breathing and praying! together!

Please continue to pray for Mark.

These are some of the latest updates from him. 

If able, please pray with Mark and us all 9 pm Saturday, our time, as they meet and pray over the land being used for ministry!

Yes it is pneumonia! it's about half my lungs.  X-ray five dollars and they wanted to keep me in clinic but Pastor Rith had me come to Guesthouse because he said he could take better care than clinic.  It's quiet and a cool room to stay in. Not 90 kids running around.  I'm going to be ok not to worry.  But have a little recovery ahead of me. Very weak. Can't breathe good. They gave me IV again and shots and pills. Chinda is taking care of school in the village till I am better. God is so good. Thank you all!  God Bless

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God is so good!  I feel better this afternoon went back to clinic for wrap. They mix herbs and whatever into paste then put on your chest and wrap you so tight can hardly breath.  It's very hot. Almost burns! They keep it on longer than you want, but whatever it is it sure opens up lungs and then everything starts to break loose.  Much better.

Just talked with Chinda. There were over 50 kids at school today. Going to have to figure out time for another class. Pastor is loaning me a camera and he taking mine to Phnom Penh for repair.  God fixes everything if we will just give Him time. Looks like we need to buy more books. Chinda bought 10 more last night and was 20 short today! Wow!  And all while I'm sick. Not even doing anything.  God is good. And that's just the 3rd day!
Blessing from Cambodia

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Feeling a little better today. Still can't breath too good but fever seems to have broken.  Do feel better but not doing anything for a fews days. Chinda did Bible study at village yesterday. First day 15 students from church. Yesterday 24. Nine from school. Chinda was so happy. Wish I would of been there. Want to take pics but camera broke need to take to Phnom Penh. Can't get fixed here. Not sure what to do. 

I had to put a tire and front brakes on Chinda's moto so she could go to village.  It seems Satan doesn't want happening what we are doing there.  Talking to Pastor last night. He wasn't surprised what was going on. He told that when they started to build the church in 2006, which he paid for and they built. Well 2 days after start Pastor starts getting very bad headaches. In two days he is in the hospital with swelling on the brain. It lasted 3 months before he could go back to work. Then on Christmas 2006,  both churches went to village to celebrate. As they were eating one young girl started screaming that her belly was on fire. They laid hands on her and she recovered immediately.  Then later as he was preaching one man start talking crazy, flopping on the floor. They laid hands again and he was well But pastor doesn't know what to think. He has never seen anything like it. He called his pastor and asked. He asked him if they had walked around the grounds and cast Satan out and claim it for Jesus. They had not. But spent for four hours praying every place they could think of.  

But they didn't pray over the ground that we are using.  So Sunday it is going to happen. I don't like to give Satan too much credit but I also know that ground has had many bad spirits over the the last 1000 years.  They were Buddist before they got saved.  Satan needs to know we stand together. That nothing will stop the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ and the mission he has put before.  So asking again stand with us Saturday at 9:00 pm your time. As I say things do just happen.  But not like they have the last three weeks.  Computer, camera, classroom, getting started, sick. Too many thing for chance. But He who is in me is stronger than Satan or anything else!  Our God is the God of all!  He is and was and always will be! Thank you for trials and troubles if that's what it take to move us forward!  In the end we are stronger and that is all that matters.    

God Bless!  

Your Brother in our Lord Jesus Christ forever.

Mark

Intensive care and a "honey" pot

Just talked to Chris' father for about an hour. What a man!  He is going to start working on getting someone to help here. It sounds like he knows quite few people that can lead us in that direction. It is so good to be working for the Lord knowing He has it in line and we just need to wait for His time. Not like the world where it is all up to you or me.  

I know that Jesus already has the people needed here.  We just have to put out enough feelers till it touches that person or that person. And most important PRAY about it. It so encouragaing to see that others are wanting to help. God is so good.     

My cold is much better today. And that is a story in itself. Just a cold. You know running nose, cough, fever.    Well not to them. They think God is going to be angry with them for not taking better care of me. So I try to explain the cold. On and on. No good. About every hour one of them comes in to wipe me down with wet cold towel and make me drink water. Quite something!  It's like intensive care. I just want them to leave me alone so I can sleep. But if I tell them I don't want their help it would really hurt their feelings. Like to the point they may think I don't trust them. So I am their patient for one more day. 

I was going to go with Chinda to someone's today but now they will not let me leave my room. They even brought in a honey pot for me so I didn't have to walk the 30 feet to the bathroom. I haven't used it!! I am getting out of here tomorrow. Need to get some rest. Ha ha.    

It really is nice to know that they care for you and it really upsets them that I don't feel good.

God is good. All the time!  

Mark

Solar stand raising!

Solar stand going up!    

Put cement inside Saturday. Now wait 10 days before putting panels up. Wait for cement to harden.   

The last pic is of the house that the old man and women live in that we are renting land from.  They care for 2 of there grandchildren and couldn't afford glasses. The twenty dollars bought both of them glasses with eye test.

First pics of filter system!

These five pics of filter working and working good!

The pond was so drity it took 10 days to clean.

Still some to go.

Mark