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42 Learning 境 第 1819 期
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3 Faith Chan Yuet Him
House of Rainbow Bridge

On 17 April 2019, we flew to Pheom Penh,
Cambodia, to serve the children living with
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

We visited the House of Rainbow Bridge, an
orphanage with children suffering from AIDS.
Despite their poor health condition, the kids  We visited the ‘rubbish dump’ and slums to share the Gospel with the
were very happy and enjoyed their lives there. underprivileged.
Their big smiles and energy made it hard for 4 Hope Kia Winnington-Ingram
us to imagine that they were suffering from
such a serious disease. During my stay, I A Journey of Friendship and Love
learnt some Cambodian phrases from them, Visiting Happyland orphanage, was an unforgettable
such as “suostei” (Hello), “tae anak mean experience. I really learnt a lot during the five-day tour to
ayou bonman?” (how old are you?) and “lea” Cambodia.
(goodbye). Although the children talked to me in
Khmer, we could understand each other with the In the beginning, I didn’t expect that I would be that
help of the translator. focused because of my tiredness through the day. But,
when we arrived at Happyland, the children there were
This trip taught me that life is precious and very friendly and I couldn’t help myself from smiling back
should be full of hope. We must cherish our at them.
lives. I will try to take better care of the beloved
ones around me. In the orphanage, the children’s age differences was
dispersed so we didn’t play the big group games as we
had planned to, instead, we played in small groups with
kids that matched our ages. Some of us played football
and other played the piano….surprisingly, I made quite
a few friends! Even now, I’m still in contact with them
through social media, Facebook.

As I’m rather introverted, I never thought I would gain
friendships with people with a different language and
culture.
 We played exciting games with the orphans
in the House of Rainbow Bridge. Most importantly, I have learnt to be more positive and
to look at things from a good point of view, especially
when we face difficulties in life.

I really enjoyed the time in Cambodia. In the future I
hope to visit the orphanage and serve the people in need
again.

 We packed some daily necessities for
the residents of the slums.