Longdi: Lost among the Bikes

Of course there are cars, but the principal mode of transportation for the Cambodians is the motordups (motorcycles). It’s as if everyone has got one, including school children. Everywhere you turn is a sea of bikes, especially at shopping malls, school parking lots and markets.

So on the eve of my departure from Phnom Penh, I was excited when my new friend, Longdi, offered to take me on his motordup to some places I’ve not visited in the capital, especially the city/central market.

We visited some shops, window-shopping and had a good lunch together. On coming out to pick our two-wheeler, even longdi couldn’t identify ours, not to talk of myself. You could see a look of bewilderment on his face.

More than Bike . . .

But longdi is more than bike. He is actually a man with a good heart. He runs a dormitory with the assistance of a Singaporean church in phnom penh for poor university students from the provinces. And he does this free of charge to those students. But with the rising cost of living he needs more help to continue to render this service.

The church only helps in paying for the monthly rental but the feeding and other utilities are borne by him and the students, and the latter being so poor are seriously limited in their contribution.

According to him, it costs about US $540 to feed the twenty-seven students in a month. Water, gas and electricity take up another $256 every month. These figures are like the mighty Goliath before them. In a country that is being ravaged by the tide of poverty sweeping across the land, the only way for those students to beat this wave is a good education.

Longdi needs help. Those students need our help. I was with them for four nights teaching them the word of God during my last trip. They are hungry for God. Through housing them, he has been able to get all of them converted. And he wants to do more for God.

You can contact him on +855 92 797 289, +855 11 807 004 or by email: longdi04@yahoo.com

By the way, we later found our bike. We had parked at another side of the building. Apparently we didn’t leave through the door we’d entered.

Victory Over the Devil

It was a joy to share with the brethren from the book of Rev. 12:7-11 with emphasis on verse 11. Our victory over the devil is hanged on the blood of Jesus. It was the blood that delivered us from the dominion of the devil and set us free from all his activities.

Hence by lifting up the banner of the blood of Jesus anytime the devil comes calling, we are proclaiming the victory that Jesus gave us over him. It is like saying, "Hey devil, you have no right to do this. I'm no longer your stooge. By the blood of Jesus, I'm free from your dominion"

And you don't even stop at that, you slam him with a proclamation of the truth. The good news Bible says "They won the victory over the devil by the blood of the lamb, and by the truth they proclaim." By proclaiming the truth of the word of God. you put a final end to its move in your life. And you do this standing strong without any fear of death or whatever you think the devil may do. They bible says they had no fear of death.

That is how to secure the victory over the devil. As a christian, you cannot live with a closed mouth. The victory is in your mouth.