God Answers Prayer!!!

Indeed! God answers prayer in His timing, in His way for His purpose.


Early morning of August 5, Thursday last week, i sent out emails to several friends who have visited Cambodia ministries before, purposely to raise $1000 for the upcoming first pastors' wives retreat. I haven't receive any reply to my emails but it took only four days and this event is fully funded! During those four days, i have been praying. I admit that while i was praying and waiting i was tempted to doubt if it will be funded! For once, it came to my mind, what if no one will give? Well, then i just have to give my family's one month support and then I may have to make cakes, cookies, brownies and others and go sell house-to-house in the neighborhood just so i can fund this. As soon as i said that to myself, i went back to prayer and focus my thoughts to God. I always knew that this is what God wanted me to do with the women (i will be posting my reflection later as to how i arrived to creating this event) . From then on i resisted the temptation to focus on praying for those people whom i have emailed to give but rather just focus on my trust and confidence on the Lord. His Words in Philippians 4:6-7 was very encouraging to me. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." I have been filled with joy and peace with my daily walk with the Lord and forgot depending on those people i have emailed. To my surprise, on Sunday morning, while Greg picked up the teams fro Rochester New York, Greg called my phone and said "it looks like you have enough funds for your women thing." With a smile, i said, "What?!" he couldn't explain more but i knew what he meant. I tell you i was very happy and was praising and giving thanks to my faithful God! I knew that the team would give me some because they mention that they have raised more for their team and because there was a balance from the expenses of the counseling seminar they did with the pastors. But I was expecting for only $150-$200, which would be a huge help. After the morning service, the team leader, Janell Nov, talk to me and explain that they have saved so much and that they are able to fully fund the retreat. I couldn't thank her enough and just hug her for i do not know what else to say.
God keeps on surprising me and teaching me lessons so that i will focus my eyes on Him and depend on Him so that i may grow more matured and be more useful! Ministering to the pastors wives can be a very huge responsibility and accountability, God is preparing me and equipping me in every way possible so that i can be an instrument of growth to the national pastors wives.
I am grateful to the Lord for all of my friends and prayer partners out there who never gave up praying because i cannot do this alone.
Thanks to Bro. Phalkun, Janell and Naomi, Dr. Kerri, Sokna and Julia. I cannot thank you enough but I am praying for all of you that God will also meet your certain needs as you are back ministering in the US. "Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you." 2 Corinthians 9:13-14
To those who have been praying and waiting for any kinds of requests and petitions, know that God answers prayer in His timing, in His way for His purpose. "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him" (1 John 5:14-15).

Lastly, i would like to solicit your prayers that this will be a spiritual formation, refreshing, relaxing, and empowering event for the pastors' wives, a turning point to be a strong and effective partners in the ministry. Please pray for Virginia, Tiffany and myself as we are preparing our lessons and sermons to share to these women. Pray that we will be ready mentally, physically, emotionally, but above all spiritually.