PKH Site Update

September 2023 Update

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Dear Friends of PKH,

We hope this message finds you well. PKH is delighted to share some work which we have accomplished over the past couple of months. Thank you to those who made this possible despite the various challenges faced.

PKH Sports Day

On 8 July, teams from the three centres and Seeds of Hope Childcare competed in friendly soccer matches. PKH Chbarmon (in blue) was the winning team.

PKHES students and 2021-22 PKH graduates also came to participate. The graduates blessed current students with snacks and dinner of fried chicken, sweet potato fries and cola.  Thank God for their love and generosity. Also, for the provision of jerseys for the teams and prizes.

PKH Tour (24 – 27 August)

58 supporters joined the tour and interacted with PKH alumni and their families at the alumni dinner on 24 August. 140 PKH graduates (2006 – 2022) attended the function. It was an evening of remembering and celebrating God’s blessings over the work of PKH in Cambodia and the lives of those who have passed through PKH centres.

The tour visited the three centres on 25 August. In PKH Chbarmon, the visitors were welcomed by the Year 1 English students and watched performances by PKHES. PKH Aoral students were happy to meet the visitors. More than 200 parents came to PKH Trang. They enjoyed watching their children perform for the visitors.

Updates at PKH Centres

PKH Cbharmorn

The fifteen Hospitality students have completed their course. Despite it being the off-peak season, thank God that some have been employed and others accepted for short-term internships.

The Year 1 students finished Term 2 and went home for the term break on 26 August. Teacher Rachel has completed her contract as a temporary English teacher for the Year 1 students.  Thank God for His provision of a teacher for the first two terms for the English department.

PKH English School

English classes are on-going.

2008 PKH graduate Thy Sothea visited the centre again with his staff from his company, Passion Group, on 1 July.  They brought roast duck noodles/rice for all the students and staff for lunch. Thy Sothea shared with the students about his life and experiences after leaving PKH in 2008.

PKH Aoral

In July, the students learnt how to build a chair in carpentry lessons. They also had practical lessons in masonry and painting by participating in improvement works at PKH Trang Centre.

In August, the students completed the electrical work course.

PKH Trang

In July, a survey of the community was conducted, listing every child by name according to their “family book” (the equivalent of the birth certificate).

Parents from 108 households came to register their children who are eligible for before-and-after school care at the centre.  They also provided an update on the whereabouts of their older children.

The current student enrolment is 201 children (aged 5 – 12 years). They come from a total of 7 villages, and are mainly from Chom Bok and Trang Villages.

More than 150 ex-students are young working adults and a number are married with children. Out of the 150, 20% are working in the hotel industry after completing training in ISC or hospitality. Other occupations include a chef, teachers, maintenance staff and bank officers.

As we look ahead, we remain committed to expanding our work here in Cambodia. We invite you to stay connected with us through our various communication channels, including our website and social media platforms, to stay updated on our upcoming projects and events.

To God be the glory.

Yours sincerely,

PKHCambodia

A Completed Mission House at Trang for Frontier Missions

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Whene’er I take my walks abroad,
How many poor I see!
What shall I render to my God
For all his gifts to me?

Not more than others I deserve,
Yet God hath given me more:
For I have food, while others starve,
Or beg from door to door.

How many children in the street
Half naked I behold!
While I am clothed from head to feet,
And cover’d from the cold.

While some poor wretches scarce can tell
Where they may lay their head,
I have a home wherein to dwell,
And rest upon my bed.

Are these thy favours, day by day,
To me above the rest?
Then let me love thee more,
And try to serve thee best.

Isaac Watts

In our world today of 7 billion people, 1 in 3 people have no hope of ever knowing Jesus as they have no access to anyone who can tell them about Him. These are the Unreached People Groups, people who are separated from the Good News by tough geographical, social, language or other barriers.

The very remote villages of Chom Bok, Trang, Koudounthei and Tanil are PKH’s frontier missions to the Suoy community of Unreached Peoples.

In our December 2017 update, we reported that construction had begun on the Mission House on 5 December 2017 and was expected to be completed in 3 months. We are pleased to report that the Mission House was completed on 14 March 2018, just in time for visiting medical and dental Mission teams to conduct health and dental checks for the 350 children and to villagers of the Suoy Community. The Mission House will also provide residence for the Mission staff. PKH gratefully thanks all who gave of themselves to this work through their time, efforts, funds and prayers.

 

Project Khmer H.O.P.E. English School

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On 5th August 2016, PKH signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kampong Speu Orphan Centre (KSOC) to take over the running of Cambodia Tomorrow School (CTS). This took place in the CTS premises located in Chbarmon, Kampong Speu Province. Ds Bessie Lee, Mrs Ena Chang (PKH Committee member in charge of this new work) and a few members of the PKH Committee and Staff represented PKH. KSOC was represented by its director, Mdm Pol Sokly, and 3 teachers from CTS.

CTS has 3 full time local teachers and is located on the grounds of KSOC with 2 classrooms, a computer lab and an office. With effect from 1 September 2016, the school will be renamed Project Khmer H.O.P.E. English School and PKH will be responsible for the direction, development, management and operations of the school.

CTS was set up in 2008 by a US non-profit organisation to provide English lessons to the orphans in KSOC and the poorer children age 3 to 18 years old from the surrounding community. Students attend the local Khmer public school but come to CTS for English lessons before or after school.

In January this year, PKH was approached by CTS to take over the running of the school as their Board decided to conclude their education programme by the end of the 2015-2016 academic year. Subsequently, PKH Committee members together with Ms Susan Goh (Head of PKH Centre, Chbarmon) visited KSOC and CTS on a few occasions to find out more about their work and how PKH can help. KSOC and CTS are located just behind the PKH Centre at Chbarmon and PKH had not entered into any collaboration with them in the past.

With this MOU, PKH will take over the management of the school with the 3 existing local teachers reporting directly to the Head of PKH Centre. Student recruitment has already started for the new academic year with the intake increasing from 90 to 110 students comprising of 46 from KSOC and 64 from the poorer families in the community. PKH will provide all materials necessary for lessons including school books, school bags, uniforms, stationery and refreshments.

PKH is excited about this opportunity to reach out to the children at KSOC as well as the surrounding community and look forward to integrating the students with joint activities and the weekend Livingstreams Club at PKH Centre.

Construction of Multi-Purpose Hall at PKH Trang – Completed

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Hi all,

Late last year 2015, you may have heard about the completed Multi-Purpose Hall (MPH) at PKH Trang. The MPH has been operational for over two months now. The recent registration/admissions for the new academic year at PKH Trang were conducted in this new Hall.

We thank God for the completion of this work of building the MPH.  The roof and supporting structure were erected by contracted workers, while the flooring was done by the PKH Aoral Industrial Skills Course (ISC) youths and children at PKH Trang. We are thankful to all who have contributed to this work, especially:

  • Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) for funding this construction
  • Souvuth, Ngoun Y, Sokha Buntheurn for supervising the construction
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Contractors at work.
Brother Souvuth (gentleman in the brown shirt) directed and supervised the work.

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ISC youths from PKH Aoral and boys from PKH Trang working hard to lay the flooring for the multi-purpose hall.

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The completed MPH.

The SIT Project Cambodia recently made a trip to PKH Trang in late December 2015. To hear about their personal reflections, kindly follow the next post!

Regards, PKHCambodia

Hospitality Block Renovations

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The Hospitality Block at PKH Chbarmorn has recently been renovated. Thanks to the renovations team: Francis Tan, Dinah Tan, Irene Lee and Jean Koh. They were at the PKH Centre on 28th September to put the finishing touches. These include an air-conditioning system (donated by members of the team) for the lecture area.

Much of the furniture is patterned after that of the Himawari Hotel. Here are some pictures of the renovations done to the Hospitality Block.

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