On September 17 of last year, a five-year-old boy named Sasha came to us. His mother had struggled with addiction since her youth. His grandparents tried to help her: they moved, sent her to rehabilitation centers, but it was all in vain. When she became pregnant, the family welcomed her and hoped the birth of her son would change her life. However, she was unable to care for the child.
Soon she disappeared with Sasha, hiding from the police. When Sasha was 9 months old, they were found in a village. He was severely malnourished and weak. His grandparents took custody of him. But his grandmother’s health began to decline. Recently, with a heavy heart, she gave up custody, guided by common sense. Through tears, she said goodbye to her grandson.
At the shelter, Sasha began working with our specialists. Now, nearly six months later, his developmental delays and speech difficulties are almost behind him. In fact, nearly all the children who come to the shelter have developmental delays or are completely unprepared for school. That’s why we carry out daily and focused work for their development.
You can support the work of our specialists by donating to help children like Sasha. Even a small amount like \$20 can make a significant difference.
April began with the festive opening of a preschool in the village of Asas, at the Promise Land Church. As we’ve mentioned before, our vision for the near future is for every one of our daughter churches to have both an adult school and a preschool. In 2025, thanks to your support, we were able to open preschools in the villages of Asas, Obura, and Mamarai. In the photo, you can see our preschoolers in Asas and their classroom — inside and out.
The Lord used a team from the First Ukrainian Baptist Church of Seattle and the Korean Community in Texas to fully fund the construction of the church building and preschool in the village of Obura. For the village of Asas, no sponsors could be found, but the local residents got involved and did their best to build classrooms using available materials — bamboo and a thatched roof. They are currently working on constructing an additional classroom because the existing ones can’t accommodate all the children.
If the Lord is stirring your heart to help with this project, please let us know. The preschool is a tremendous blessing for the village!
When I look at the children, the parents, and all the pain and despair they go through, I am once again convinced that we need each other. We speak to them about hope and faith, and they remind us to examine our values and priorities.
We visited three orphanages, a hospice, and a children’s oncology unit. What brings me joy is that the children wait for us, and most importantly, they understand that our relationships will continue even after they leave these institutions. One boy, Roma, wants to be adopted, and there are people willing to take him in — but he has two brothers with him, and they can’t be separated. Please pray that God would resolve this situation.
There is good news: we now regularly hold a small group for the parents of hospitalized children. Before, we simply provided meals and helped as best we could. But now, they themselves are ready for serious conversations and discussions about faith in God and the Church. Their number is growing, and seven moms have already attended our women’s gatherings.
I also want to ask for prayer for a girl named Kristina who has leukemia. She was going to be sent for a bone marrow transplant, but her condition is unstable, and doctors are afraid she may not survive the journey. Please pray for her family! They are also in need of financial support, as the treatment requires additional resources.
Once I met a woman named Anur. She told me her story: “I didn’t understand,” she said, “why, despite having everything, I felt such dissatisfaction, even melancholy…” She came across a book about Christ, and God began to speak to her. She repented. Later, her husband did too. They became fervent Christians and boldly shared about Christ with others. Soon, other believers began to gather around them — a small, living ministry was born. Unfortunately, this fervor did not last long.
One by one, people began to fall away. Crisis came. God began to convict Anur and her husband of how they conducted their business. They decided not to participate in dishonest dealings. Since then, their financial situation deteriorated. Her husband became disillusioned, and prayer faded. Anur also began to drift away from God. She started seeking answers in numerology, horoscopes, psychology, but found no peace.
Now, we often talk and pray together with Anur. I see how God is touching her heart again. She admits that she needs God more than ever before. But she also honestly says that she does not want to completely give up her previous interests. Her heart is at a crossroads, but I believe — the Lord will not abandon her. I earnestly ask you to continue praying for me!
We have been periodically serving in Laos since 2018, visiting the country and sowing the Word through printed materials, evangelism, food distribution, and helping with the construction of a house of prayer. We pray and present our desires before Him — that in this poor country, there would be a team of evangelists.
This time, it was very difficult for us to enter the country. Previously, we even entered by mopeds and served, but the laws are constantly changing, and this time we barely made it in on foot. Throughout it all, the Lord was with us.
Since everything had been arranged and planned, a local brother met us at the appointed place. We bought groceries for 40 people — leprosy patients — and traveled another 40 kilometers off-road. The village road was just dust, and for some reason, they were even sweeping it. The poor, sick people were already waiting for us. Before distributing the food, we shared the Gospel, prayed, sang a song, and handed out the food. Everyone was very grateful.
We also gave two flannelgraph sets to those responsible for children’s ministry in the church. The next day, we visited a church we are helping to build. We prayed, blessed them, and then began our 700-kilometer journey back home to Vietnam.
Thank you for supporting ministry in Southeast Asia. May the Lord bless you abundantly.
Cambodia is a country of abandoned children. Children live with their grandmothers, in Buddhist monasteries, or even on the streets. Many organizations, seeing this trend, began opening shelters. Most of the children eventually become Christians.
Currently, we have 20 Khmer children living with us full-time, and another 2 children come during the day. In total, we care for 22 children entirely, and an additional 8 children come to eat with us three times a day.
This year, we began organizing a church on the grounds of our shelter. Right now, 11 people attend Sunday services — mostly neighbors and children from our shelter. Many villagers are afraid to come for several reasons. Some say Christianity is a “white man’s religion,” and that “we already have Buddhism.”
People who start attending often face misunderstanding from their relatives and neighbors. They are considered traitors of the ancestral faith! Devout Buddhists believe that converting to Christianity is like transferring from university back to second grade of elementary school.
Only the power of the Holy Spirit can change this mindset, so please pray for the growth of our church in this village.
