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to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love (Ephesians 4:1516, NASB95). is not always easy. You can be deeply wounded by others, be frustrated with the direction the church is going, have personality conflicts, feel underfed and underappreciated, or just be plain tired-out. The Church, and each local expression, is full of problems because it is full of sinners like me and you. But in the infinite wisdom of God, the local church is an essential part of what it means to be a follower of Christ. With all of the problems, it is Gods design for our good, and for the good of all believers, to the glory of His name. for us to become more directly involved in Shalom Phnom Penh (Khmer church), being a part of the monthly family Bible study fellowship, spurring one another on towards Christcentered families Praise God, our familys current monthly and day-to-day needs have been met! Thank you for your application of faithful financial support! Also, thanks to Gods Word. I your generous gifts, we are well on our way also meet weekly to being able to purchase a van. We are still seeking to raise additional support for for a mens Bible translation staff and projects. No gift is too study, where we small. study and discuss

But speaking the truth in love, we are

Being a part of a local church

It has been exciting

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what it means to be men of God. This past month I also had the opportu Pray for the upcoming short-term team from Masters college that our team will nity to preach in Khmer be hosting both for effectiveness and growth in Christ for the first time since Pray for our ongoing translation our return, which was a projects, that more funds would be provided for additional translation staff stretching, and humbling and for additional projects experience, as well as Praise that Cambodian elections went smoothly encouraging to be used Continue to pray for the two new small of God in this way. It was groups we are co-leading at our local Cambodian church also a joy to be involved in the Shalom pastors training in May, teaching on Bible study methods. the service time for our English-speaking church, Shalom Phnom Penh Tmey, has changed to the afternoon, which has allowed us to reconnect with the international community as well as provide more outlets for service and growth. I will be overseeing Sunday school for the younger children, as well as preaching and being involved in the worship team as needed.

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to host them. We ask for your prayersthat the Lord would use the time to stretch, grow, and bless the students. Because He lives, Ava and Paton

This month, a team from the Masters College will be serving here for five weeks, and we are excited

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Translation Projects
We have four current translation projects as well as a number of books we would like to translate in the future. Our current projects include, a re-edit of Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper, the Design for Discipleship series by the Navigators, True Discipleship by William MacDonald, and authoring a Biblical Greek Grammar for Khmer. You can help us cover our on-going costs through your gift. Also, here is a list of possible future projects and their estimated translation cost if you desire to sponsor one of these books: Confessions by Saint Augustine (est. $5,000) Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon (est. $5,000) Knowing God by J. I. Packer (est. $3,500) Attributes of God by Arthur Pink (est. $2,500) Foxes Book of Martyrs by John Foxe (est. $5,000) Lectures on Galatians by Martin Luther (est. $3,500) Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin (est. $10,000) A Simple Way to Pray by Martin Luther (est. $1,500) On the Incarnation by Athanasius (est. $2,000) The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter (est. $3,500) The Pursuit of God by A W Tozer (est. $5,000) Basic Christianity by John Stott (est. $3,500)
(Account 79048) You also can support these projects by joining our Cause, Adopt a Book: Providing Biblical Resources for the Cambodian Church at Causes.com

Printing Projects
We currently have needs to raise additional funds to print some of our current translation projects. We are currently working on the eight book Design for Discipleship series by the Navigators, and True Discipleship by William MacDonald and need additional funds for printing. Would you be willing to partner with us in this way? Total printing costs: $10,000
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Vehicle Fund
Because of your gracious gifts, we are well on our way to being able to purchase a vehicle. You can give additional funds by calling the ACTION International office at 425-775-4800 to setup a donation for fund 45603G for the Wells family.

Staff Salaries
We currently have four Cambodian staff members who work on our translation projects. You can be a part of supplying the support needed to support them, as well as enable us to hire additional staff so that we can increase our project output and see more Christian resources translated into Khmer to the glory of God. Current Need: $2000 per month
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