Expressing our worship and praise to God freely through speech, song, instruments, dance and any other way is not Pentecostal. It is not Charismatic. It is not even Baptist. It is Biblical! Thank God the worship wars are over.
You may wonder what happened to Sovan and Sokal. Obviously, I know this story and and they are my friends so they must not be slaves anymore. They had no choice but to stay on the work site.
Sovan and Sokal are two young men in their mid-twenties. Both are married and have small children. They eat what they grow and each day is a struggle to survive for themselves, much less their families. One day a rich looking businessman comes into their village. He said he is recruiting workers for a company in Thailand.
This weekend I had to counsel two men who were caught in sexual immorality. It is one of those moments that I dread being in a leadership role. So many people were hurt by these two guys sins. Families were hurt, parents embarrassed, friends hurt and in both case, destinies are shattered, and huge webs of deception had been put up by the perpetrators trying to cover their sins.
I have had an issue burning on my heart for a long time. Honestly, I have fought mentioning it, because I know that once I open this can of worm my life will be different. The issue is slavery. If you read this your life might be different too. Bopha is a slave I met on a flight from Cambodia to Malaysia.
To really see Cambodia changed we need people who are called of God and willing to commit their lives here. To gain the trust of the people requires times. To build relationships requires time. To learn a language requires time. To develop key strategies requires time. To have influence, first requires time. All around the world, the gospel is losing ground. Yet the number of mission trips has exploded exponentially. The missing ingredient to see transformation is time!