This new missionary was Setan Lee, a native Cambodian. He had been enslaved in a slave labor camp, but managed to escape. Now he was back.

In 1992, after being imprisoned on several occasions, Setan became director of a small Bible school. Hoeun, admiring his courage, took a bold step. He resigned from his post and enrolled in the school, along with his wife. They were two of about 100 students, 40 of whom dropped out due to persecution. One student was murdered, as was the father of another student.

A missionary shares Christ on the streets of Phnom Penh.

At the beginning of 1993 Hoeun led the school in planting 18 churches and baptizing 1,500 new believers in a local river. When the first class graduated in 1995, Setan resigned as president of the school to start Kampuchea for Christ. Hoeun was one of a small handful to join him.

The group had no funding, and only a small unfurnished room given them by another ministry. Setan, who slept on the floor of the room, paid his staff a meager monthly stipend.

Meanwhile, Setan was discovered by Christian Aid, which began sending support. Within a few months, the staff was able to rent a larger facility and establish their ministry training center in Battambang, the second largest city in Cambodia. Hoeun became director. In two years KFC had 38 missionary graduates, who planted 48 churches.

Rescued children learn to pray.

And despite all odds, seven of these churches were planted among former Khmer Rouge soldiers hiding in the jungles of Anlong Veng, rife with disease, bandits and landmines. In 2001 Setan bravely approached a former Khmer Rouge general and led him to Christ. In return, the general ushered Setan through the infamous jungles, calling out the names of children, who crawled out from behind the dense tangle of leaves. They were the orphans of deceased Khmer Rouge soldiers. Approximately 300 of them were left to fend for themselves in this hostile environment.

When Setan returned, he and Houen opened an orphanage, called David’s Center, with help from Christian Aid. Today 50 Khmer Rouge orphans live at the center.

Through the supernatural love and acceptance of KFC workers, thousands of former soldiers have given their lives to Christ. Among these, 20 have become pastors of KFC churches. Even Kaing Khek Lev, the notorious director of Tuol Sleng Prison, where 20,000 people were brutally tortured and killed, accepted Christ as Savior.