friends, please do pray for our mission trip okie :)

hi all!

matt and i are both excited and burning with the desire to do His work in Cambodia in just several hours time! it's our first mission trip, and also our first mission trip together...we pray that we'll be able to experience His love together as a team and as a couple, and most importantly, for His will to be done.

I would like to encourage all who read this to say a little prayer for us everyday while we're serving Him in Cambodia... :) here's a daily prayer calendar which you can follow:-

12 June
- Journey mercy to Phnom Penh
Flight No: 3K591
Departure Time: 07 05am
Terminal 1
- Dr Castro (missionary doctor who’ll be liaising with us) will be able to meet us at Phnom Penh and provide us with an insightful and enriching historical and cultural orientation. Pray that we will be sensitive and respectful to the culture there.
- Pray that we’ll be able to find and buy cheap drinkable water bottles, food necessities that we need and some logistics for our activities.
- Pray for team cooperation and bonding while finalizing the program preparation for the next day.
- Pray for the translators to be eloquent and able to translate English to Cambodian language accurately, in a way that the people can understand.
- Pray for good weather (not too hot and not wet) so we won’t feel so tired easily.

13 June
- Pray that we will be able to work cooperatively and effectively with the Cambodian doctors and attentiveness in listening to the doctors’ instructions carefully.
- Pray that God will heal the sick as we visit a medical clinic village near Phnom Penh Garbage Dump.
- Pray for courage, love and patience as we share the gospel to the people at Phnom Penh.
- Pray that God will open up and soften the hearts of the people.


14 June
- Journey mercy as we travel to Kampong Thom
- pray for energy as the team gets ready all the preparation work to reach out to the orphanages and schools.
- Even though language might be a barrier for us, pray that God’s message will still be able to transcend through and be understood by the Cambodians.
- Pray also for good adaptation and strength to live outside our comfort zone.


15 June
- Pray for the children at Kumro primary school to be interested and participate at the carnival.
- Pray for opportunities to reach out to these primary school kids.
- Pray for good weather
- Pray for the hearts of the people living at the orphanages to be softened.
- Pray that our team puts on the full armor of God as we reach out to these people of different age groups.


16 June
- Pray for the team to be able to connect with the secondary school kids at Chea Sim High School through the activities planned such as games and skits.
- Pray that God will prepare the people He has chosen to come hear the message during the Young People’s Fellowship at Solid Rock Baptist Church (evangelistic event) and also for hearts to be softened.
- Pray for the team to be constantly fixing our eyes on God amidst all the busy schedules.


17 June
- Pray that God will speak to us during the service at Solid Rock Baptist Church.
- Pray that the non-christians in our team (Li Lin, Hazel, Hui San, Angela) will not feel uneasy. Instead, they’ll be interested and willing to join the rest of the team for service and pray that God will open up their hearts.
- Pray for journey mercy to Kampong Thom

18 June
- Pray that we will shower love, patience and care to the villagers at the medical clinic.
- Pray that God will place His healing hands on these ill villagers.
- Pray for opportunities for us to speak to these villagers, in a manner that is loving, unthreatening and understandable.

19 June
- Journey mercy to Siem Reap
- Pray that the check in process will be smooth
- Pray for good adaptation at Siem Reap
- Pray for strength, perseverance and energy to get ready the preparation work for next day’s program.
- Pray also for good rest and God to rejuvenate us for the next day of ministry work.

20 June
- Pray for God to minister the hearts of the school children at Kown Muk Village and the people at the Village Medical Clinic at Manna Center.
- Pray that the school children will be interested and participative in the games.
- Pray for God to heal the people at the village medical clinic at Manna center.
- Pray for us to be sensitive to their needs, and spread God’s love to all these people.
- Pray for courage and patience to share God’s word to them

21 June
- Pray for good rest for all the team members as we enjoy a day of cultural orientation, where we get to explore the ruins of Angkor Wat Temples.
- Pray that it’ll be an enriching and insightful day.
- Pray that we’ll be able to learn something new about the Cambodian culture.

22 June
- Pray for journey mercy as we travel back to Singapore
Flight No: 3K596
Departure Time: 07 50am International Airport
Arrival Time: 11 10am at Singapore Airport Terminal 1
- Pray for us to have a good day of rest and recuperation of energy.

Also, please do pray for each team member to be healthy so we can all do greater works for God. Some of our team members have fallen sick during the past week; some have recovered while some have not. Pray that God will place His healing hands on those who’ve yet to recover and pray that those that have recovered will continue to take good care of their bodies.

Above all, do pray for the team to be bonded and united as one body in Christ at all times and also be mindful of each other’s personal and living habits and be sensitive to each other. Pray that throughout the whole trip, we’ll show love, care and concern unto one another just as how Jesus has loved us. Most importantly, do pray that each one of us will remain focused on God no matter how busy or tired we may be. Pray for us to be vigilant and wary of the evil one, and God to be our protector and provider of strength and comfort always.

Thank you for praying for us and the team :)

God bless you!

we'll be back on the 22nd! all excited to see how God is going to work! :)

keep praying, praying, praying :) :)

huggies.