Sterling - November 2009

Since I have been back in Cambodia, life has been almost normal around us. With everyone minding their own business. That is what has caught my attention. The everyday life that the Khmer live.

We will be driving around I see people laying in their shacks everywhere. They look like they are starving to death. The people are so poor. Every house that you pass you see monks everywhere with old men and women, young boys and girls coming out to give their offerings to them. You see idols and demonic statues on and in every house. Cambodia has the oldest active temple in the world (Angkor Wat), and you will see pictures of it in some missionaries houses and many of the Khmer Christians homes as well. Don't they know what they are allowing into their homes?

All of this is what I missed the first time that I lived in Cambodia. I always thought that life in Cambodia was just like that. Everyone worshipping idols. Cambodia is not just like this though. This is what happens when you allow demonic leaders in power over a country for centuries. The door has been opened and needs to be closed.

To overcome the strongholds in this nation, it will take people who love God and want to serve Him no matter what happens. That is what I am seeing in the Heritage House kids. It has been really cool to see people from my generation stand up and lead worship in the Church and to see them starting cell groups in the salt fields. To see my generation not waiting for the older generation to do it for them, but to step out and do it on their own.

I am glad to be back in Cambodia. I pray that God uses us in this nation to let people know Jesus.

Godspeed
Sterling Burke