There is loud, exiting noise in the background…Don begins,

 

“It’s an exciting day here in Cambodia.  Specifically, it’s an exciting day in Svay Pak, as we’re here for the opening of the Lord’s Gym, Svay Pak.  Many of you know that the Lord’s Gym, the idea behind it here in Svay Pak is to give a place, a safe clean place, for young men between the ages of 15 and 25 to hang out.  A place to have fun.  A place for them to hear about a truth of Jesus Christ.  And today we are blessed to have two members of the Lord’s Gym, Roseville here, Terry and Dean, who have drawn a tremendous crowd. Over 200 people have shown up in this little village to see them perform feats of strength.  They are tearing the Sacramento Phonebook in half, they are rolling up frying pans as if they were burritos, they are taking steal bars bending them over their heads, around their necks, putting them in their mouth and bending them.  They are taking soda cans and popping them like they were made out of plastic and showering all the people here.  The crowd is loving it and what’s interesting to see here, the most important fact, is that of the 200 plus that are here, there are at least 50 young men between the ages of 15 and 25 who have never heard the gospel.  And in addition to these guys, Terry and Dean, showing their strength, they are sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and letting them know that a true man’s strength comes from Christ.  And they have an audience who’s listening and we anticipate, that is our prayer, that God will use this place to take young men, many of whom are involved in the crimes that take place, or the trafficking of young girls, the use of drugs and the selling of drugs, and take these very young men and transform them to be God’s agents to stop it in this community.  So we ask you to continue to pray for the ministry; we ask you to specifically be praying for the Lord’s Gym, for Terry and Dean, as next week the gym opens officially and they’ll be working out with this group of young men on a daily basis and will have an opportunity to firsthand, one on one, share the truth about Christ.  So pray for them and pray for these young men and pray for the Lord’s Gym that God might use this to advance his kingdom and bring glory to his name.”

 

More loud, exciting noise in the background.  Terry Douglas begins speaking with a translator…

 

“I am a pretty strong person (translation).  I am physically strong (translation) but my real strength does not come from the weights (translation).  Every morning when I wake up (translation) I get down on my knees and I pray (translation).  And I ask God, I ask Jesus to be my strength before I begin my day (translation).  I want to talk to some of you men out here, (translation) about what it means to be a real man (translation).  Real men are not just physically strong (translation).  Real men are morally strong, they’re mentally strong (translation).  Real men do not use their power to hurt other people (translation).  A real man would use his strength to protect those who can’t protect themselves (translation).  Real men will stand up when others are in trouble (translation).  A real man respects people (translation).  You can be strong on the outside, (translation) but you can be morally and mentally weak on the inside (translation).  You can’t be a real man if you are going out doing things you know are wrong (translation).  So we’re here today to help you reach your goals and your dreams.” (translation)