COOL Season

It’s COOL Season in Cambodia… both literally and figuratively.

In the mornings, the temperature gets down to the low 70s, highs in the mid to upper 80s, with a brisk wind at night… Compared with the rest of the year, it feels wonderfully and positively frigid! Chris and Jenna wrap themselves in blankets and I actually shivered on a motorcycle ride home a few nights ago… We know you’re not giving us a lot of sympathy right now.


But it’s also “COOL” Season because it’s the Christmas season. A time when people in Cambodia are more open and interested in the Good News about Jesus. Stores are decorated… Christmas music plays in many shops… yet most Cambodian people don’t really have a clue what it’s all about. Less than 2% are followers of Christ. So there are always curious people who come to the Christmas services that are held around the country. And a good many discover the amazing Truth about Jesus, our Savior.

Our family in Cable, Wisconsin in June

It’s also “COOL” Season because we stop to give thanks and praise to the Lord for the ways that He has provided and blessed over the past year.  For our clan this includes 4 kids, 1 daughter-in-law, and 2 grand-kids who all seem to us to share Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon qualities: “all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average”.

Since going back to Cambodia in July, Chris has been overseeing our Phnom Penh office and Guest House ministry. Additionally she has been working to develop discipleship tools for those who don’t read well. She continues to be the quiet, behind the scenes, strength behind so much that goes on.

David has returned to the Field Director role overseeing an amazing team of about 30 International Workers serving in Cambodia with the C&MA. As you may be aware, he had a pretty major vehicle accident in September but, to the glory of God and through His grace (and the prayers of His people), he is now fully recovered. David continues to invest his life in training and facilitating Christian leaders… both Cambodians and in the missionary community, in Cambodia and beyond.

Finally, it’s “COOL” Season because of this amazing message of Immanuel… The Lord of the universe came to us as a baby out of love to save us from all the crud in our lives and in the world…

How COOL is that!

We would also like to ask you to consider giving a special year-end offering to the work of the Alliance around the world through the Great Commission Fund. See the video "We are There" at this link www.cmalliance.org/resources/church/2014/yearend. Many Alliance churches will provide an opportunity to give. Online giving is also available at www.cmalliance.org/give. Thanks for considering this.

Blessings to you and yours. Merry Christmas, Dave and Chris