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Oct Highlights – Africa

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VIDEO- NOT WILLING TO PAY BRIBES:

Click the photo below to watch an excerpt of my recent conversation with the US Embassy about the Madlang-awa criminal offenses and the corrupt Cambodian police.

Those who are loyal to the Lord do not pay police bribes. Living in a society that normalizes that particular sin is not a valid excuse.

I will not pay bribes.

“… Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

I am approved by the Lord because I do what He commands me to do, even when it requires losing what is very important to me.

I do not follow people. I take orders only from the Lord. My loyalty is to Him.

“And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.” Matthew 10:38

Are you worthy?

AFRICA:

This month, the Lord led to Kenya.

Milestone: I have preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and now Africa… every continent on earth, except Antarctica!

PRAISE THE LORD!

In Kenya, I preached that true success in Christ is the path of Job. Prove loyalty.

Deny yourself. Stand against “them” (i.e. everyone) and be willing to lose career, money, power, respect, friends and family.

Then, after loyalty only to the Lord has been proven, trust Him to restore double what Satan has stolen (Job 42:10).

Are you seeking approval from “them” or from the Lord?

“… If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10

The Masai tribe honor a “Creator God” through superstitions. However, they reject the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who reject the Son have rejected the Father (John 14:6; 1 John 2:22-23).

These Masai tribesmen listened diligently, were respectful and took correction well.

Islam rejects the Deity of Christ, as well as His death, burial and resurrection.

The Muslim man pictured below showed much respect for my role as Pastor and asked many questions about Biblical Christianity.

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'” Mark 16:15

PRAISE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

Sept Highlights – Justice in the Lord’s Time

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As evidenced in the photos below… Convicted pedophile “William Van Leer” (born William “Will” Johnson) and his brother Jeremiah Johnson (of Luxe Voyage Asia) both teach children at Independent Baptist Church of Siem Reap (IBCSR) under Joel Madlang-awa (Madlangawa).

បុរស​ម្នាក់​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​ពី​បទ​រំលោភ​បំពាន​ផ្លូវ​ភេទ​លើ​កុមារ និង​ប្អូន​ប្រុស​របស់​គាត់​បង្រៀន​កុមារ​នៅ​ព្រះវិហារ Joel Madlang-awa។

Will Johnson (aka William Van Leer)
Will’s Brother Jeremiah Johnson

Apostates Joel and Jong Madlang-awa (pictured below) are both known for having inappropriate sexual relationships with their students.

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7

From the U.S. to Cambodia, time and time again, the Lord has brought judgment on the spiritually proud who falsely accuse me. They are doing so to hide their own sin.

I will tolerate the disrespect no longer. Call me Pastor.

August Highlights – Tremendous Progress

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Calling Corrupt Police to Repentance:

My German friend’s phone was stolen. Cambodian police told him they wouldn’t help him unless he paid every police officer $10 each. There were 10 of them. He paid $100, and suddenly his phone appeared.

Most people just pay the bribe. I have refused to pay bribes.

That is why corrupt police stand against me. I have suffered to remain faithful to the Lord.

Recently I called another pack of policemen to repentance for trying to scam me. Click below to watch a video excerpt.

My authority to correct those walking in abominations comes from the Lord Jesus Christ, who has authority over all.

Call me Pastor.

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7

New Castaway Baptist Location:

It’s been a long month. But much progress has been made… Praise the Lord!

A whole lot of lighting was added to brighten up the place, empower Bible reading, etc. Much better. Photos don’t do it justice.

Just a few more “before & after” examples…

“One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.” Psalm 27:4

PRAISE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

July Highlights – The Lord Leads UP

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Over the years, I have become somewhat of an expert in the art of, “Never Give Up!”

From PNC Bank to an unfaithful wife to scammers to corrupt pastors and corrupt police, I have chosen the Lord over everyone and everything.

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10

The Lord blesses the bold. He called me to Cambodia to train up disciples to be as bold in standing for Christ against the world as I have been.

That having been said, the Lord has provided a new location for Castaway Baptist Church. Praise the Lord!

A few miles away, this location is much nicer than the previous location.

“Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.” Psalm 141:10

Lots of work has gone into the selection and now the preparation…

Thailand recently bombed Cambodia. We are about 85 miles away from the nearest border.

I am not scared. The Lord has protected me during many bombing raids in this spiritual war. He is certainly able to do the same in a physical war.

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.” Psalm 20:7-8

PRAISE THE LORD!

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June Highlights – Ministry in the USA & Beyond

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In June, I was back home in the USA to celebrate Dad & Mom’s golden wedding anniversary. Praise the Lord for 50 years!

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24

As always, the Lord provided opportunities to stand for Him along the way.

Example #1 – Jewish Man in NYC: At the airport a Jewish man was advising passers-by that we should keep the law.

The Jews are God’s chosen people (Gen 12:1-3). They rejected Jesus as Messiah and continue to try to keep the Old Covenant (John 1:11).

God’s Word guarantees that those who rejected the Son of God have rejected God.

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'” John 14:6

I told him the Messiah already came – the Lord Jesus Christ.

And because all human beings are morally and spiritually bankrupt (Rom 3:10; 3:23), the only way we can keep the law is to repent, put our faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Rom 6:23; John 3:16). Praise the Lord!

“Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” Galatians 3:24

“I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” Luke 13:3

Example #2 – Witnessed Along the Way: The Lord provided opportunities to fellowship with pastors and minister in a variety of places along the way.

Example #3 – Muslims in Dubai: The Iraqi Muslim man in the above photo received the gospel without rebuttal.

But… On an airport layover in the Middle East (Dubai), I offered to share my chocolate with Muslims sitting next to me.

A young man from their group sharply advised me, “Stay away from my family.”

I told him he was very disrespectful and glared at him until he turned away.

The only thing I figure could have provoked him to attack was my NYPD neck rest.

“…yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.” John 16:2

The Lord led me to do all of the above. My fellow pastors / missionaries would have tried to stop me from doing much of it.

That devotional you’ve been reading was written to sell copies. It seeks to please people, not the Lord. Toss it in the trash. Follow the Lord, not your buddies at church.

“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.” Mark 8:35

Back in Cambodia… War between Cambodia and Thailand seems increasingly possible. Land border crossings have been closed, trade limited, etc.

In addition to ongoing border disputes, Thailand has accused Cambodia of serving as a center for transnational crime operations (scamming).

“Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.” Romans 12:19

PRAISE THE LORD!

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May Highlights – The Lion of Judah

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See the below CCTV video evidence that youth, sent by Joel Madlang-awa, stole money directly from the offering plate at Castaway Baptist Church.

This month, the Lord led to continue preaching the gospel from the door of the church into the community.

One day, Pastor Joel Madlang-awa (Madlangawa) of nearby Independent Baptist Church of Siem Reap (IBCSR) came over, threatened and sexually propositioned me. I’m not kidding.

See the below CCTV video evidence that Joel Madlang-awa sexually propositioned me (Pastor) WHILE I was preaching at my own church, Castaway Baptist.

Local Kok Chak Police do the bidding of whoever bribes. They are thoroughly corrupt. They are not willing to lift a finger unless bribed.

A police “liaison” sitting next to a uniformed officer (so that I can’t say the police said it) offered for $200 to plant drugs at Madlang-awa’s house and then have him arrested under false pretenses. I rejected the offer.

Pastors Joel and Jong Madlangawa and their cohorts led the police over to Castaway Baptist Church to stop me from preaching. See the below CCTV video evidence.

The uniformed officer in the video threatened to arrest me. I told him to GO AHEAD!

Per eyewitness testimony and the below CCTV video evidence, “Keo Sakbunsin,” a guy who does Madlang-awa’s dirty work, later stole church signage from the front of Castaway Baptist…

Ultimately, we were given no choice but to close the church.

The above CCTV evidence was sent to Kok Chak Police and Immigration Police. Neither were willing to investigate. Bad police scam people for bribes. Good police investigate crimes and provide justice!

Kok Chak Police and Immigration Police disrespected and mocked me to my face. They do nothing unless a bribe is given. Below are Joel Madlang-awa’s paid staff:

ម៉ៅ ភីរត្ន័​ L9 | Chan Sokunny B55 ចាន់ សុគន្នី បេ ៥៥

Thang Phou ថង ភូ Kok Chak 79X | Long Socheat 79B

Ouk | Chantha ចន្ថា | Keo Sakbunsin

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ephesians 5:11

April Highlights – Stand Up for Jesus!

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Scamming and Police Corruption are common in third world countries such as Cambodia. The policemen pictured below operate a variety of scams to steal from Christians. They discriminate against and mock faithful Christians:

ម៉ៅ ភីរត្ន័​ L9 | Chan Sokunny B55 ចាន់ សុគន្នី បេ ៥៥

Thang Phou ថង ភូ Kok Chak 79X | Long Sochea

Preaching the gospel is the purpose of the church. Those who stand with Christ against the world and Satan’s religions will suffer persecution. Some who stand with the world appear to be doing well. They are fakes.

Independent Baptist Church of Siem Reap (IBCSR) sits on the same street as Castaway Baptist in a predominantly Buddhist village. IBCSR hides out behind an English school. There is no cross or church signage.

Rebekah told me years ago that, in the wake of Joel and his son Jong Madlang-awa’s respective adultery scandals, Pastor Joel and Jong Madlang-awa (Madlangawa) had bribed police and people in order to control outcomes and retain power.

The corruption that Rebekah described is so absurd that it was difficult for me to believe… until recently.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits…” Matthew 7:15-16

Chan Jib is one of our youth who pretended to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ in order to scam. He received much.

Other youth caught mocking the Lord Jesus Christ confessed that they received bribes via Chan Jib to scam Castaway Baptist.

Only very degenerate people steal from the Lord God Almighty.

“But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God…” 1 Peter 4:15-17

The Lord led to preach the gospel in front of the church. CLICK BELOW for video (Khmer language):

PRAISE THE LORD!

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'” Mark 16:15

Apostate Preacher Jong Madlang-awa of Independent Baptist Church of Siem Reap (IBCSR) came, stood with unbelievers and tried to stop me from peaching the gospel message.

Neither of those fakes (sissies) are willing to stand for Christ. So they run programs to please people and keep money coming in from American churches that is used to run their criminal activities.

Chan Jib and his mother refused to accept correction from me. She shouted blasphemy against the Lord Jesus Christ.

We went to the police together. There, Chan Jib admitted that he is an unbeliever.

Policemen Thang Phou (ថង ភូ Kok Chak 79X), Long Socheat (79B) and Immigration Officer Chan Sokunny B55 (ចាន់ សុគន្នី បេ ៥៥) mocked me to my face. This is how they provoke bribes. I told them they should be ashamed of themselves.

Chan Sokunny B55 (ចាន់ សុគន្នី បេ ៥៥) openly discriminated against me for being Christian in the Kok Chak Police Station. He said that Cambodians are Buddhists and advised me to stop preaching the gospel.

I told them that I gave my life FULLY to the Lord. I follow ONLY the Lord Jesus Christ.

I told them that worshipping idols is sin, that lying, deceiving and scamming are sins.

The police tried to hide sin. They need to investigate, ‘Who led Chan Jib to scam?’

Who else around here is receiving money from the crooked Pastors Madlang-awa?

Provide justice.

March Highlights – Earthquake

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I walked the streets of Bangkok last week, warning prostitutes of coming judgment – ‘…The Lord will return to judge… Must repent, and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ!’

Out of the blue, an American man confronted me, shouting in my face, ‘What you just did was wrong! You should go back there and apologize to those women! You are a horrible human! You are a horrible human!! …’

He was shouting himself into a frenzy. It seemed inevitable that he would throw a punch. If so, I knew the Lord would be pleased with me for suffering for Him.

I replied, ‘I’m accountable to the Lord Jesus Christ and to Him alone. I am not here to please you. Do you understand that?’

“If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.” 1 Peter 4:14

Two days after the Lord led me out of Bangkok (i.e. Sodom), the earthquake hit. I didn’t look back, but my wife did (spiritually speaking).

“Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.” Luke 17:32-33

Job lost all he had but remained faithful to the Lord through it all. Job’s wife and self-righteous peers figured Job ‘had a few things to learn.’

In reality, those who judged faithful Job had a few things to learn. The Lord humbled them before his faithful servant Job.

“But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters.”   1 Peter 4:15

Remaining silent and withholding information is the same as joining them.

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”   Ephesians 5:11

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'” Mark 16:15

PRAISE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

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February Highlights – The Push

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Calling people out of sin and dead religion to repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the core mission of the church.

When witnessing to a Catholic in the U.S., it is the responsibility of the witness to meet them where they are – to share that idolatry and praying to/through spirits of the dead is sin that leads to hell.

The same applies when witnessing to Buddhists in Cambodia.

Evangelism RISKS relationships, job security, reputation, power and money.

My peers refuse to do it. Instead, they search high and low for ways to prove they are “a good person” or spiritually superior. For example:

1) Reminiscent of the scribes and Pharisees, many continually imply they are morally purer than others (Matt 23:27-28).
2) Many cling to a certain Bible translation they feel makes them superior.
3) Some “debate endless genealogies” (Titus 3:9), such as specifics around when the Lord will rapture the church.
4) Others go from one church conference to another trying to find satisfaction in “Christian community,” since Christ does not offer peace and joy to the disobedient.

Anything to avoid simple obedience…

“… Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice …” 1 Samuel 15:22

BUT The Word of God calls us to RISK IT ALL! PUT CHRIST ABOVE ALL ELSE.
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33

Youth must follow me.

Every Sunday afternoon, we hit the streets to share the gospel together…

“Brethren, I urge you to become like me…” Galatians 4:12

Sharing the gospel with those who struggle with gender identity…

Sharing the gospel with prostitutes and homeless people…

“Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” Hebrews 10:38

PRAISE THE LORD!

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January Highlights – The Lord Provides!

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Prayer Partners:

Blessings follow obedience. The Lord provided through those of you who obeyed His leading. PRAISE THE LORD!

Thank you to those of you who support my ministry. May the Lord abundantly bless you!

As appealing as a Ford truck or SUV is (would be perfect if I were in Pennsylvania), this Toyota Wigo is a brand NEW perfect fit.

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33

Over several visits to the dealership, I witnessed to three staff members.

The salesman assigned to me has a believing older brother, who I would assume prays for his salvation. In a nation that is 95%+ Buddhist, I believe that was a Divine appointment. Praise the Lord!


“I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14

Witness Wherever You Go!

Here on the mission field, there are many pastors and missionaries.

Do any of them share the gospel? VERY FEW! Instead, they follow each other and the lead of pastors back home; they avoid offending people to keep attendance numbers up… sending people to hell.
“…they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance” Acts 26:20

The Lord has called me to lead by example – to activate the church!

In the gym, the Lord continues to move in power – providing opportunities to witness to many, including an Israeli Jewish man and many buddhists.

True believers in Christ love people with the love of Christ and want them to receive everlasting life in heaven.

A number have come to Castaway (Gospel) Baptist. Others have committed to come.

Wall clock broke in my house… shared the gospel with the young Muslim woman who sold me a new clock.

Maintenance guy came to install something at the church… shared the gospel with him…

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'” Mark 16:15

Train Up Youth to Share the Gospel Wherever They Go!

PRAISE THE LORD!

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  • Conviction, eyes to see and ears to hear for the LGBTQ.
  • That seeds would bear fruit, that the Lord would raise up Cambodian evangelists.
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