Great Exchange has ventured over to Cambodia every year since 2006 bringing different teams each time. We have moved beyond visiting but into relationships with life-giving organizations. This is the official blog journal for the Great Exchange Fremont 2010 Cambodia Missions Team. (You will also find posts from 2009). We will try our best to post different stories, thoughts, events, feelings and anything else that will give you a deeper picture of our team's time in Cambodia.
Also, we want to extend our complete gratification to all those who have supported us financially and in prayers. We could not have done this without you. Thank you for being part of this story.
Let's Go!
Vision of our Trip:
To empower the young adults within New Hope for Orphans and continue to build upon our partnership their organization.
To learn and witness how God is using various organizations and people to bring restoration in Cambodia.
Who We Are:
Eight people will be stuck with each other from June 24th to July3rd, 2010.
About Cambodia:
Cambodia is a very broken country, still recovering from a mass genocide almost thirty years ago. Between 1975 and 1979, over 2 million (current population about 13 million) people died under the deadly rule of the Khmer Rouge. This act of terror wiped out an entire generation of educated Cambodians, and plunged the country into years of poverty, despair, and hopelessness.
Though the memories of the genocide will always remain in Cambodian adults, most Cambodian children are free from these horrific memories. These are the leaders of tomorrow that are the hope to lead Cambodia out of the darkness and back into the light. Cambodia is an open country, and we feel it is the right time to go in there and see what work God can do through us.
Partnering With:
This year we will be visiting and working with:
NEW HOPE FOR ORPHANS
At NHO, we realize that every child is unique and has a gift or gifts waiting to be revealed and nurtured. NHO seeks out each child's individual needs and addresses them with the love and concern that any loving and God fearing mother or father would. Our vision is to rebuild a new, young generation in Cambodia. And our mission is to nurture the orphan children through the Word of God in order for them to have a brighter future and to become a good citizen of the country.
This year GRX hopes to focus on building relationships with the young adult population at New Hope for Orphans in Phnom Penh. Recently, NHO has built a dormitory for the older individuals that house at least 40 young adults. The team has put together a loose curriculum designed to challenge the young adults' life mission and goals. We will be sharing stories, teaching one another and fellowshipping with them.
Additionally, our team will be meeting up with several different non-governmental organizations such as INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION and HAGAR CAMBODIA
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