Author: Luke Smith

Two years in the village: This month marks two years of ministry for Sokha and I as a married couple in Angkjeay village. God has been gracious in sustaining us in spite of the difficulties we have faced both physically and spiritually. About nine months ago, many tall trees were cut down and electricity poles…

The article below was written by Kay Burklin and Opal Hardgrove from Mission to the World’s home office after a recent visit to our village: One at a Time in Cambodia by Kay Burklin and Opal Hardgrove Maly (name changed) lives in a small, remote farming village in Cambodia. Because of her critical nature and…

Mission to the World recently featured Sokha on their MTW One Child webpage: Her mother didn’t want her and couldn’t—or wouldn’t—take care of her. So an aunt took in Sokha and her three siblings and did her best to lovingly provide food and shelter and give them a decent life. But tragedy struck and the…

Below is a video about our ministry that was made for the Mission to the World Ambassador’s Conference, March, 2013:

“My children, remember me! The sins I committed were to provide for you.  My suffering and pain has been unbearable in hell. Now, I have been freed for a short time. Do not forget to bring me food, my beloved.” These are the lyrics of the early morning and late night chant that blares from…

Our daughter, Hannah Lydia Smith, arrived this past Saturday morning at 5:20 am (Cambodia time). She weighed 3.2 kilograms (7.05 lbs). We praise God for a safe delivery. Sokha and the baby have been released from the hospital, and we will be in Phnom Penh for a few more weeks. Then, we will return to…

About seven weeks ago, my wife and I had our quiet Monday evening interrupted by the sound of shrill wailing coming from our next door neighbor’s house. As we moved out to our balcony for a better view, we could see and hear that the wailing was coming from the children next door who had…

If you were to drive through a village here, you would find yourself surrounded by beautiful rice fields. Rice fields here! And rice fields there! Rice fields are everywhere. If you were to open your eyes and look at them closer, you would notice that some of them are ripe for harvest while others will…

Sokha and I have been in the village for about five weeks now. We’ve been adjusting to married life, living in the village, and new ministry responsibilities. We are living in the same village where I lived from January to March of this past year, but in a different house. It has been challenging to…