As the chauffeur for a government official, Kunpheap was constantly on the road. But he and his wife Ry allowed their two youngest children to attend Sunday School, youth group and English classes. Ry sometimes went to the meetings as well. Little by little their relationship with the church grew.Then, very suddenly in November 2010, Kunpheap became gravely ill. His boss paid to send him to Phnom Penh to the French Hospital. Kent and Becky Good and Kevin and Jill Kane were passing through Phnom Penh on their way back to Battambang when they learned of the emergency. The couples visited the hospital to see Kunpheap.
In God’s good timing, they arrived just in time for the daily half-hour visit. Ry encouraged each couple to take 10 minutes. Kunpheap was in a coma, but the Goods prayed for him and the Kanes shared the gospel with him before it was time to leave.
Later, Kunpheap awakened, and he asked the doctor where the four Americans were. The doctor was astounded that Kunpheap had any recall of the visits. Kunpheap explained that he had felt he was leaving the land of the living. But then the Americans called him back. He said that if he had been given a second chance, he knew it was so that he would become a follower of Jesus!
Days later at home, though very weak and still sick, Kunpheap never seemed to tire of telling his family, friends and neighbors why he had decided to become a Christian.
For the next six months he lay on a mat in the front room, just a few feet from the road. Kent Good visited him almost daily to pray with him and to share Scripture with him. At one point, Kunpheap was strong enough to come to the church’s worship service and to share with everyone the hope that he had through his faith in Christ Jesus. On May 28, 2011, Kunpheap’s suffering ended. He entered into the presence of the Lord. He had grabbed the second chance that the Lord allowed him, and Kunpheap showed his family and neighbors the way to the cross.