2017 Edition

Hello everyone, I am Mao Lea. I am from Kampong Thom Province. My family is poor and I have 4 members in my family. I am motherless and my father left us and has his own family. Because of the difficulties in my family I had to stop school. I used to live with my oldest brother who makes and sells windows in my village. I helped him to make and sell windows. Fortunately, I had a chance to learn at PKH in 2007. I left my family to learn English and Housekeeping at PKH. It was hard to live in the centre with Christians. I did not know Jesus well but one day I got to know Jesus more at PKH. Jesus gave me hope, joy and love. After one year at PKH I completed housekeeping course and was a trainee for 7 months at Le Meridien Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap. I worked for quite long time in housekeeping department. After about 2 years, God blessed me and I was moved to Front Office department as Bell Driver. I could not believe that I can pass the interview because my English was not so good. How amazing is God’s love and mercy that He gave me many good chances to be what I am today. I am happy with this present job. Finally I want to say a big thank you to Teacher Susan, God has chosen the right person to help many poor young Cambodian people like me.

Mao Lea
Bell Driver
Le Meridien Angkor Hotel
September 2007

I am Men Vichea and now I am 31 years old. In my family I am the first child of 14. My mother and father are simple people and we live in Phnom Penh. My parents sew buttons and sell things to have some money to feed the family. When I was a baby, I had very high fever and my right eye was damaged. My family had no money for operation to change a false eye for me until I was older. I believed and follow Jesus when I was 15 years old.

When I stopped school at Grade 10. I help find money by working in the market, putting chickens that are slaughtered in hot water and then I have to pluck out all the feathers. I do not get any money but I get to bring a chicken home after one day’s work.

Fortunately I got a chance to study at PKH in 2006. I looked very thin and sickly with a blind eye and broken spectacle. I thank God that I was very poor in English but I got a chance to study Housekeeping in September 2006 (third term). After that I had my training at Phnom Penh Hotel and became a staff as a Public Attendant. In 2010 I was moved to be a Spa Attendant in the health club at Phnom Penh Hotel. In 2013 I took care of a guest who fell in the hotel and he brought me and my friend to work in China. I worked as a Receptionist and did many jobs. I got the chance to learn Mandarin and now I can speak a little Mandarin.

In 2016 I came back to Cambodia and I thank God I had money for my father who was sick and needed operation. But my father has now passed away. Then I worked at Tinno Home, a Japanese company and I was in Sales and Marketing. Now I have a new job in a new hotel called Lumiere Hotel in Phnom Penh. I work there as a Receptionist. I thank God that I have job and money to change my eye every three years. I thank God that PKH and T Susan helped me to have a better life now. Thank you God for PKH!

Men Vichea
Receptionist
Lumiere Hotel, Phnom Penh
September 2006

I am Vong Pichey, I am 26 years old. I am second child in my family. I was born in Prey Veng province.I live with my grand mother from 1-22 years old. My mother no time to look after me because she is construction worker and my father left when I started school.When I was 17-18 years old one organization support me to operate my leg. My legs had polio when I was 6 years old.During hospital operation, Dr said you have to take 6 months to heal your leg.That time in my family had many problems at home so I only spent one month in hospital. I came home with my legs painful. My mum did not look after me only my grand mother when I was in hospital.Until I am 22 years old I left my grand mother to live with my mum in Kompong Speu province. My mum live in my brother in law’s house.I follow my brother in law to sell charcoal.One trip 2-3 days I got 30000Riels or USD7.50.

One day my neighbours (Reach’s brother ISC 2016) saw me and told me about PKH centre. When I heard about this news I really wanted to study to have skills and job for my life.Thanks God after my interview I passed.When PKH centre Chbarmorn started class, I studied one week andI feel sad because I dont like many people noise, I shy my friends, my study not good. I asked permission to leave the PKH centre.After I left the PKH nearly one week, I feel not good to my life. I try to called teacher Souvuth, could I go back to PKH centre? So teacher Souvuth said yes but let him check with teacher Susan first. So teacher Susan told teacher Souvuth Yes.Thanks our Mercy God Jesus to called me back.

After I came back, all my friends love me and happy to see me back .From that day on I can completed my study. Then I went to train and work at Dara hotel as a P.A.. After 3months I past my probation and then the hotel move me to Imperial hotel, a new hotel.So now I am very happy with my work and can learn many things from hotel and meet many good friends. I not feel lonely like before.

When I think again if no PKH centre I will not have chance to work in beautiful hotel.Let me thanks to PKH centre, teachers, and staff. If no PKH centre, I no hope.On behalf of my friends, thank God also for supporters that support my friends and I to have skills, job, work and salary to help ourselves and families.

Vong Pichey
Public Attendant (P.A.)
Imperial Hotel, Phnom Penh
September 2016