Latest News - August 14th, 2007
Lewis Lines Online
Ralph & Kim Lewis Serving in Cambodia
Planting Indigenous Tribal Churches Where Christ Is NOT Known
Dear Faithfully Praying Friends and Family,
We just wanted to send out a short note providing an update on how we’re doing and to, also, thank you for your prayers concerning our health and recovery. We were really sick with what we can only surmise as being viral meningitis. It started as we said our goodbyes to the visiting team from California and as we tried to recuperate in Phnom Penh we just weren’t getting any better. So we decided to try and make it home and recuperate there. We were all so wiped out that not a one of us could walk out to the house and instead endured the ‘shame’ of riding out in an oxcart.
We just wanted to send out a short note providing an update on how we’re doing and to, also, thank you for your prayers concerning our health and recovery. We were really sick with what we can only surmise as being viral meningitis. It started as we said our goodbyes to the visiting team from California and as we tried to recuperate in Phnom Penh we just weren’t getting any better. So we decided to try and make it home and recuperate there. We were all so wiped out that not a one of us could walk out to the house and instead endured the ‘shame’ of riding out in an oxcart.
We finally decided to see if IVs would work; Cody started first and we were quite surprised with his almost immediate recovery. I followed Cody but required two bags of IV ‘stuff’ and then Kim went for the same regimen and within a day or so we were feeling so much better. It was still another several days before we had our strength back but it sure felt good to be well. Thanks so much for your prayers for a speedy recovery and thanks, too, for your ongoing prayers both for continued health and for the Lord’s protection.
Many of you may remember the incredible amounts of water we had last year and how, at the close of the rainy season, we had to use motorized canoes to get to town. Well, it’s happened again but a full two months ahead of last years floods. The amount of water is incredible and is actually higher than anyone can remember and with another month or so of rainy season left it is cause for quite a bit of concern. The other day I headed out with a couple of Kui neighbors and we went to see how close the water was from actually flooding our villages. We zigzagged our way across the rice-paddy dikes and within a kilometer saw the flooded rice fields. After walking another 300 or so meters we were in a meter or more of water and saw numerous rice fields completely flooded. Even with the loss of several fields our Kui neighbors are feeling extremely fortunate because many other villages have been flooded with the residents having to flee to higher ground and ‘camp’ out. We feel really isolated and cut off but in reality we are just fine. We have phone numbers for a couple motorized canoe operators and our area isn’t under water. There have been several sightings of crocodiles (with all the water they’re free to come up from the large lake that makes up much of central Cambodia) and that’s been cause for concern among our villagers but until they actually catch one or I see one we’ll just ‘pretend’ that they’re rumors and nothing more. Yikes! The second picture below is of our canoe crossing over where our bridge should bee. That’s about 22 ft of water – wow!
Many of you may remember the incredible amounts of water we had last year and how, at the close of the rainy season, we had to use motorized canoes to get to town. Well, it’s happened again but a full two months ahead of last years floods. The amount of water is incredible and is actually higher than anyone can remember and with another month or so of rainy season left it is cause for quite a bit of concern. The other day I headed out with a couple of Kui neighbors and we went to see how close the water was from actually flooding our villages. We zigzagged our way across the rice-paddy dikes and within a kilometer saw the flooded rice fields. After walking another 300 or so meters we were in a meter or more of water and saw numerous rice fields completely flooded. Even with the loss of several fields our Kui neighbors are feeling extremely fortunate because many other villages have been flooded with the residents having to flee to higher ground and ‘camp’ out. We feel really isolated and cut off but in reality we are just fine. We have phone numbers for a couple motorized canoe operators and our area isn’t under water. There have been several sightings of crocodiles (with all the water they’re free to come up from the large lake that makes up much of central Cambodia) and that’s been cause for concern among our villagers but until they actually catch one or I see one we’ll just ‘pretend’ that they’re rumors and nothing more. Yikes! The second picture below is of our canoe crossing over where our bridge should bee. That’s about 22 ft of water – wow!
Once again, we want to thank all of you for your prayers, for your emails of concern and encouragement and for partnering with us in this work to see the Kui reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Lots of love,
Ralph Kim Cody Jordan Hailey Austin Colton and Logan
Lots of love,
Ralph Kim Cody Jordan Hailey Austin Colton and Logan