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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.
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