Church in Cambodia

I'm currently in port in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. One of my fellow officers mentioned he had found a Cambodia church online, and was interested in attending a service. It sounded really interesting to me, and E've been missing attending a church, so I joined him. It was quite an adventure. First, we aren’t allowed to take taxis, so we had to walk to the church. We had some rough directions that we printed off the website (http://www.c3sihanoukville.com/), but they weren’t very clear. We ended up walking for almost 3 miles before we finally found it! I should not have worn flip flops. . . The service was nice; it was a very similar set up to Life Chapel (our church in Japan) – the pastor preached in English (he’s Australian) and then it was translated into Khmer. He spoke on money, and being wise with what’s been given to you. It was a good message, but the real incredible thing about the night was when we talked with him and some other Australians after the service. The church was started a couple years ago by the Australian couple: Ben and Cherie. They initially came to Cambodia several years ago and ministered directly to the villages in the area; not by starting a church, but living with them and building up a program to help children get jobs picking up trash, so they don’t get kidnapped and sold into sex slavery. I am amazed that they just picked up and moved out here, living in the villages with the locals. They even have two small children! That’s so scary! They had so many cool stories of God providing for them, and some of the congregation shared testimonies of miracles that God had done in their lives. The pastor was really likeable – he confessed that he initially didn’t want to go be a pastor (his wife really felt like God was calling them to South East Asia), but God worked to change his heart. He was really high energy – I guess he loves to skydive and snowboard and do extreme sports. Apparently the church has a location in Tokyo as well! Ben is actually coming to Tokyo in a couple months to speak. If you want to read more about what Ben and Cherie are doing in Cambodia, this is their website: https://www.benandcherie.com/