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CAMBODIA: ‘I’M GLAD             through the evangelism of YWAM        If a woman, born in a slum, now      North  America  for  box  office
              I WAS BORN IN A SLUM’            Thailand’s Slum Ministries.           declares she is grateful that she    sales,  promoting  it  to  law
          “I’m glad I was born in a slum.”     She  was  given  a  scholarship,      was  born  there,  if  she  can  see   enforcement  communities,  and
          When  Suchada  Nantavong  skills and a way to make a small                 God’s  good  in  what  the  world    leading  to  20  follow-up  Bible
          speaks  the  claim,  her  smile      income through the Mercy Minis-       dismisses as bad, what continued     Studies.
          stretches  from  ear  to  ear  -  and   tries  of  Project  L.I.F.E.’s  Child   transformation does God have in   In  the  Philippines  the  response
          those  around  her  are  shocked.    Sponsorship Program and Hope          store for the lives of many more     was even better. “We showed the
          She continues, “Because of this,     Cards.                                like her?                            film to about 4 000 officers and
          God has given me understanding       After  being  so  blessed,  she  [Source:  Suchada  Nantavong,  saw nearly 1 000 come forward to
          to be able to work in the slums in   decided it was time to give back.     YWAM,  Joel  News  International     receive  Christ  as  Lord  and
          Phnom Penh.”                         God sparked a burden in her heart     813].                                Saviour in response to the film,”
          Most people who are in slums are     for the slums in Phnom Penh. She                                           reports  Rob  Carter  of  Jaron
          desperate to get out, and Nanta-     went to join YWAM Phnom Penh             PHILIPPINES: FILM LEADS           Ministries, a discipleship minis-
          vong was one who succeeded in        as a full-time volunteer with a one-   POLICE OFFICERS TO CHRIST           try to Christian law enforcement
          doing  just  that.  However,  she    way ticket and $67 in her pocket.     “Courageous”,  a  movie  about  a    officers. Local churches are now
          chose to go back. This time with     Now  she  is  addressing  basic       police officer who commits his life   providing follow-up care to these
          Jesus’  Heart,  Hands  and  Love.    health-care needs and helping to      to  Christ  and  to  being  a  better   new  believers.  There  are  also
          She  pours  His  love  out  in  the   hold church services for between     father, following the sudden death   plans to take the movie to every
          biggest slum in Phnom Penh, the      100-120 people (made up mostly        of  his  daughter,  had  a  large    law  enforcement  headquarters
          capital of Cambodia.                 of  children)  each  week.  When      impact on men across the United      and show it to their Department.
          The story began when Suchada         their vehicle arrives the children    States.                              [Source: Rob Carter, Jaron Minis-
          was about 11 years old and her       run  exclaiming,  “Jesus  is  here!   In  six  weeks’  time  the  movie    tries,  Joel  News  International
          family  first  heard  of  Jesus  Jesus is here!”                           ended  up  being  No.  1  in  all  of   812].
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