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Open Doors in Ponhea Kriek

Morning breaks, and a new day begins at the provincial hospital in Ponhea Kriek, Cambodia. Soon the familiar long line will gather as people come to receive help for an array of physical ailments.

In this remote province near the Vietnam border, medical care is scarce. Sicknesses such as malaria, respiratory problems, diarrhea and skin diseases are common. The clinic provides a welcome place of help and healing—both physically and spiritually.

Missionary Carol Feigelson serves as a nurse and administrator at the hospital. A native of Wisconsin, she went to Cambodia in 1993 as a missionary associate. During this time she sensed God speaking to her about committing her life to ministry there. In 1998 she received full missionary appointment.

In addition to her work as a nurse, Carol helps plant churches by leading outreach efforts and training layworkers for leadership. She also ministers regularly at a provincial prison with 400-plus inmates. Several prisoners and staff have accepted Christ and are studying Bible correspondence courses.

The needs in Cambodia are overwhelming, but so are the opportunities. Carol has seen God's power at work many times. Once a boy came to the hospital after being bitten on both hands by a venomous snake. The boy's hands were swollen and black, and amputation seemed the only option. However, the boy insisted on keeping his hands, even as his condition grew worse and death seemed imminent. Miraculously, through prayer and the commitment of medical personnel at the clinic, the boy survived. Though his hands are scarred, he is a testimony to God's miracle-working power.

God also is using believers as they step out in faith. When an infant boy was stricken with spinal meningitis, his parents lit incense and prayed to their ancestors, but the baby grew worse. Then a Christian woman visited the family and prayed for the boy. Miraculously, he regained consciousness. In response, the parents destroyed their altars of ancestor worship and accepted Christ as their Savior.

Carol Feigelson and the work in Ponhea Kriek are bringing light to a region where spiritual darkness has abounded for centuries. Through the outreaches there, many Cambodians are hearing the message of Christ and are turning their lives to Him.