯音，意思是「河畔」）這機構的理想是【公平交易】，以製造時尚衣物，使婦女在小型工廠中得較高工資來提升她們的身價，因而產生防止販賣人口的效應。在這次旅程中，她帶了一個行李箱的衣物去加拿大展示。結果賣了半箱，那些未賣的要帶回柬埔寨。
樂樂
我們三人住在思義和小鳳的家中，我們二人睡在購置給孫兒的雙層床。樂樂現在一歲半，但很會說話和選擇喜歡吃的、外出屋子時穿的鞋子、玩的玩具、洗澡的水溫和晚間上床前要看的故事書。有一次在市場看到玩具便隨手拿來試玩，離開市場時請爺爺幫忙將那玩具放回原位，然後空手回家。小鳳在電郵中說在我們離開他們家後，樂樂每天都問爺爺和嫲嫲在哪裡？但願有一天能與她同唱 「天父常常近我，聽聞我說話，知道我的心和行，工作和玩耍。」
以恩和以信
啟義和世敏的兩個兒女都大了很多。以信（男）五歲，九月開始入幼稚園，以恩（女）三歲也會上遊戲中學習的學校。以信喜歡繪圖畫並畫了一幅給我們！
感恩：
- 我們二人為著身體健康謝恩。約瑟五年前開始服用前列腺藥，上月的檢驗證實可以停藥。
- 紗歌（SAK）是新光幼稚園部份時間教師，當澳洲來代我們事奉的夫婦向她傳福音時信主。
- 珍婷，我們傳道的太太，得了未期直腸癌。我們去加拿大之前還可從床上起來，三星期後肚腹和多處有疼痛。最近好了些，可以坐。域碩傳道每天晚餐為她禁食禱告已有五個月，他說要每天禁食晚餐直到神聽他禱告。柬埔寨文化中能有禁食禱告的人是一個恩典。
禱告：
新光幼稚園
- 柬埔寨需要雨水，更需要恩雨大降。
- 能開始新婚小組。
- 新光幼稚園有一位做了五年的老師剛離職去了銀行工作。有一位信主姊妹會在一星期後入職。
- 六至八月有三隊從香港來的短宣隊，祈求短宣之後能有人來長宣。
- 願意看見更多禱告勇士。教會計劃在十一月的公眾假期舉行三天禁食禱告行動。
祝主恩常偕！
主僕
約瑟、月甜
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Dear Friends and family,
Greetings from Phnom Penh! The weather has been very hot in Cambodia. With humidity one can feel like 40 C when it is only 37C; during the nights, it is about 30C. Many rice fields and vegetation have not enough rain. We are praying for rain in most part of the country.
In April, Joseph and a local worker started morning devotion at the Men’s dorm on Tuesday to Friday from 6:30 to 7 am. It turns out to be the best time for everybody at the dorm to attend. Our theme in April was on being disciples of Jesus by studying the calling of the 12. A couple came from Australia came to help when we had our annual leave. The husband led them to study the Book of Proverbs. May the word of God come alive in their hearts.
As some of our congregation can’t come to the morning Sunday serviced because of work, we have started the afternoon service in March. It is the combination of the young people group and prayer meeting. There are about 20 attending. It is less formal and teenagers are playing keyboard and the drum. Less experienced co-workers also have a chance to share the message.
There were two weddings of our former dorm students this year. Last year we had one wedding too. We are planning to start a small group for these young couples. Please pray for His leading to find the right time and the right people to start up this new ministry.
Bethany
Lydia, our daughter and two of us took our annual leave to go to Calgary, Canada to visit family for 3 weeks in May. Joe’s mother is 91 years old staying in a nursing home. She is well taken care of in there.
On this visit, we stayed with Simeon, Phung and little Bethany who is one and half. We slept on the bunk bed prepared for Bethany and her sibling who is due in two months. She has started to talk a lot, so cute and smart. Phung e-mailed us saying that Bethany is asking about us everyday.
Jessica & Jacob
The son and daughter of Enoch and Sarah have grown a lot. Jacob will enter kindergarten in September and Jessica will probably begin pre-school this fall. Jacob likes to draw and he drew a picture for Grandpa and Grandma!
Thank you so much for supporting us with your prayers, care and financial support. We are grateful for that! Please continue to praise God and pray for our needs.
Praise:
1. Two of us are in good health: Liza only goes for her check up in 2 years instead of every year. Joseph has been taking prostate medicine to help urine flow 4 and ½ years ago. God healed him and he needs no medicine on the check up in May this year.
2. Sak, a part time teacher of our kindergarten, received Jesus by the ministry of the couple who came to fill our work when we were in annual leave.
3. Chanty, our co-worker’s wife, is in the last stage of colorectal cancer. She felt pains in different parts of her body when we came back from Canada. She seems to have less pain now and is feeling better. Viseth, her husband, fasted during supper time every day for the last few months.
Prayer:
1. We need rain urgently.
2. Right time and right leader for the young couple group.
Sunlight Kindergarten
3. Our kindergarten and nursery need to hire an administrator/teacher. Sophon who had been filling this position in the last 5 years resigned to work in a bank in June. A new teacher will start working in a week.
4. There are three short term teams coming from June to August from Hong Kong. We can use more teams to evangelize Cambodia together.
5. We are planning to have a 3 day fast and prayer retreat in November 15 to 17, a Khmer public holiday.
In Him,
Joseph and Liza