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Support her ministry here!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

by Debra Crook<\/p>\n

SEEING HIM IN 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are already a few weeks into the new year and I\u2019m sure it will pass as quickly as the last one. Over the holidays a friend shared a few scriptures with me to meditate on along with the statement, \u201cThat yes, the real reason and cause for this most MIRACULOUS SEASON of the year, is that you might SEE HIM!\u201d Several days I just kept repeating it. Yes, Christmas reminded me HE CAME; an angel proclaimed a savior was born, shepherds saw him, wise men sought him, and God finally came to dwell among us. Jesus lived a short span of time but as he prayed to his Father he could say, \u2018I brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.\u201d Yes, that I might SEE HIM.<\/p>\n

THEY CAME TO SEE<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the last part of 2016, Cambodia hosted a TEAMS outreach, consisting of medical clinics along with children\u2019s ministry. We were privileged to be accommodated in a community where a pioneering church has started. As permits were being acquired, the village chief became their greatest advocate. He secured a local school for us to use, chairs for the people, a tent, and most of all, a big welcome. Our missionary there, Sammy Lamanilao, had named him \u201cthe man of peace\u201d and after two days, I certainly agreed. He saw to it that both days were orderly and everyone was served.<\/p>\n

Even if I had been a part of other medical outreaches in this country, something was different about this community. A unique thing was taking place. A man carried in a former Buddhist monk who had not walked for three years to one table and his wife was seated at another. After they had concluded the medical aspect of his treatment, they asked if he would like prayer… he quickly said yes. They asked us from the next table to join them. As we began to pray one nurse took his hands and he stood. He began walking slowly, one lap, two laps, three laps; around the table and chairs. On the last lap he began to smile; his wife said she hadn\u2019t seen him smile like that for a long time. Yes, he accepted the Lord and a little while later we were able to pray with his wife. As the day progressed, people came and said they had heard the news of the old man walking and \u201ccame to SEE.\u201d That day numerous elderly people accepted the Lord; Jesus was SEEN through His faithful children.<\/p>\n

HONORING MY FRIEND<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sammy and Merlen Lamanilao, dedicated Filipino missionaries, went to Cambodia in 1999. They were from a different island of the Philippians, so I only came to know them through frequent visits during their first years in Phnom Penh. We soon became like family. I would bring food that they were homesick for, and they began introducing me to their favorite street foods. Every visit new things were happening. They served as the father and mother to the young people who were rejected by their families when they became Christians. They became the go-betweens for engagements, weddings, births; life blossomed in the Khmer. The church was established, disciples made, new churches planted, and a ministry headquarters established.<\/p>\n

Sammy and Merlen were in the Philippines during the first part of December for his father\u2019s 25th church anniversary. While here, he was hospitalized and moved from a provincial hospital to Davao City. He wasn\u2019t improving and transferred to another hospital; that\u2019s when he asked if Russell Board and I would come. It\u2019s Monday morning in ICU, and I\u2019m just standing beside his bed. He could hardly speak and what does he ask, \u201cDid you have your coffee?\u201d Typical Sammy. He was always concerned about everyone else and everyone who met him, loved him.<\/p>\n

On December 15th, we had to say goodbye to God\u2019s faithful servant and son. As I have shared about Cambodia in numerous newsletters through the years, I also needed to honor Sammy. This is an excerpt I found from a 2002 newsletter: \u201cPastor Sammy has had people come to the church to see what Jesus Christ looks like. One child told her relative she would like to go to church again because she wants to see Jesus Christ there. I’ll be honest with you, we did laugh with Sammy.\u00a0 He shared how awkward it was to be referred to as Jesus Christ. ‘This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.’ (1 John 3:16) I am thankful for the sacrifice they are making to share this message with the Cambodians.” As I sat looking at Sammy and Merlen, I can also say, “I saw Jesus in Phnom Penh.” Fourteen years later… yes, Sammy lived for a short span of time, 47 years, but as he prayed I believe he could say to his Father, “I brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.”<\/p>\n

Please continue to pray for his wife Merlen and daughter Kezia. All the attributes I mentioned of Sammy\u2019s love for Cambodia are reflected in Merlen\u2019s life too. She is an outstanding missionary and will need our prayers and support in this transition. You may send financial support to their account with World Missions Ministries: Samuel Lamanilao Account #24301S.<\/p>\n

As I close, thank you for being a strong arm for me to lean on as we continue in our service to Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Durante los d\u00edas de fiesta de un amigo comparti\u00f3 algunas escrituras conmigo a meditar sobre junto con la declaraci\u00f3n: "Eso s\u00ed, la verdadera raz\u00f3n y el motivo de esta temporada m\u00e1s milagroso del a\u00f1o, es que es posible que VERLO!" Varios d\u00edas segu\u00ed repetirlo. S\u00ed, me record\u00f3 de Navidad VINO; un \u00e1ngel proclam\u00f3 un salvador naci\u00f3, pastores lo vieron, los magos le buscaron, y finalmente Dios vino a habitar entre nosotros. Jes\u00fas vivi\u00f3 un corto espacio de tiempo, pero cuando oraba a su Padre que pudiera decir, 'Yo te trajo gloria en la tierra al terminar la obra que me diste que hiciese. "S\u00ed, que yo podr\u00eda verlo. Llegaron a ver<\/strong> durante la \u00faltima parte de 2016, Camboya organiz\u00f3 un alcance EQUIPOS, que consiste en cl\u00ednicas m\u00e9dicas, junto con el ministerio de ni\u00f1os. Tuvimos el privilegio de ser alojados en una comunidad donde ha comenzado una iglesia pionera. Como se lo permite que se adquiera, el jefe del pueblo se convirti\u00f3 en su m\u00e1ximo exponente. Se asegur\u00f3 una escuela local para que pudi\u00e9ramos utilizar, sillas para la gente, una tienda de campa\u00f1a, y sobre todo, una gran bienvenida. Nuestra misi\u00f3n all\u00ed, Sammy Lamanilao, le hab\u00eda llamado "el hombre de la paz" y despu\u00e9s de dos d\u00edas, ciertamente acordado. \u00c9l se encarg\u00f3 de que los dos d\u00edas eran ordenada y todo el mundo estaba servido. Incluso si hubiera sido parte de otros alcances m\u00e9dicos en este pa\u00eds, hab\u00eda algo diferente en esta comunidad. Una cosa \u00fanica se llevaba a cabo. Un hombre a bordo de un antiguo monje budista que no hab\u00edan caminado durante tres a\u00f1os a una mesa y su mujer estaba sentada a otra. Despu\u00e9s de haber concluido el aspecto m\u00e9dico de su tratamiento, le preguntaron si le gustar\u00eda la oraci\u00f3n ... \u00e9l dijo que s\u00ed r\u00e1pidamente. Nos preguntaron desde la mesa de al lado para unirse a ellos. Cuando comenzamos a orar una enfermera le tom\u00f3 las manos y se puso de pie. Empez\u00f3 a caminar lentamente, una vuelta, dos vueltas, tres vueltas; alrededor de la mesa y sillas. En la \u00faltima vuelta, empez\u00f3 a sonre\u00edr; su esposa dijo que no lo hab\u00eda visto sonre\u00edr as\u00ed durante mucho tiempo. S\u00ed, acept\u00f3 al Se\u00f1or y un poco m\u00e1s tarde que eran capaces de orar con su esposa. A medida que avanzaba el d\u00eda, la gente vino y dijeron que hab\u00edan o\u00eddo la noticia de que el viejo caminar y "vino a ver." Ese d\u00eda numerosas personas de edad avanzada aceptaron al Se\u00f1or; Jes\u00fas fue visto a trav\u00e9s de sus hijos fieles. HOMENAJE A MI AMIGO<\/strong> Sammy y Merlen Lamanilao, misioneros filipinos dedicados, fui a Camboya en 1999. Eran de una isla diferente de los filipenses, por lo que s\u00f3lo llegu\u00e9 a conocer a trav\u00e9s de visitas frecuentes durante sus primeros a\u00f1os en Phnom Penh. pronto nos convertimos como de la familia. Me volver\u00eda a llevar la comida que eran nostalgia de, y comenzaron presentarme a sus comidas favoritas de la calle. Cada visita nuevas cosas estaban sucediendo. Sirvieron como el padre y la madre de los j\u00f3venes que fueron rechazados por sus familias cuando se convirtieron en cristianos. Se convirtieron en los intermediarios para compromisos, bodas, nacimientos; la vida floreci\u00f3 en el Khmer. se estableci\u00f3 la iglesia, los disc\u00edpulos hechos, nuevas iglesias plantadas, y una sede del Ministerio estableci\u00f3. Sammy y Merlen estaban en las Filipinas durante la primera parte de diciembre por 25 aniversario de la iglesia de su padre. Mientras que aqu\u00ed, fue hospitalizado y se traslad\u00f3 de un hospital provincial de la ciudad de Davao. \u00c9l no estaba mejorando y trasladado a otro hospital; fue entonces cuando se le pregunt\u00f3 si la Junta Russell y me vendr\u00edan. Es lunes por la ma\u00f1ana en la UCI, y yo s\u00f3lo estoy de pie junto a su cama. Apenas pod\u00eda hablar y lo que hace que preguntar: "\u00bfTuvo su caf\u00e9?" Sammy t\u00edpica. Siempre estaba preocupado por todo el mundo y todos los que se encontr\u00f3 con \u00e9l, lo quer\u00eda. El 15 de diciembre, tuvimos que decir adi\u00f3s al fiel servidor y el hijo de Dios. Como he compartido sobre Camboya en numerosos boletines de noticias a trav\u00e9s de los a\u00f1os, tambi\u00e9n ten\u00eda que cumplir con Sammy. Este es un extracto que encontr\u00e9 de un bolet\u00edn de noticias 2002: "Pastor Sammy ha tenido la gente viene a la iglesia para ver lo que Jesucristo se parece. Un ni\u00f1o le dijo a su pariente que le gustar\u00eda ir a la iglesia otra vez porque ella quiere ver a Jesucristo all\u00ed. Voy a ser honesto con usted, nos hizo re\u00edr con Sammy. Comparti\u00f3 lo inc\u00f3modo que era a ser conocido como Jesucristo. 'Esta es la forma en que conocemos el amor: en que \u00e9l puso su vida por nosotros. Y nosotros debemos dar la vida por nuestros hermanos '. (1 Juan 3:16) Estoy agradecido por el sacrificio que est\u00e1n haciendo para compartir este mensaje con los camboyanos. "Mientras estaba sentado mirando a Sammy y Merlen, tambi\u00e9n puedo decir:" Vi a Jes\u00fas en Phnom Penh ". Catorce a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s ... s\u00ed, Sammy vivi\u00f3 por un corto espacio de tiempo, 47 a\u00f1os, pero cuando oraba yo creo que pudiera decir a su padre, "te he tra\u00eddo la gloria en la tierra al terminar la obra que me diste que hiciese." por favor, continuar orando por su esposa Merlen e hija Kezia. Todos los atributos que he mencionado de amor de Sammy como Camboya se reflejan en la vida de Merlen tambi\u00e9n. Ella es un misionero excepcional y tendr\u00e1 que nuestras oraciones y apoyo en esta transici\u00f3n. es posible enviar apoyo financiero a su cuenta con el Ministerio de Misiones Mundiales:. Samuel cuenta Lamanilao # 24301S al concluir, gracias por ser un brazo fuerte para m\u00ed que apoyarse a medida que continuamos en nuestro servicio a \u00c9l.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/Crook-Main.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-mw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}