CAMBODIA: From Killing Fields To Harvest Fields

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🗓️ 3 December 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Under the brutal control of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia became known for the killing fields where more than a million people were executed. But today, the country is a field ripe for gospel harvest!

Garth and Caroline Gustafson, who lead the work of Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in Cambodia, see seeds being planted and gospel workers sent out to impact generations to come. From the mid 1960s to early 2000s, Cambodia experienced war and political turmoil, the legacy of which still impacts its people. But God is changing a country that was known for killing to be known for His life-giving power, and now for training and sending out workers to restricted nations all over southeast Asia—nations where Christian persecution is common.

Garth and Caroline serve in a YWAM training center in Cambodia focused on training local leaders to serve in their own country and into surrounding nations. Listen to hear about their work, and about how God is opening doors to impact people around them—even Buddhist monks.

Garth and Caroline will also describe how God led them to serve full time with YWAM and how they train gospel workers who may face persecution for their witness. Garth tells the story of a close friend’s time in jail for his Christian faith—and the surprising reason for his release!

They will help listeners pray for Cambodia and describe how it boosts their faith to hear the stories of persecuted Christians and their faithfulness to Jesus.

You can connect with Garth and Caroline and with YWAM online.

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0:00.0	In Galatians 6.9, the Apostle Paul tells us,
0:02.7	Let us not grow weary of doing good for in due season we will reap if we do not give up.
0:09.6	Ministering to women in Cambodia, Caroline Gustafson, is sometimes tempted to grow weary,
0:15.9	but she doesn't give up. She believes there is a great harvest coming.
0:20.9	Of course, there's been days when I want to throw in the towel and say, I'm done. However, I
0:25.5	I've just seen too much miracles happen in our years in Cambodia and why would I not be investing
0:33.0	my life, discipling Cambodian women because there's this window of opportunity that the gospel has
0:38.9	to change the lives of my people and if we're not intentional as a body of Christ and we can
0:44.2	completely miss that window and so that's for me why on those hard days or moments or weeks
0:50.9	where I'm yeah, I have to continue to remind myself that.
0:56.1	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world
1:01.8	would hate them. He sent them out as sheep among wolves. Jesus' words came true in the life of
1:07.7	the Apostles and they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:12.9	Join host Todd Nettletons. We hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:17.8	Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. Welcome again to The Voice of the Martyrs
1:22.5	Radio. My name is Todd Nettletons. We are in the studio today in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with
1:27.2	Garth and Caroline Gustafson. They are the leader of Y-Wam's work in Cambodia, Y-Wam,
1:33.3	as our longtime listeners know youth with a mission. One of our strategic partners here at Voice
1:39.1	of the Martyrs Garth and Caroline, welcome to Voice of the Martyrs Radio. Thanks so much, Todd.
1:44.0	It's such a privilege to be with you. As I talk with people who are in
1:47.3	mission service, I like to start at the beginning. How did God grab a hold of you with this idea?
1:54.4	I don't want you to stay in America. I want you to go to Cambodia. I want you to go across the ocean.
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