DON CORMACK (AUTHOR)Grew up on a farm in Sussex on the Pevensy Marshes.Left for Canada after finishing schoolFollowing university in Canada, he joined OMF International. He had intended to learn Chinese and serve in Taiwan, but instead answered an urgent call for help in Cambodia, as the country drew near the brink of collapse.While forced to leave five months later, he then served in the refugee camps. After marrying Margaret Lockhart, she joined him in the camps.They later worked among drug addicts in Singapore before returning to Cambodia to found a new Anglican Church in Phnom Penh, at the invitation of Archbishop George Carey.On returning to the UK where their three daughters were in boarding school, Don and Margie Cormack both taught in the school, before retiring to East Sussex, where Don had grown up. He still preaches regularly at his local church and occasionally speaks at meetings.SHARON JAMES (FOREWORD)Social policy analyst for the Christian Institute, UK, and author of many books including 'The lies we are told, the truth we must hold' (CFP, 2022)

• CONTENTSForeword by Sharon JamesPreface to the First Edition by Peter LewisAuthor's Preface Map ProloguePART I 1923-19751. The Fallow Ground2. The Implanted Seed3. The 'Seminary'4. The Pestilence, Drought and Destroyer5. The Late Rains6. The Thinning 7. The Fields White unto HarvestPhoto GalleryPART II8. The 17 April, 1975PART III 1975 to present9. The Seed Falls into the Ground10. The Seed Dies11. The Scent of Water12. The Seed Produces Many Seeds13. The Harvest of Wheat and Tares 14. The Gleanings15. The Fallow Ground: An EpiloguePhoto GalleryAfterword: The Kingdom of God in the Kingdom of CambodiaPART IV APPENDICESAppendix 1 Postscript on Duch Appendix 2 1995: A Sermon for VJ DayTimeline 300 BC - presentIndex

'There is a kind of suffering so heinous it is beyond telling. Yet when Christ's redemptive grace floods the scene, that same suffering takes on an exalted glow of glory. Be blessed as you read these stories from what has become a classic work.'Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and FriendsA hundred years of history from the Cambodian church's earliest beginnings, on through its own Neronian persecution, to the present day. It has much to teach us. The stories of the grace of God, and of costly love for Christ,are riveting, powerful, disturbing, even overwhelming.'Lindsay Brown, Former General Secretary, IFES; Former International Director, Lausanne MovementWe Western Christians who know so little about sacrifice and martyrdom urgently need to heed the lessons from this vivid and harrowing account: that the first principle of church growth and missionary fruitfulness is still that which Jesus predicted and exemplified - the seed must die before it bears much fruit.'Jonathan Lamb, Minister-at-Large, Keswick Ministries'Convicting, inspiring, and sobering. These stories pierced my soul. Let your heart, spirit and mind be moved as you read of those who did not count the cost of what it means to follow Jesus.Sarah Breuel, Director, Revive EuropeA marvellous story of grace and hope from a near-forgotten country. An attach on soft-option' Christianity, and an unmistakeable call to sacrificial faith. Stephen Gaukroger, Vice President, Bible Society

DON CORMACK (AUTHOR)Grew up on a farm in Sussex on the Pevensy Marshes.Left for Canada after finishing schoolFollowing university in Canada, he joined OMF International. He had intended to learn Chinese and serve in Taiwan, but instead answered an urgent call for help in Cambodia, as the country drew near the brink of collapse.While forced to leave five months later, he then served in the refugee camps. After marrying Margaret Lockhart, she joined him in the camps.They later worked among drug addicts in Singapore before returning to Cambodia to found a new Anglican Church in Phnom Penh, at the invitation of Archbishop George Carey.On returning to the UK where their three daughters were in boarding school, Don and Margie Cormack both taught in the school, before retiring to East Sussex, where Don had grown up. He still preaches regularly at his local church and occasionally speaks at meetings.SHARON JAMES (FOREWORD)Social policy analyst for the Christian Institute, UK, and author of many books including 'The lies we are told, the truth we must hold' (CFP, 2022)

• CONTENTSForeword by Sharon JamesPreface to the First Edition by Peter LewisAuthor's Preface Map ProloguePART I 1923-19751. The Fallow Ground2. The Implanted Seed3. The 'Seminary'4. The Pestilence, Drought and Destroyer5. The Late Rains6. The Thinning 7. The Fields White unto HarvestPhoto GalleryPART II8. The 17 April, 1975PART III 1975 to present9. The Seed Falls into the Ground10. The Seed Dies11. The Scent of Water12. The Seed Produces Many Seeds13. The Harvest of Wheat and Tares 14. The Gleanings15. The Fallow Ground: An EpiloguePhoto GalleryAfterword: The Kingdom of God in the Kingdom of CambodiaPART IV APPENDICESAppendix 1 Postscript on Duch Appendix 2 1995: A Sermon for VJ DayTimeline 300 BC - presentIndex

'There is a kind of suffering so heinous it is beyond telling. Yet when Christ's redemptive grace floods the scene, that same suffering takes on an exalted glow of glory. Be blessed as you read these stories from what has become a classic work.'Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and FriendsA hundred years of history from the Cambodian church's earliest beginnings, on through its own Neronian persecution, to the present day. It has much to teach us. The stories of the grace of God, and of costly love for Christ,are riveting, powerful, disturbing, even overwhelming.'Lindsay Brown, Former General Secretary, IFES; Former International Director, Lausanne MovementWe Western Christians who know so little about sacrifice and martyrdom urgently need to heed the lessons from this vivid and harrowing account: that the first principle of church growth and missionary fruitfulness is still that which Jesus predicted and exemplified - the seed must die before it bears much fruit.'Jonathan Lamb, Minister-at-Large, Keswick Ministries'Convicting, inspiring, and sobering. These stories pierced my soul. Let your heart, spirit and mind be moved as you read of those who did not count the cost of what it means to follow Jesus.Sarah Breuel, Director, Revive EuropeA marvellous story of grace and hope from a near-forgotten country. An attach on soft-option' Christianity, and an unmistakeable call to sacrificial faith. Stephen Gaukroger, Vice President, Bible Society

DON CORMACK (AUTHOR)Grew up on a farm in Sussex on the Pevensy Marshes.Left for Canada after finishing schoolFollowing university in Canada, he joined OMF International. He had intended to learn Chinese and serve in Taiwan, but instead answered an urgent call for help in Cambodia, as the country drew near the brink of collapse.While forced to leave five months later, he then served in the refugee camps. After marrying Margaret Lockhart, she joined him in the camps.They later worked among drug addicts in Singapore before returning to Cambodia to found a new Anglican Church in Phnom Penh, at the invitation of Archbishop George Carey.On returning to the UK where their three daughters were in boarding school, Don and Margie Cormack both taught in the school, before retiring to East Sussex, where Don had grown up. He still preaches regularly at his local church and occasionally speaks at meetings.SHARON JAMES (FOREWORD)Social policy analyst for the Christian Institute, UK, and author of many books including 'The lies we are told, the truth we must hold' (CFP, 2022)

• CONTENTSForeword by Sharon JamesPreface to the First Edition by Peter LewisAuthor's Preface Map ProloguePART I 1923-19751. The Fallow Ground2. The Implanted Seed3. The 'Seminary'4. The Pestilence, Drought and Destroyer5. The Late Rains6. The Thinning 7. The Fields White unto HarvestPhoto GalleryPART II8. The 17 April, 1975PART III 1975 to present9. The Seed Falls into the Ground10. The Seed Dies11. The Scent of Water12. The Seed Produces Many Seeds13. The Harvest of Wheat and Tares 14. The Gleanings15. The Fallow Ground: An EpiloguePhoto GalleryAfterword: The Kingdom of God in the Kingdom of CambodiaPART IV APPENDICESAppendix 1 Postscript on Duch Appendix 2 1995: A Sermon for VJ DayTimeline 300 BC - presentIndex

'There is a kind of suffering so heinous it is beyond telling. Yet when Christ's redemptive grace floods the scene, that same suffering takes on an exalted glow of glory. Be blessed as you read these stories from what has become a classic work.'Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and FriendsA hundred years of history from the Cambodian church's earliest beginnings, on through its own Neronian persecution, to the present day. It has much to teach us. The stories of the grace of God, and of costly love for Christ,are riveting, powerful, disturbing, even overwhelming.'Lindsay Brown, Former General Secretary, IFES; Former International Director, Lausanne MovementWe Western Christians who know so little about sacrifice and martyrdom urgently need to heed the lessons from this vivid and harrowing account: that the first principle of church growth and missionary fruitfulness is still that which Jesus predicted and exemplified - the seed must die before it bears much fruit.'Jonathan Lamb, Minister-at-Large, Keswick Ministries'Convicting, inspiring, and sobering. These stories pierced my soul. Let your heart, spirit and mind be moved as you read of those who did not count the cost of what it means to follow Jesus.Sarah Breuel, Director, Revive EuropeA marvellous story of grace and hope from a near-forgotten country. An attach on soft-option' Christianity, and an unmistakeable call to sacrificial faith. Stephen Gaukroger, Vice President, Bible Society