10 Years To Transform A City1/7/2017 When the team and I left Kona Hawaii last year to pioneer a new ministry in the city of Poipet Cambodia I wasn’t entirely aware of what God had in store. I couldn’t have anticipated the bonding that would take place between our team as we grasped out in faith towards the vision we felt in our hearts. I didn’t fore see the depth and quality of relationships we’d establish with key leaders of education and business in the city. I also couldn’t have imagined the size of the vision and of the love He would place in my heart personally for the city.
I’ve found that God will not require commitment before placing an adequate amount of love in your heart for something. However I’ve also found that once the commitment comes the love increases. As I get ready to commit myself fully to the work ahead of me the words He spoke to me about making a 10 year commitment don’t seem all that daunting. I know that God has a plan for the city of Poipet and I want to join Him in seeing that plan become a reality. I believe that God wants the young people in that city to have access to quality, affordable, education and the opportunity to pursue it. I believe that God wants the families there to make a living that will allow them the basics of shelter, food, clean water, and access to the gospel. I believe that God wants the people of Poipet to know who He is and the love that He has for them. I also believe that God wants to use our Ywam team to make these dreams a reality. We have a home now to do all of this from, we have short term YWAM teams committed to coming regularly to help serve this vision, we have staff of educators, business consultants, IT professionals, Hospitality Directors, Administrators, Media & Graphics people, and we have Jesus holding us all together. We have bicycles, motos, and are purchasing a van to get us where we need to be. All of this God has given to us to fulfill the vision He has for our lives and our city. So with all this in my mind my heart is full of excitement for what lies ahead. Someday when I’m old I want to sit in a park at the center of our city that wasn’t there when I began and see children and parents enjoying the life that God has given them. I want to see hope in their eyes as they look forward to spreading the love that came because Jesus loved them, died for them, and put His love and vision in the hearts of young people to change a city and the commitment to carry it out. Thank you for partnering with us to see this vision become a reality and the city of Poipet Cambodia change in every sphere of society by the power of the gospel. I love you guys and am amazed at how many people have come around us to help and serve where they can. The givers give, the goers go, the doers do and the body of Christ becomes the vessel of compassion and change it’s meant to be in the world. Together we will make the name of Jesus Glorious to the ends of the earth.
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AuthorMy name's Uriah Lyford and I'm a volunteer with YWAM. My dream is to see the spiritual solution of a restored relationship with God through Jesus be made available to every person on earth. I do this through the mentoring and training of young people to build and become the Church Jesus died for. Archives
June 2018
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