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Spreading Hope
and Love in Cambodia
The five-day trip to Phnom Penh, 兒院), another orphanage, children
Cambodia from 17th to 21st April, suffered from cerebral palsy. Our
2019 was a saddening but eye- students tried to communicate with
opening experience. Unlike the them and also served them lunch.
popular tourist city, Siem Reap, the
capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Our students learnt to serve people
is shrouded with pain and sadness with difficulties. Although we are
after several wars starting in the saddened by what we saw, we are
1800’s. extremely touched by the work and
We had some great times with the orphans
in Happyland Orphange. the efforts of Happy Tree and its
We visited the Tuol Sleng Genocide volunteers. May God bless Phnom
Museum (S21)(吐斯廉屠殺博物館) The House of Rainbow Bridge Penh, Happy Tree, the children
and the Killing Field of Choeung EK (彩虹橋愛滋孤兒善終院舍)and in the orphanages, and we hope
(萬人塚). These places reminded Happyland Orphanage(「開心家 that our students will become true
us of the cruelty and the crimes 園」孤兒院)are both orphanages servant leaders who are able to
against humanity instructed by the taking care of HIV positive children serve others with a humble heart
former rulers, and through visiting abandoned by their parents. Our for the rest of their lives.
orphanages and the nutrition students lent a helpful hand by
centre, set up by our partner playing with the orphans and
agency Happy Tree, a Christian- providing necessities to the poor
charity organisation, we witnessed in the hope to ease their pain by
the daily struggles of orphans and bringing some joyful moments into
children living in the poorest areas their struggling lives. In the Home
of Cambodia. of Toughness(「堅強之家」障礙孤
The children received prizes after playing
games in the House of Rainbow Bridge.
During Sunday worship, we sang hymns and watched a drama performance.

