Monday, July 21, 2008

Svay Pak - Pastor Lap?




There are some kids who stand out in their kindness and their leadership skills. Over the past few days we have observed Lap and one thing that stands out about him is his thoughtfulness and the way he looks after the other kids. One morning when he arrived he took the initiative to arrange the slippers of all the kids so that they lined up properly. Most of the kids would tossed their slippers aside but not Lap. He has a very sweet and gentle spirit and each day we see him listening to the bible stories. He is the one who lines up the kids for us when we are playing games. Other times he is helping the little ones as seen in this photo. One day he and a few boys led my teammate Genie to the Catholic church which is down the street in Svay Pak and showed her a statute of Jesus. He wanted his photo taken with that statue.
Following that, the Lord spoke to Genie about some of the boys who had displayed leadership tendicies. As Genie and I were praying one night for the boys and particularly ones that we had connected with him, the Spirit seem to give an impression to me to pray for Lap as the Pastor of Rahab House. Since that day as we watched him, he seemed to exhibit those shepherding qualities. We don't know what the future is for these kids in Svay Pak but God knows and we have felt the need to pray into what we see. For Lap, we see the attributes of a servant heart, a tender spirit and leadership qualities.

1 comment:

Sarah said...

oh Lisa, I've just read the last few posts, and it is so moving to hear what you are doing and what God is doing in your midst. as I sit up here in Toronto, looking over the bank towers where you work, I'm amazed to hear how you enjoy cleaning up that fish sauce. like the Lord of the universe stooping to was the diciples feet. you are following in your heavenly husband's footsteps :)
I like what you had to say about being determined not to be intimidated. perfect love casts out all fear.