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Update: Anchors of Faith: Truth, Relationships, and Experience Radio Program, FEBC 99.5 FM [caption id=“attachment_80” align=“alignright” width=“285” caption=“Darryl, Benjamin, “Nimol” and “Udom””] [/caption] So far the FEBC radio station staff has been able to produce more than 5 half-hour radio programs. Darryl has written and had translated scripts for 8 programs. In September, he will continue writing more scripts for the Truth segment. During a recent visit to the station, Darryl was able to meet Meng and Ally the voice actor and actress who play the roles of Udom and Nimol. ...

Mission and Prayer Team from Japan August 25-30: The Ordinary is the foundation for the Extraordinary [caption id=“attachment_84” align=“alignright” width=“285” caption=“Japanese Team Praying For Cambodians”] [/caption] On the surface, they were very quiet, polite, and very Japanese. Pastor Kita from Kayo’s home church, Tokyo Chapel, accompanied a team of six church members from Tokyo Grace Church, which was made up of a two university students, two corporate workers, a language teacher, and a pastor’s wife. Even though they were with us for only five days, we can honestly say it was an EXTRAORDINARY time! ...

We arrived in Phnom Penh on August 12. It is good to be back on the field in Cambodia. We are in the midst of the rainy seasons which bring with it the adventures of flash floods. On Sunday evening, the street in front of our guesthouse was so flooded that the water was above the floorboards of our car. Thank God it didn’t leak. Today we will make our way home to Kampong Chhnang Cambodia a 1.5-2 hour trip over a narrow highway with every possible challenge from speeding buses to meandering ox carts. ...

[caption id=“attachment_57” align=“aligncenter” width=“300” caption=““Udom” and “Nimol” recording the Truth dialogue”] [/caption] Anchors For Faith: Truth, Relationships, and Experience Radio Program In March, Far East Broadcasting’s Cambodia FM 99.5 station was able to record the first 30-minute radio program. Darryl was very happy and pleased that even though he originated the radio program’s concept and the original script for the truth segment, the final product sounded completely Cambodian. For the Truth segment, Darryl writes dialogue scripts for conversations between two Cambodian university students “Nimol” and “Udom.” In this script, “Udom” and “Nimol,” discuss the evidence that helps them overcome their own doubts and the objections of others about the truth of Christianity. For the Relationships section, FEBC staff members prepare a dialogue about how Christians should relate to other believers and offer practical advice about how Cambodian Christians can maintain their witness and testimony with their non-Christian family and friends. The Experience segment was based on the testimony of Pastor Sok Em, our close friend, the founding director of Tahas Bible Institute. ...

[caption id=“attachment_13” align=“alignright” width=“300” caption=“Darryl, Kayo, and Benjamin”] [/caption] We are excited about this new chapter of ministry in Cambodia with Saving Grace World Mission. Darryl served in Cambodia from 2000-2003 and we have been working in Cambodia since 2007 as a family with different missions organizations. We will return to Cambodia on August 11 to continue our ministry there. Please pray for us as we make the transition to SGWM, including learning how to manage this new blog and website. ...

Today, our family made our bi-annual shopping (2009, 2011, 2013) trip to IKEA. IKEA is an amazing store full of high quality, stylish furniture, housewares, towels, bedding, and more at reasonable prices. We kept saying, “I wish they had this in Cambodia.” Then, we reminded ourselves of the airline luggage allowance and we ended up purchasing the things that we really needed that actually would fit in our suitcases. If we had forgotten about the airline luggage limits, we might have created a scene at the airport as we tried to bring a futon or chair as carry-on luggage. ...