Greg and his family are preparing to spend the fall in Missouri to work on Sinuon’s residency and Greg’s fundraising skills. The children will be able to attend school for the semester and Sinuon hopes to get a temporary job to help with finances. The goal is to return after the first of the year.

Crossing Cambodia’s lease is up in February and since they did so much to improve the property, the landlord is keeping his options open, not renewing their lease at this time. This is disruptive to the mission and Greg hopes to eventually have a permanent residence (thus the need for fundraising). It will be difficult to make ends meet in the U.S., but Greg is hoping for some charitable donations to ease the financial burden. Please pray that the pandemic does not usurp their plans and they can accomplish their goals while stateside. Please pray for the remaining workers in Cambodia who will be looking after the mission work while Greg and family are gone.

They have still not opened the schools in Cambodia, but with the tablets and computers on hand, they are able to progress in their studies.  Please pray for all the staff, who help continue the mission for the street kids of Cambodia.

Some exciting changes are happening for the Roegner’s as they arrive in Israel on September 1!  Bob has been asked to serve as interim pastor for Immanuel Church Lutheran – Tel Aviv Yafo. He will continue to do his outreach and will use Immanuel Church as a platform for that outreach. Kristi will resume her Deacon work, focusing mostly on women’s outreach through ESL (English as a second Language) classes.  

In July, Bob wrote that the financial support that SOTH gives them makes such a difference in the lives of people that do not yet know of their messiah. He described one man, Leo, who was drawn to Immanuel through the music of the pipe organ and traveled to churches in western Europe and noted the beautiful hymns and music that were central to the Christian Faith. Well, Leo has now come to believe in Christ as his Savior and was recently baptized at Immanuel. He continues to be an active member of the church and is so grateful that work continues to outreach to the non-believers.

A note about COVID-19 and its effects in the developing nations that Christian World Outreach serves. Our support for the last quarter has been directed specifically to the country of Haiti.  According to Chris Yoder of CWO, Haiti has been severely affected by the pandemic and they had to suspend their daily feeding of the children via a food line. However, the donation we send will be used to “package” food baskets for the children’s families. They are so grateful for the needed meals and it helps to alleviate the worry of getting enough to eat. Please continue to pray for the people of Haiti.