Newsletter | June 2024
“Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth." (Isaiah 12:5)
OUR MISSION: To care for the physical needs of the poor and vulnerable women and children in Southeast Asia and beyond in order to lead them to Christ.
Our recent trip to Cambodia focused on this key objective, that Cambodia Impact will continue to bring the healing touch of Jesus into the lives of vulnerable women and children. One way we accomplish this is to care for the 64 children at Antioch Orphanage in Battambang. These children receive nutritious meals, a loving home, education at local schools, and daily Bible teaching to build their spiritual lives.
Enjoying the children at Antioch Orphanage in Battambang.
During our travels throughout Cambodia we continue to see the great need for both spiritual and physical restoration. One key component of our strategy to present the Gospel, build community, and assist in the restoration of lives among village families is to plant house churches.
Worship and teaching at a rural village house church.
Cambodia Impact cares for the physical needs of people by providing clean water, food, good sanitation, medicine where needed, and backpacks for children so they can attend school. One example of meeting physical needs is our commitment to provide food and water to the desperately poor families living at Dump Hill, the garbage landfill for the city of Phnom Penh.
This home is typical of the 175 families that live at Dump Hill. Building materials are scavenged from the waste brought in each day.
Clean drinking water is life-giving. Most communities we serve have never had a source of clean and safe drinking water. A large bio-sand water system, like the one shown in the photograph below, was constructed with our help to provide a consistent source of clean water to an entire village.
A bio-sand water filter system that provides clean drinking water to a village of 181 families.
These various efforts to assist with physical needs enable us to minister to the lives of poor rural people and help boost their standard of living. As relationships with these dear Cambodian people grow, we’re able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and address their need for a Savior. The church is growing, and lives are being changed through this simple yet effective action plan. In addition, Cambodia Impact provides Bibles to those who are literate, want a Bible, and are willing to be discipled through regular reading and teaching.
A young girl reads her Bible at a house church gathering.
This young man just received a new Bible, a precious gift for many!
We currently have a great need for more Bibles in the Khmer language. Many people in Cambodia are illiterate, but some can read and desire a Bible so they can grow in their faith. Would you consider a donation this month to purchase Bibles? Your contribution will help new believers develop a lasting faith and assist the local house churches in the Bible studies Cambodia Impact staff and partners lead each week. Since Bibles cost $7 each and we hope to distribute 1,000 over the next few months, we need to raise $7,000. Would you consider a donation to help supply Bibles to deserving new believers?
Your donation will go far and have an eternal impact in the lives of many. If you prefer, you can also send a donation to:
Cambodia Impact
4300 North Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358
Be sure to take a look at our new website at cambodiaimpact.org to learn more about who we are and what we do.
Thank you for your faithful support! Your partnership means so much to us. Together we can make lasting changes for eternity in the lives of the Cambodian people.
John & Linda Grover
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." (Ephesians 2:10)