Hello everyone. I joined this site to make some contact with my Khmer people.I'm living in the boondock of Wisconsin woods among the Lac Courte OreillesIndians. No, I haven't gotten skalped yet. I think they became civilized sinceI came to live here. There are not any Cambodian around here that I'm aware off. I'm about 3 hoursfrom the Twin Cities. But I don't have any association with anyone to speak of.My speaking and understanding of the Khmer language is very limited. I'm tryingto learn it again. Its coming so slowly at the paste of a snail. As long as it ismoving, I'm making progress, right?I grew up in Kalona Iowa, south of Iowa City. After graduated from a private highschool in '82, I moved to Wisconsin in '84. I like the fresh air and many lakes.In Iowa, the whole state stinks with pig manure and is mucky during the hot summerheat. When I came to due volunteer work for two years in Wisconsin, I got stuck hereever since. There used to be a sticker for the state that says, "Escaped to Wisconsin."I said to myself, if I ever need to get out of Wisconsin they have to come up with a sticker that says, "Escaped from Wisconsin."I kind of lost my connection to Cambodian people for a long time. Until I did a searchon Youtube at the end of 2008. Since then, I came to learn about the Khmer History and read books of our past, and learning of the culture and arts. I'm kind of a oldfashion guy who likes the more melodic type music. I'm glad I found some old fashionkhmer music to enjoy.I do have relatives living in America. I have two cousins. One living in Florida, and the other in Illinios. The one in Florida was the one I came to America with.The one in Illinios, I only visited them twice since I known them. I've been single all these years and maybe the rest of my life. My cousin in Florida just visited Cambodia for the first time since we been here 30 yrs ago.I told her to bring me a Cambodian wife back with her. I have not contact hersince she came back. I thougt it wise to let her emotional trauma wean outbefore I call her. All my family members survived the genocide and are livingin O Sa Loav. Her parents had die and she has two brothers living still. I'm waiting for her pictures. I told her to take all of my family pictures. I had receive pictures from them during the years but not a complete member. There areat least 7 of us siblings. Being that my parents are of age, the news from hercould be that they are gone from this earth since I last known of their well fare.I hope to make some friends and learn to know you all from around the globe.ShalomHomedee

God uses many different people and circumstances to lead us to Himself.  We all come from many different backgrounds and home situations.  The purpose of this blog question is to give those interested an opportunity to remember and share with others what particular Bible truth God used to stir up your heart to seek Him.  This will encourage all who read it and will be helpful to all of us in our witness to others.  So, I will go first :

ខ្ញុំ​គ្រាន់​តែ​ចង់​ចែក​រំលែក​ពី បទ​ពិសោធន៍​ដ៏​ថ្មី​ស្រឡាង​មួយ​សំរាប់​ជីវិត​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ ដែល​ខ្ញុំ​មិន​ដែល​ជួប​ប្រទះ​ដោយ​ផ្ទាល់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ឆាក​ជីវិត​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ក្នុង​រយះ​ពេល​៣៣ឆ្នាំ​ចុង​ក្រោយ​នេះ។ នេះ​ជា​រឿង​រ៉ាវ​មួយ​ដែល​បាន​កើត​មាន​ឡើង​ក្នុង​កំឡុង​ពេល​ដែល​ប្រពន្ធ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​សំរាក​កូន​ទី​២​របស់​យើង​។ នៅផ្ទះរបស់​យើង.. ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​ទី ២០​ ខែ​មេសា​ ឆ្នាំ២០១៣, ប្រពន្ធ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​បាន​ប្រាប់​ថា នាង​មាន​ហូរ​ទឹក​ចេញ​មក (ប្រពន្ធ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​គ្រប់​ខែ​ត្រូវ​ឆ្លង​ទន្លេរហើយ ថែម​ទាំង​លើស​ថ្ងៃ​កំណត់​៤​ថ្ងៃ​ទៀត​ផង) នោះ​វា​ជា​សញ្ញា​មួយ​បាន​ប្រាប់​ពួក​យើង​អោយ​ដឹង​ថា នេះ​ប្រហែល​ជា​ត្រូវ​ដល់​ពេល​កូន​កើត​ហើយ ព្រោះ​យើង​បាន​រង់​ចាំ​ពេល​វេលានេះ​អស់​រយះពេល​ជា​យូរ​យារ​ណាស់​មក​ហើយ! (បន្ទាប់​ពី​កូន​ស្រី​ទី១​របស់​យើង ពិសិដ្ឋ ហ្រ្គេស សូហ្វៀ មាន​អាយុ៣ឆ្នាំកន្លះ យើង​សម្រេច​ចិត្ត​ និង​យល់​ព្រម​ជាមួយ​គ្នា​ថា​នឹង​យក​កូន​មួយ​ទៀត ហើយ​សង្ឃឹម​ថា​ជាកូន​ប្រុស​ទៅ ចុះ។)  យើង​ទាំង​២នាក់​រៀប​ចំខ្លួន​រួច​ជា​ស្រេច ដើម្បី​ទៅ​មន្ទីរ​ពេទ្យ​ឯក​ជន សម្ភព​សោភា ចំណែក​អីវ៉ាន់​ផ្សេងៗ​សំរាប់​កូន​តូច និង​សំរាប់​ឪពុក​ម្ដាយ​ក៏​រៀប​ចំរួច​ជា​ស្រេច​នៅ​ក្នុង​ឡាន​តាំង​ពីមួយ​ខែមុន​មក​ម្លេះ (ប្រពន្ធ​ខ្ញុំ​ចេះ​តែ​រៀប​ចំ​អោយ​ហើយ​ទៅ ក្រែង​លោ​កូន​កើត​មក​មុន​​ទៅ​ យើង​មិន​ចាំ​បាច់​ប្រញ៉េប​ប្រញ៉ាប់ ភ្លេច​នេះ​ ភ្លេច​នោះ ខ្វះ​មុខ ខ្វះ​ក្រោយ)។ រង់​ចាំ​បន្តិច ទំរាំ​ម៉ីង​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​មក​ដល់ យើង​ត្រូវ​ទៅ​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ​ជាមួយ​គ្នា។ ចំណែក​ឯ​កូន​ស្រី​របស់​ខ្ញុំ សូ​ហ្វៀ ត្រូវ​នៅ​ជាមួយ​យាយ​នៅ​ផ្ទះ។ ម៉ីង​ខ្ញុំ​មក​ដល់​ហើយ ចឹង​យើង​ឡើង​ឡាន​ទៅ​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ​ជាមួយ​គ្នា។ ធ្វើ​ដំណើរ​តាម​ផ្លូវ​ចិត្ត​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ច្រាស​ច្រាល ចង់​ចាប់​នេះ​ចាប់​នោះ​ខុស តែ​ខ្ញុំ​ត្រូវ​បង្អាក់​បន្តិច​ ហើយ​ដក​ដង្ហើម​ធំ​មួយ​ដើម្បី​បន្ធូរ​ភាព​តាន​តឹង នឹង​ប្រមូល​អារម្មណ៍​មក​វិញ។ ងាក​មើល​មក​ទឹក​មុខ​ប្រពន្ធ​របស់ខ្ញុំ គាត់​បញ្ចេញ​អារម្មណ៍​ឈឺ​ចាប់​តាម​បែប​ស្ត្រី​ឈឺ​ពោះ​សំរាល​កូន តែ​មិន​ទាន់​ដល់​តំណាក់​កាល​ខ្លាំង​នៅ​ឡើយ​ទេ។   មកដល់​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ… ម៉ោង​ប្រហែល​ជា​១១ យើង​បាន​ទៅ​ដល់​មន្ទីរ​ពេទ្យ។ ទៅ​ដល់​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ ប្រពន្ធ​នឹង​ម៉ីង​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ចេញ​ពី​ឡាន ឯ​ចំណែក​ខ្ញុំ​វិញ​ត្រូវ​រក​កន្លែង​ចត​ឡាន។ ចូល​ទៅ​ដល់​ប្រពន្ធ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ពេទ្យ​នាំ​យក​ទៅ បន្ទប់​ពិនិត្យ ចេញ​មក​វិញ​ខ្ញុំ​សួរ​គាត់​ថា “ពេទ្យ​ថា​យ៉ាង​ម៉េច​ទៅ​ហើយ?” គាត់​គ្រាន់​តែ​លើក​ដៃ​ជា​សញ្ញា​ ដោយ​ប្រើ​ម្រាម​ដៃ​៣ នោះ​បញ្ជាក់​ថា ស្បូន​បើកបាន​៣សង់ទីម៉ែត្រហើយ។ បន្ទាប់​ពីរៀប​ចំឯកសារ​រួច​រាល់​ហើយ យើង​ត្រូវ​បាន​នាំ​ទៅ​បន្ទប់​សំរាក​រង់​ចាំ​មួយ ពេល​នោះ​បង​ប្រុស​របស់​ប្រពន្ធខ្ញុំ និង​ប្អូន​ថ្លៃ​គាត់​បាន​មក​ដល់​ល្មម ក៏​បាន​ជួយ​យក​អីវ៉ាន់​ចេញ​ពី​ឡាន​ឡើង​ទៅ​បន្ទប់​សំរាក​នៅ​ជាន់​ទី៧។ ចំណែក​ប្រពន្ធ​ខ្ញុំ​នឹង​ម៉ីង​ត្រូវ​ទៅ​សំរាក​នៅ​បន្ទប់​បន្ដោះអាសន្ន​សិន។ នៅ​ក្នុង​បន្ទប់​សំរាក​បន្ដោះ​អាសន្ន​នោះ ប្រពន្ធ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ចាប់​ផ្ដើម​មាន​កាអាការះឈឺ​ពោះ​ខ្លាំង​ជាង​មុន។ ខ្ញុំ​បាន​ទាញ​យក Ipad រួច​ បើក​កម្ម​វិធី​វាស់​ការ​រំញោច​ស្បូន  ដើម្បី​អោយ​ដឹង​ថា តើ​វា​ឈឺ​ញ៉ាប់​ ឬ​រង្វើល។ ការ​វាស់​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា ការ​ឈឺ​ពោះ​កាន់​តែឈឺ​ញ៉ាប់​ទៅៗ ពេល​នោះ​ម៉ោង​ប្រហែល​ជា១២ថ្ងៃ​ទឹក​ភ្លោះ​ក៏​បាន​ហូរ​ច្រើន​ជាង​មុន នឹង​មាន​លាយ​ឈាម​ផង (នោះ​បង្ហាញថា ការ​ឈឺពោះនេះ​ជិត​ដល់​ការ​សំរាល​កូន​កៀក​ជាង​មុន​ហើយ។) យើង​ក៏​បាន​ហៅ​ជំនួយ​ការ​ពេទ្យ​មក។ ពេទ្យ​បាន​មក​ដល់ ហើយ​បាន​ផ្ដល់​យោបល់​ និង​លំហាត់​មួយ​ចំនួន​សំរាប់​ប្រពន្ធ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ ដើម្បី​កាត់​បន្ថយ​ការ​ឈឺ​ចាប់ រួច​ហើយ​ពេទ្យ​បាន​ប្រាប់​អោយ​ញ៉ាំ​អាហារ​ថ្ងៃ​ត្រង់​បន្តិច​សិន​ទៅ ដើម្បី​យក​កម្លាំង​​សំរាប់​សំរាល​កូន​ក្នុង​ពេល​បន្តិច​ទៀត​នេះ។ ខ្ញុំ​បាន​ជួយ​សំរួល​ដល់​ប្រពន្ធ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ដោយ​​ រៀបចំអាហារ​សំរាប់​គាត់ (អាហារ​ផ្ដល់​ដោយ​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ) ហើយ​បញ្ចុក​គាត់។ បន្តិចៗ​ម្ដងៗ​ គាត់​បើកមាត់​មួយ​ៗ​ហារ​មាត់ ទាំង​យក​ដៃ​អោប​ពោះ ដោយ​អាការះឈឺផ្អួលៗ។ ញ៉ាំ​បាន​តែ​២ទៅ៣ម៉ាត់​គាត់​ក៏​ឈប់​ថា​គ្មាន​អារម្មណ៍​ញាំ​ទេ ព្រោះ​ឈឺ​ពោះ​ណាស់ ខ្ញុំ​ក៏​បាន​អោយ​ទឹក​គាត់​ផឹក​បន្តិច​ហើយ​ក៏​រៀប​ចំសំរាប់​គាត់​ទៅ​កាន់​បន្ទប់​សំរាល។ ម៉ីង​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ទៅ ជាមួយ​គាត់ ចំណែក​ខ្ញុំ​ត្រូវ​នៅ​ញ៉ាំបាយ​បន្តិច​សិន រួច​ហើយ​ចាំ​ដូរ​គ្នា​ជាមួយ​នឹង​គាត់ម្ដង។

  Date: 5/12/2014  តើអ្នកណាជាអ្នកបង្កើតមនុស្សមក?  ប្រសិនបើយើងឆ្លើយថា ឱពុកមា្ដយបង្កើត យើងនោះវាមានបញ្ហាខ្លះ ដូចជា សំនួរសួរថា តើអ្នកណា ជាអ្នកបង្កើត ឱពុកមា្ដយ ដើមគេបង្អស់នោះ? ។ ម្យ៉ាងទៀត មានឱពុកមា្ដយខ្លះ ចង់បានកូននិងគេ តែឥតមានកូនទេ បើឱពុកមា្ដយ ចេះបង្កើតកូនមែននោះ គួរតែបង្កើតឱ្យបានគ្រប់គ្នា ចំណែកអ្នកខ្លះទៀត ឥតចង់បានកូនទេ តែកូនចេះ កើតមកបន្ដគ្នា បញ្ឈប់មិនបាន។ ម៉្យាងទៀតឱពុកមា្ដយ មិនចេះ ដាក់ដៃជើង, ភ្នែកច្រមុះ, ខួរក្បាល និងប្រព័ន្ធ សរសៃ បា្រសាទ បេះដូង សរសៃឈាម និងអវៈយវៈ ប្រទាក់គ្នា រវីមរវាម តែមានសណ្ដាប់ធ្នាប់យ៉ាងអស្ចារ្យ បើនិយាយពី ឱពុកម្ដាយវិញ គាត់មិនបានដឹងថា ខ្លួនធ្វើអ្វីទេ (បើអ្នកដែលជា ឱពុកម្ដាយ ទើបដឹង ការនេះ ពិតប្រាកដ)។ ដូច្នេះគឺព្រះទេ ជាអ្នកធ្វើឱយការ ទាំងអស់ នេះបានកើតឡើង ព្រះបង្កើតរបស់មក ឱយរបស់នោះ បង្កើត កូនចៅវា     បន្ដទៀត ទាំងមនុស្ស សត្វ ព្រមទាំង រុក្ខជាតិ ផងទាំងពួង យើងដឹងការ ទាំងអស់នេះបាន ដោយសារ ព្រះបន្ទូល នៅក្នុងព្រះគម្ពីរ របស់គ្រិស្ទាន។ ចំណេះចេះដឹង របស់មនុស្ស មានកម្រិត ទៅតាម ការខំប្រឹងរបស់ខ្លួន និងទៅតាមខួរ ដែលព្រះ បានកម្រិតឱយ។ បើមនុស្ស រៀនបើកឡាន នោះចេះតែបើកទេ បើមនុស្ស ចង់ចេះ ជួសជុលឡាន ត្រូវរៀន ពីសៀវភៅ ដែល ប្រាប់ពីគ្រឿង ម៉ាស៊ីន និងរបៀប វាទាក់ទងគ្នា និងដើរយ៉ាង ដូចម្ដេច? បើចង់ដឹងពីជីវិត ឱយច្បាស់ មនុស្សត្រូវតែរៀន បន្ថែម ដែលមានកត់ត្រាទុក ក្នុងព្រះគម្ពីរ ដោយព្រះដែល បានបង្កើតមនុស្សមក។ បើមនុស្ស មិនស្គាល់ជិវិតខ្លួន ឱយច្បាស់ទេ នោះមនុស្ស មានអាយុខ្លីណាស់ គឺយ៉ាងចើ្រនបាន ១២០ឆ្នាំប៉ុណ្ណោះដោយឥតប្រកែកបានទេ ដូចអ្នក ដែលចេះបើកបរ ឡាន តែមិនចេះ ជួសជុលដូច្នោះដែរ តែឡានខូចហើយ គឺធ្វើអ្វី ក៏មិនកើតដែរ សូម្បីតែ ចុះរុញវា ឱយទៅមុខបាន ក៏គ្មានន័យ អ្វីដែរ។ ការស្គាល់ព្រះ ដែលបង្កើតខ្លួន ជាការសំខាន់ជាងអ្វី ទាំងអស់ ក្នុងជីវិតមនុស្សម្នាក់ៗ។  កាលពីជាង៣០ឆ្នាំមុន ខ្ញុំបានច្រឡំថា ហេតុដូចម្ដចបានជាថា ព្រះយេស៊ូវជាព្រះ បើព្រះយេស៊ូកើតក្រោយព្រះពុទ្ធ ដល់ទៅ ជាង៥០០ឆ្នាំ ឯប៉ុណ្ណោះនោះ?។ តែតាមពិតព្រះ យេស៊ូវ មានតាំងពីមុន កំណើតផែនដីម្លេះ ព្រោះទ្រង់ហើយ ជាអ្នកបង្កើតផ្ទៃមេឃ ផែនដី និងរបស់ សព្វសារពើរលើផែនដីផង។ ទ្រង់បានយាងចុះ ពីស្កានសួគ៌ មកកើតលើផែនដី ក្នុងសម័យគ្រិសករាជ (កាលពី២០០០ឆ្នាំមុន)នេះ គឺដើម្បី ពន្យល់មនុស្ស ឱយបានយល់ពីនគរព្រះ បង្ហាញថា ទ្រង់ជាព្រះដ៏ពិត ព្រោះគ្រប់ ទាំងព្រះបន្ទូលទ្រង់ គឺពិតទាំងអស់, មួយទៀតគឺទ្រង់យាង មកដើម្បីសុគត ជំនួសបាបរបស់មនុស្ស ដែលនាំឱ្យស្លាប់ តែមនុស្សណា ដែលចង់រស់ នោះគឺត្រូវតែជឿ ដល់ព្រះយេស៊ូវ ព្រោះទ្រង់ ជាព្រះ ដែលបានសុគត ជួសមនុស្ស ឱ្យរួចពីបាប។ ប៉ុន្ដែមនុស្សគ្រប់គ្នាក៏នៅតែមាន សេរីភាពរបស់ខ្លួន ក្នុងការជ្រើសរើស ផ្លូវរបស់ខ្លួន ទៅអនាគតជាតិ ប៉ុន្ដែមានតែផ្លូវ របស់ព្រះទេ ដែលពិតប្រាកដ ព្រោះមានភ័ស្ដតាងត្រឹមត្រូវ ក្រៅពីនេះ គឺគ្រាន់តែជាយោបល់ របស់មនុស្ស ដើម្បីកំសាន្ដចិត្ដគ្នាប៉ុណ្ណោះ ព្រោះគ្មានភ័ស្ដតាងណាមួយបញ្ជាក់ឱ្យច្បាស់ទាល់តែសោះ។   មនុស្សគួរ តែស្វែងយល់ បន្ថែមអំពីព្រះ ដើម្បីឱយ បានយល់អំពីជីវិតរបស់ខ្លួនដែលមានតម្លៃហួសប្រមាណ ហើយដែលអាចរស់នៅ អស់កល្បជានិច្ចផង។ កុំជឿ លើការបង្រៀន របស់មនុស្សដូចគ្នាឡើយ ព្រោះគេមិនស្គាល់ ជីវិតមនុស្ស ដូចជាព្រះទេ ដែលទ្រង់ បានបង្កើតមនុស្សមក នោះឡើយ ព្រោះទ្រង់ ដឹងគ្រប់ទាំងសរសៃសក់ នៅលើក្បាល របស់ មនុស្សមា្នក់ៗ។ នៅក្នុងព្រះគម្ពីរ លោកុប្បត្ដ ១៖២៦ ទ្រង់​ក៏​មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល​ថា ចូរ​យើង​ធ្វើ​មនុស្សឲ្យ​ដូច​ជា​រូប​យើង ឲ្យ​មាន​ភាព​ដូច​យើង ហើយ​ឲ្យ​មាន​អំណាច​លើ​ត្រី​សមុទ្រ សត្វ​ហើរ​លើ​អាកាស និង​សត្វ​ជើង​៤​ដែល​នៅ​លើ​ផែនដី​ទាំង​មូល ព្រម​ទាំង​សត្វ​លូន​វារ​ដែល​វារ​នៅ​លើ​ផែនដី​ផង  យើងខ្ញុំនិងមានអំណរណាស់ ដើម្បីជួយពន្យល់ បងប្អូនអំពីព្រះ បើបងប្អូន មានសំនួរ  ព្រោះរឿងជីវិតនិងរឿងព្រះជារឿងអាថ៎កំបាំងណាស់។ សូមព្រះទ្រង់ប្រទានពរ... www.cambodiancc.org  

I have heard of Cambodian Christian in New Zealand, but have never met one in person.  Today I have found a church with some Cambodian members and I decided to write them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Bill and Rita, I have visited your website http://www.papbap.org.nz/cambodian.htm , and discovered that there are some Cambodians in your congregation.I really appreciate your church and give glory to God for reaching out to Cambodians in your community. We have started a Cambodian Christian community website a few year back and now is a social network. Many songs, sermons, bible readings, videos and so on are available online in Khmer.  Please inform our Cambodian Christian brothers and sister of this resource. God bless,Amra P.  Team leader of www.cambodianchristian.com 

 I somehow pray for everyone last night. Even though I don’t know everyone, I do pray for most of the members. All of us need the power of prayers.   I lifted this website and all the members to the Lord. I pray that God would use this social networking to build and encourage each others. I was thinking about young people who signed up and many more will come; they need positive encouragements.   I pray that more resources would be provided in here: Sermons, songs, video and so on… and help us get connected and get closer to God.  

We the believers are invited by God to serve and to lead. The moment we believe, God will allow us to serve according to our spiritual gifts. Each person could have more than one gift, and the ability to serve through those gifts can be translated as “the power to do”.  To serve effectively, we need to be managed by the fruit of the spirit, which is the power “to be”. Love, peace, patient, self-control and so on must weight heavily while we serve.  Without the fruit of the spirit, we will be distorted by the flesh; and often time we will boast if we succeed, and blame others or even bitter when we face failure.   Being committed Christians we generally serve sacrificially. Sacrificial giving is not just giving our talents, but must be committed to give financially.   As far as calling for ministry, we are called in three areas- 1) in our own culture 2) surrounding cultures 3) overseas or missionary.    Personally, God has worked with me and called me by placing a personal conviction and passion. There were challenges along the way, and often time I was inadequate in many ways. I learned that what God wanted from me is my humility and total surrender.  As I acted in response and serve, there were more challenges, temptations, and fear of failures and so on, have assaulted me from time to time. However, God’s provision of hope, peace and joy are far greater—his grace indeed is sufficient in time of need.   When God places burden on us and leaded us to certain ministries, there will be confirmations along the way. Usually, the deep needs will trigger our passion, and that passion is not just a feeling, but a compelling commitment that required some costs. When God compels me from an engineering school to a Bible school, I have paid a heavy price - left my long dream career and faced peers and relatives' criticism. . Like Moses left Egyptian court to live in a wilderness to equip with endurance, God has taught me faith and patient.  He further leaded me to a deeper trainings by allowing me to serve in Cambodia for a few short terms, during the post UNTAC.  God was preparing and leading me to a foundation that built around maturity and humility. God has opened my eyes while living among the poorest of poor; and I have learned to appreciate his blessings even more.    I am convinced that I am standing on the wining side, with the Lord Jesus Christ. 

  Khmer Bible Soft & worship songs from Visal are free for download.   I have tried the software. I am happening to have Limon fonts in all of my computers.   Here is my input.  The blog owners, Visal and Sam Oeun, though did not give reference about the Bible Soft, but give a great testimony. When you install the software, you will see visal’s email  in the contact. Visal is an educated person, and he is working with various Christian NGOs and organizations (There are more than 100 Christian NGOs in Cambodia). I will try to contact him and my Cambodia partner, just to learn more about him and the product.   Yes, the Software is legit, I heard of the development a while ago and they are developing for mobil phone as well.  A few Christian NGOs or missionary are working in that area.   We are blessed that they give out for free. I have people who asked me for such work on web base with searchable feature.  It could be done with Khmer Unicode and lemon or ABC fonts.   Now you could copy from that program to your Ms word or Publisher without typing the whole Bible.  This software used Limon font which is very popular in Cambodia. We in the States mostly used Khet Brother font ---Khet  is dying (developer no longer update his work). I hire a person to type all Hymn and Khmer holy songs into PowerPoint and only a few Cambodian leaders in Cambodia used them – they want it in Limon, rather Khet.   The Khmer Bible Soft used our old Khmer bible which is great—many people used it. Sompon Metrey Tmey translation gaining a good ground too in Cambodia. Bible society of Cambodia  have both versions available.   I wish the Khmer Soft have more concordance and other resources with that….but this is a great beginning. We praised God for such resources available for our Khmer community.  I applaus their work and praise God with them…Amen.   Try the worship songs....sound great and they are free to download.   Khmer Bibel Soft: http://visal-info.blogspot.com/2008/09/download_16.html   Free Limon font http://www.khmertutorials.com/download/page.asp?categoryid=1&category_name=Free%20Khmer%20Font         Limon Keyboard layout Key For Limon Fonts         Other resources:   Society for better book in Cambodia  Fonts and Keyboards  DictionariesTranslation Tools Software in Khmer  Khmer Spelling Checkers Sorters and Converters Khmer Software Initiative  Khmer Unicode  Khmer Email Application  Khmer Web Browser

Dear church leaders and friends,   Our annual family is coming in few weeks (July 30-August 2). Everyone is invited….   Please visit our website for full info.  http://www.cambodianchristian.com/familycamp/   The site has just recently updated….if you have visited the site before July 9, please refresh your browser when you get into the page.   Flyer info, registration form and direction are provided in the site.   Keep in mind that all pastors and missionaries are free from admission fee....bring your congregation. Great program and fellowship!   If you plan to come, please reply to this email so we could send you more info and update.     Bless, Amra Phou Coordinator

Arming for Armageddon. Great sermon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM6friMUjFw Make sure you watch all 4 series.  Gret lesson on end time.

How i know or how we know?I born and raise from a family religion.My parent go to Buddha temple some time not alway.i go with themto see all friend and play game.I did't know what going on. after we ate  we went home. we do like this some time a year.I get old enough go to school. 6 year in school that is all i back home to help my parent to work in rice field. 1970 I join Army Lon Nol we had successful first 3 year  we go fort the war has win all the time. but after that we fall down until 1975. I wound in my leg .My wound was health but still walk limb until now.My life in 3, 4year in miserable place. I almost die ,first they say i am  soldier,2 sickness, 3 steal food, 4 try to run away,but i can make it .i live their until Vietnam invade Cambodia.

How I know # 4   On the way, somehow, we feel that we are kind happy a little bit.  Suddenly, we saw the UN’s flag on the roof of a house that made from palm leaves. It has barb wire fence around it.  The truck went through the gate and past a security check point which is serviced by Thai army. The truck continues moving on to the middle of the camp, and then dropped all the people and drove away without informing us anything.   At this time we all put our carried belongs down sat down like other families. I look around I saw houses are being built. They look similar, and the only different is the sizes. I kept on looking around and I saw a flag with the Red Cross sign, then I noticed that it must be a hospital.  Around where we sit there are small gray bushes everywhere. It causes wondering and confusion at the same time.   Later small Jeep and a few trucks drove toward us. The big trucks are filled with blue tap and other truck with the bamboo.  When the Jeep stopped a white man get off, accompanied by a translator, making announcement. He spoke to us through a microphone loudly. He told us to form the groups. Each group must have 10 families. Then they give ticket to get the food and Supplies we need for immediate need. They are blanket, pot, plate, spoon and some food. Then they ask us to get the blue tap, bamboo and roofing supplies. We were told to build hut. They said, women take the light job and all the men need to take the heavy job.  Many men start to build huts. We start build a hut from the bamboo tree. That day we built every thing accepts the roof.  We can not finish because it getting dark. We just placed the blue tap on roof temporary for a night.   We stop and get all gathered to eat dinner that prepared by women. Now we go to sleep under blue roof and on the top of the grass.                Will continues next.

This  is too true to be funny  The  next time you hear a politician use the  word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about  whether you want the 'politicians' spending  YOUR  tax money.  A  billion is a difficult number to comprehend,  but one advertising agency did a good job of  putting that figure into some perspective in  one  of its releases.  A.  A billion seconds ago it was 1959.  B.  A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.  C.  A billion hours ago our ancestors were  living  in the Stone Age.  D.  A billion days ago no-one walked on the  earth .  E.  A  billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and  20  minutes, at the rate our government is spending  it.  While  this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New  Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division  Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the  Congress for $250  BILLION  to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does it  mean?  A.  Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of   New  Orleans  (every man, woman, child), you  each  get $516,528.  B.  Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in  New  Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.  C.  Or, if you are a family of four, your family  gets  $2,066,012.  Washington  , D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators  broken??     Accounts  Receivable Tax  Building  Permit Tax  CDL  License Tax  Cigarette  Tax  Corporate  Income Tax  Dog  License Tax  Federal  Income Tax  Federal  Unemployment Tax (FUTA)  Fishing  License Tax  Food  License Tax  Fuel  Perm it Tax  Gasoline  Tax  Hunting  License Tax  Inheritance  Tax  Inventory  Tax  IRS  Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),  IRS  Penalties (tax on top of tax),  Liquor  Tax,  Luxury  Tax,  Marriage  License Tax,  Medicare  Tax,  Property  Tax,  Real  Estate Tax,  Service  charge taxes,  Social  Security Tax,  Road  Usage Tax (Truckers),  Sales  Taxes, Recreational Vehicle Tax,  School  Tax,  State  Income Tax,  State  Unemployment Tax (SUTA),  Telephone  Federal Excise Tax,  Telephone  Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,  Telephone  Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,  Telephone  Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax,  Telephone  Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,  Telephone  State  and  Local Tax,  Telephone  Usage Charge Tax,  Utility  Tax,  Vehicle  License Registration Tax,  Vehicle  Sales Tax,  Watercraft  Registration Tax,  Well  Permit Tax,  Workers  Compensation Tax.  STILL  THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years  ago, and our nation  was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no  national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom  stayed home to raise the kids.

FYI,The Bible talks about the new temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem.  It now starts on our clock.  So if you doubt that the Jewish people would ever attempt something so audacious, some of you may need to know more, if you consider yourself as a Christ follower.  You need to know some Jewish people are ALREADY planning for it, working to make all the necessary preparations for the construction and operation of the 3rd Temple.We're the generation to soon see the appearing of Christ's return Inspirational news, Pery

Continue from Blind Man Asked for Help... Muhammad:  After Muhammad conquered Mecca, some of the remaining free people of Arabia joined together in an attempt to defeat him.  Leading on his white mule, Muhammad marched out against them with a huge army of 12,000 men.  However, the enemy made a suprise ambush against them in the morning twilight, and Muhammad's soldiers broke rank and fled in terror.  Muhammad withdrew to the right and shouted, "Where you going, men?  come to me.  I am God's apostle.  I am Muhammad the son of Abdullah."  A few stayed with him, but most kept running.  Muhammad asked a man with a "powerful voice" who was standing by to call out for the people.  One hundred fighters eventually came back to stand with him.  Ultimately the huge Muslim army defeated their enemy that day.  This is known as the Battle of Hunayn. The point is that Muhammad demanded that his followers protected him. Jesus:  While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived.  With him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people...Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.  With that, one of Jesus' companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest,"  Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.  Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?  But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?"...Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.  -Mathew 26:47, 50-54, 56

To the point of ponders:  Many people like to ask or wondering, "Is God watching us from a distance?  Or is He intimately involved in every detail of His creation...including your life?

Do not allow FEAR to hinder you from taking bold and dramatic action.  So, in what areas of your life have you allowed fear to master you? 1.  Do you fear of failure? 2.  Do you fear criticism? 3.  Do you fear other people? 4.  Do you fear something from your past? 5.  But wait!  Do you fear the future? 6.  Do you fear death? If anyone here fall into one or more category of fear, I can help overcome them by God's Word. God be with you.

Your destiny cannot control by your good merits and commas.  Self-reliance on good deeds will not control your destiny either.   Seize your destiny!  Make decisions that draw you closer to God, and remember to guard your thoughts.  Your every decision is built upon a thought.  Saint Paul writes, bring  "every thought into captivity to the obediences of Christ!"  (2 Cor. 10:5).  Sin doesn't begin with an action; it begins with a thought.   Adultery does not begin at a motel or any other places; it begins when your thoughts turn away from your marriage vow made before God. Murder does not begin when you squeeze the trigger; it begins when your thoughts of anger are not brought into obedience before God. Divorce does not begin in the judge's chambers; it begins when you entertain thoughts of how good life would be without your spouse. Theft does not begin when you break the window of the jewelry store; it begins when you first imagine how wonderful it would be to have what's not yours. Your Speech Impacts your Destiny! Your thoughts will become your words, and your words will take on powerful implications of their own.   Proverb 18:21 says,"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit."   Notice that there is no middle ground regarding the effects of your speech; your words will lead to either life or death!  Wounds inflicted by a sword will soon heal, but wounds inflicts by a toxic tongue cannot be mended apart from the healing power of God's forgiveness.   I once saw the teacher of an adult class gave this assignment to his students:  "Go to someone you love and tell them that you love them."  At the beginning of the next class, one of the students told the teacher he was angry at the assignment b/c he didn't feel that he could say these words to anyone.  He then said, But as I began driving home, my conscious started talking.  5 years ago, my wife and I had a vicious disagreement and never really resolved it.  We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at family and friend gatherings.  By the time I got home, I had convinced myself I was going to tell my wife I loved her.  Just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off of my chest.   At about 5:30 P.M., I was at my own home ringing the doorbell, and as luck would have it, my wife answered the door.  I didn't waste any time!  I took one step inside the door and said, 'Honey, I just rushed my way home to tell you that I'm sorry and I love you."   It was as if a transformation came over my wife.  Before my eyes, her face softened, the wrinkles seemed to disappear, and she began to cry.  We stretched out our arms and hugged each other.  The children came and saw it made them them wanting to dance over our toes   A bit later, she looked at me straight and said, 'I'm sorry too; I was too selfish at that time.'   With this forgiven speech, two days of that conversation, we changed destiny of our relationship.  God says, so long the unforgiven spirits have not healed, the Father in heaven will not forgive either.   Daily devotion... God bless.  

During the friendly discussion, one intellectual came to me and asked, Does reincarnation explain the existence of evil?  If I could phrase this question right into English from Khmer then of course we can elaborate more in their ethical views. How much do you know about the Eastern belief, and how much can they tell you the existence of evil in our world in best regard to reincarnation beliefs?  Just a thought...

The Three Parts of Deception in (Matt. 24: 3-5; & v 24), if you have read it.  In short,   Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition [the Antichrist]" (2 Cor. 2: 3 )   These verses confirm that deception will be the major problem of the last days.  Another major source of deception is self-deception.  The Bible says, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us (1 John 1: 8 ).   There are 3 elements in deception.  There is first the fundamental distrust of God and His leadership, authority and Word.  But God's Word is truth ( John 17: 17) and  He Himself is "the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14: 6).   The 2nd element of deception is rebelion.  Just like Jonah, you know what to do;  you simply won't do it.  The Bible says, "Therefore, do it, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him is sin" (James 4: 17).   The 3rd element of deception is the rejection of God's love. All cults are loveless.  Their enlightenment master never said, "I love you; I want to save you from eternal damnation."  They are harsh, dominating, mean-spirited, and critical of everyone except their own.  The Bible says, "Love does no harm to a neightbor" (Roman 13: 10) and "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love" (1 John 4:8 ).  Jesus said, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another" (John 13: 34).  A church without the love of God is nothing more than a loveless cult.   Deception offers that which is desirable in the beginning but destroys in the end.  Satan came to Adam and Eve in the Garden and asked, "Do you want to be like God?"  It was desirable in the beginning [A-Want-To-Be-Like] which caused our deception in the heart.   Why does God permit deception to remain on the earth from the beginning?  Every New Testament church has deception working in it.  Jesus prayed, "I do not pray that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil one" (John 17:15).   God allows deception to drive us to the Word that we may be "approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth" ) 2 Timothy 2: 15).  When heresies, false doctrine, or cults preach another gospel, those who are approved stand boldly and expose the deception.   BEWARE OF 9 TYPES DECEPTION 1:  Religious Deception.  Paul teaches, "Therefore let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths" (Col. 2: 16).  Fasting without godliness is an illustration of religious deception.  forbidding people to marry is religious deception.  Declaring people holy for keeping manmade rules of righteous is deception.  (see 1 Timothy 4: -5).   2:  Doctrinal Deception.  Doctrinal deception occurs when people leave the simple meaning of the Word of God.  An illustration of doctrinal deception is those who say, "We have no need of water baptism because the thief on the cross wasn't baptized."  My answer is, "Get yourself crucified and then we'll excuse you from water baptism.  In the meantime, get in the tank, lake or what have you!"  The Scripture doesn't say you need sprinkle of water either!   3:  Ethical Deception.  This is when Christians profess the lordship of Jesus Christ but cheat and lie in their daily routine lives or business dealings.   4.  Moral Deception.  Secular humanism is the cornerstone of moral deception.  It says, If it feels good, do it!"  But Scripture says, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God' (Matt. 4:4).  You don't break God's law; God's law breaks you!   5:  Intellectual Deception.  Intellectual deception is when an individual believes that his knowledge and opinions, formed by his intellect, are equal or superior to the teaching of the Word of God.  As he continues to plunge it through day after day, well, he allows someone else stands on his shoulder.   6:  Fanatical Deception.  Jesus taught, "The time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service" (John 16: 2).  The crusaders and leaders of the Spanish Inguisition are historical illustrations of fanatical deception.   7:  Mystical Deception.  Experiencing dreams, visions, voices, angels, or "a bright light" does not necessary mean you have had a visitation from an angel or Jesus Christ.  Paul says that "Satan himself transforms into an angel of light" (2 Cor. 11: 14).  Anything that inspires you to do anything contrary to the Word of God is demonic.   8:  Sexual Deception.  Sexual deception is the belief or philosophy that rejects the God ordained monogamous sexual relationship between a man and his wife as the only acceptable sexual relationship.   9:  Spiritual Deception.  When Christians become bored with the discipline of the Word of God and begin practices that are contrary to New Testament orthodoxy, this represents the genesis of spiritual deception.   Take heed that no one deceives you.  For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ;" and will deceive many.  Matt. 24: 4; 5