Griffith Gleanings MARCH 2017

1 John 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
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GRIFFITH GLEANINGS MARCH 2017
We have started out in Cambodia with the privilege of being primarily focused on learning the Khmer language and culture based in Siem Reap. In addition to daily language and culture lessons, we have found opportunities to build relationships with local Khmer people who also help us with our efforts to begin to speak Khmer and learn about their culture. Within a short walk of our home we have found friendly and patient Khmer who trade fruit and vegetables, cook rice and even a family of coffee baristas!
Enjoying a morning coffee has been a routine of Rob’s for many years, so it was a pleasant surprise to find a coffee cart in our street that served a very nice coffee with locally roasted Cambodian coffee beans. But the coffee has only been one of the attractions to frequenting the families coffee business. Deb has no interest at all in drinking coffee, but being a midwife has enjoyed following the progress of the pregnancy of the coffee cart lady. We both have benefitted from the young families help with Khmer words, sentences, and especially learning how this families aspirations are influenced by the unique opportunities and challenges of a life in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap. Being welcomed into the lives of Khmer people like the coffee cart family does give us a sense that God is involved in these interactions as they share some of their own life journey and hopes for the Khmer people.

Our team leader Mark Holt (visiting from Victoria) & our language nurturer Kim Lean encourage our focus through insights, & cultural understanding.

Like it or not coffee can be a link to build relationships
Thankfulness:
The support and encouragement we receive from your partnership with us.
The privilege of focus on language and culture learning.
Progress in relationship building with local Khmer people.
The growth in families being called to God’s mission in Cambodia.
The answering of many prayers for all the team for Cambodia.
Prayer Requests:
Energy, persistence and capacity to learn to speak Khmer.
That God would open Khmer hearts to receive his good news.
For recruitment and training of new language nurturers for future team needs.
That God would be active in team building in next week’s team retreat.