This month our team is focusing on on finding and sharing about unsung heroes in Cambodia. This post is part of an 11-blog series about our efforts.
Today's post is written by Tina Chiang.
Sam Raguingan.
It’s not that the words he speaks are different from the ones I’ve heard from pulpits and podcasts. It’s that the weight of his words is amplified because of what he’s saying with his life.
An English School with 1200 students that was converted from a brothel 10 years ago
A girls' home and orphanage with 26 girls
A school to teach the Word
15 Outreaches to villages
A wife and 3 kids
When those who sent him to Cambodia stopped supporting him, Papa did not abandon him. When the call on his life was bigger than he could deal with, Papa expanded him. In dark hours and in the face of real threats he held on and waited for Papa to come through. And now he has memories of the faithfulness of Papa that still brings tears to his eyes.
He confesses that he gets tired, that there is much work, but not many workers, yet the message continues to expand. Last year’s English camp had 300 students, this year it was 550. People become believers, mature into disciples and start to hear the call to leadership, so he began a school to specifically teach the Word. Enrollment increased, so he built another building. He’s not currently funded or sponsored by an organization, but somehow Papa continues to provide.
As we’ve gone around town we’ve found that people know him. He’s touched so many lives over 10 years he can’t recognize them all anymore. He’s sat with everyone from the governor to poor villagers.
Looking at his life you can see someone who acts justly, loves mercy, and walks humbly before Papa. A man whose life tells the story of a good Papa, who does not give up in the fight to restore His people and draw them to Himself.
