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Cycling for Hope

20th August 2019 by Min Yee

As we traveled on brown roads littered with potholes, the driver tried to avoid the deep mud ponds but had to pause before quite a large one. A motorbike came alongside, with a man riding and an older woman on pillion. What shocked me was not that they had a child tucked in the middle. It was her makeshift intravenous feeding tube on a branch which she held in one hand while clutching a plastic bag in another. They stopped just before the same mud pond on the other side and waited patiently for our van to pass. I looked back even as the van negotiated gently on. The tenacity of these people I thought. 

It was about a good few hundred meters before we entered the village and after we crossed a rather rickety bridge. There, the children were waiting for us. They were all prepped to sing for us, whilst sitting on a cement floor. Each one only has a pair of uniform for a year I was told. Some of their white over worn shirts had already turned beige. Backed up by a guitar played by one of the local teachers and with no microphone, they sang so fervently I was tearing up. 

Soon, the volunteers were busy bringing out what we brought there – uniform, towels and goodies. I think I took a ton of pictures that day. As I snapped away, I noticed something in their eyes. It was haunting and it bothered me the entire time.

We returned to the village again the following day to help with the serving of lunch and to play games with the children. Before each meal, they prayed earnestly. After a few warm-up games, they were happy to just run around and have fun. The children were shy and as we didn’t know any of the local dialects, the interaction was sometimes translated by the local teachers. But it was mostly full of warm smiles and high fives where no words were needed.

Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, through generous funding by donors, has set-up a few premises including this village since 2004. We were privileged to be able to spend some time helping with HOPE – Project Khmer Kampong Speu Province. Ours was Cycling for Hope (Fellowship on Wheels), made up of Saints Alumni cyclists and other volunteers.

The most important part of the Project was clearly helping to build a sustainable community. The age of the children ranges what appeared to be like four to 17-year-olds andthey all attend English classes and the older ones are taught Hospitality Skills and Technical Training. The teachers tell me they try to inculcate Christian values as well. There are enough testimonies to show success that included the story of how a local boy made it to be a General Manager in a posh hotel. He is now creating more opportunities and working closely with the dedicated volunteers we met, who have spent years nurturing these children and teens. 

While visiting some of the village folks and delivering biscuits, a black dog instinctively stood out from the pack and subtly followed us around. She even led us back to the village afterwards, all the time quietly chaperoning us from other neighboring barking dogs and even a herd of cows. When we patted her, she will look up with hopeful eyes.

That’s when it dawned on me what the look in all the children’s eyes was – it was a yearning for hope, for a chance and for love. When we were leaving, my family and I decided to name our black mascot “Hope”. As we parted, the children gathered to wave at our vans and I suddenly thought of Shakespeare, who once wrote: “Parting is such sweet sorrow”. 

Jake Wong, a St Andrew’s School alumni, wrote a very good piece about his experiences during our recent PKH trip in Cambodia in his personal blog.

Filed Under: News, Recent Posts

PKH Trang Mission House Update

1st August 2018 by pkhcambodia

Here are some pictures of the Trang Mission House, the construction of which was made possible by your support and prayers. In some of these pictures, we can see our Industrial Skills Course (ISC) students helping with the finishing touches including varnishing and constructing false ceilings, under the supervision of our ISC teachers.

PKH Trang Mission House
Completed PKH Trang Mission House.
ISC Boys Varnishing
ISC boys varnishing the upper deck of Trang Mission House.
Gypsum boards delivery
While delivering the gypsum boards to PKH Trang Centre, the vendor’s vehicle got stuck in the soft sand. This is one of the many challenges of constructing a building in the less developed areas of Kampong Speu Province.
ISC Boys
ISC boys installing the support frames for the false ceiling.
ISC Boys - 2
ISC boys installing the gypsum boards.

Filed Under: PKH Trang, Recent Posts

Farming God’s Way – Update No. 3

1st August 2018 by pkhcambodia

Papaya Trees
Papaya Trees growing well at PKH Trang Centre.
Kangkong
It is the rainy season in Cambodia, good for growing Kangkong and bottle gourd.
Mango Trees
28 mango trees have been planted at Trang, and we look forward to them bearing much fruit in a few years time.

Filed Under: Farming God's Way, PKH Trang, Recent Posts

A Completed Mission House at Trang for Frontier Missions

23rd April 2018 by pkhcambodia

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.

 

Trang Mission House
Trang Mission House
living room with furniture
Main Hall
empty hallway
Hallway

Filed Under: PKH Site Update, PKH Trang, Recent Posts Tagged With: pkhcambodia, PKHTrang, praiseGod, trangmissionhouse, unreachedpeople

Farming God’s Way – Update No. 2

23rd April 2018 by pkhcambodia

Check out these photos of the crops from our very own garden at Trang!

rice plant
papaya trees
peanuts in garden
pumpkin growing on garden
bottle gourds growing

 

Filed Under: Farming God's Way, Recent Posts Tagged With: FarmingGodsWay, FGW, PKHTrang

New Academic Term started 26 Feb 2018 with visits by Medical and Dental Teams

28th February 2018 by pkhcambodia

PKH started the new academic term on 26 Feb 2018 with 30 Year 2 Students and 75 Year 1 Students for Hospitality Course at PKH Centre Chbarmon, and 24 Students for Industrial Skills Course at PKH Centre, Aoral.

Students are now midway into their first term, and the Medical and Dental teams have made their first trips of the year to attend to the students’ healthcare needs.

In mid-April, the PKH Centres are closed for the Khmer New Year. The students have gone home for the holidays, and we hope they will have a meaningful time with their families.

dental examination
Dental Team
dental examination
Dental Team
medical team checking patient
Medical Team
medical team checking patient
Medical Team

Filed Under: Medical and Dental Missions, Recent Posts Tagged With: healthcare, medicalanddentalmissions, pkhcambodia

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Recent Posts

Cycling for Hope

Aug 20, 2019
As we traveled on brown roads littered with potholes, the driver tried to avoid the deep mud ponds but had ...
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PKH Trang Mission House Update

Aug 1, 2018
Here are some pictures of the Trang Mission House, the construction of which was made possible by your support and ...
Read More →

Farming God’s Way – Update No. 3

Aug 1, 2018
Papaya Trees growing well at PKH Trang Centre. It is the rainy season in Cambodia, good for growing Kangkong and ...
Read More →

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