The Seed Was Planted

In 2022, during a discipleship training school, we were asked to write out short, mid, and long-term goals. That’s when it came out: Cambodia. I didn’t even fully understand it at the time. It was just this quiet desire to go there and bring the Kingdom of God. I wrote it down as a long-term objective, not knowing if it would ever happen. But looking back, I believe it wasn’t just an idea, it was a seed God planted.

At that point, I wasn’t “in ministry.” I was just learning to follow. I had a desire to live a life that bore fruit, but I didn’t fully understand discipleship. I knew how to do, but I hadn’t yet learned how to be.

And yet, something stirred. One day, I even had this strange urge to walk into a Buddhist temple not to disrupt or argue, but to pray. I wanted people to see the power of the true God. Looking back, it might have been immature or even reckless, but it revealed something raw in me: a desire for God to be known where He’s not yet recognized.

 

The Dreams

On December 28, 2023, exactly a year after that school, I had a dream.

In the dream, I was on a plane, flying over what looked like a volcanic island, lush and covered in vegetation, with red roofs scattered beneath the canopy. It was all from a first-person view. Simple, but I woke up with a strong sense: this was a piece of the puzzle. I didn’t know where it was yet, but I knew it meant something.

A week later, I had another dream.

This time I was in a small convenience store in a foreign country. The people around me had tan skin, dark hair, they reminded me of Filipinos or Latinos. Everything in the store was kept in little baskets behind glass. I went to the cashier, and I had this strong impression: You’ll need five to seven thousand dollars. But oddly, I felt peace, like the provision was already there.

Outside, the street was dirt. There were kids playing, maybe 10 or 12 years old. And then, something about a white car. I needed to find it, or go get it. I didn’t know what it meant at the time. Just that it was connected.

At first, I thought it might be South America. I had no idea these two dreams would come full circle a year later.

 

The Pin

Fast forward to December 2024. I was looking at a world map showing where Christians were active. I’d often glance at Cambodia hoping to see some new activity. And for the first time, I saw a pin.

We reached out to the person behind it. He responded.

And as we talked, he told me something that shook me, a verse that was heavy on his heart:

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35)

That same verse had been echoing in me for months.

So I told him my dream: the mountains, the green, the red roofs.

And he said, “I live in that region.” Jungle. Farmland. Hills.

I asked him: Do you have a white car?

He laughed and showed me a picture: a white pickup truck.

Then I asked him to send me a pin on Google Maps. And when I looked, near that location was a little convenience store. I found a photo of it and there were the baskets behind glass, just like in the dream.

It was all there. One dream. One week. One year. One pin. Too many details to ignore. God wasn’t whispering anymore, He was showing us where to go.

 

The Yes, and the Preparation

We’re not afraid. Actually, we’re excited. When God makes His will known, something in our hearts comes alive. Sure, doubt and fear sometimes try to creep in. But He keeps confirming the path, over and over again, through small signs and quiet encouragements.

The biggest challenge hasn’t been spiritual, it’s been practical. Finances. Flights. Provision for the road ahead.

Right now, we’re preparing in every way we can:

• Learning the Khmer language
• Involving our children in the journey
• Attending a Khmer church in our region
• And building this store, a small step of obedience that might open the door to greater freedom

We’re aiming for fall. But we want God’s timing, not just our own. That matters more than anything.

 

Why Cambodia

Because God gave it to us.

He prepared us for it, and entrusted it to us. It’s not about geography, it’s about obedience. Cambodia is the mission field He chose for us.

This journey didn’t come out of ambition, it came out of brokenness. We’ve walked through pits, had our character reshaped, been humbled, and found His heart again and again. This is personal. This is sacred. It’s not our plan, it’s His.

Our heart is to bring God’s love. To reunite people with the One true God. To live in small communities where real discipleship happens, like in Acts, where people care for each other and are known by their love.

We want to see families restored. Purpose given. Chains broken.

We’ve learned that there is a spiritual need, a deep one, to be reconnected with the Creator. But there’s also very real physical need. We carry both in our hearts.

In Cambodia, people are being crushed by micro-debts, losing everything over small loans of $2,000. Young people are growing up without direction, without purpose. Just recently, we heard of a 16-year-old boy who ended his life because he had nothing to live for.

We want to walk into those places, not with answers, but with love. With the Spirit of God. With presence.

 

What Comes Next

We don’t know every detail. But we know this: He’s leading. And we’re going.

This isn’t a project. This isn’t a platform. This is our family’s yes to God and our hearts are wide open.

Thank you for reading this far.
Thank you for caring.
Thank you for walking with us.

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