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3 | 2022 – Grandmother’s Graduation

3 | 2022 – Grandmother’s Graduation

We didn’t even know her real name. Everyone just called her “Yey,” which means grandmother. At 85 and very sick, she moved in with her daughter about two months ago so she could be cared for, since doctors said they couldn't help. In addition to her own children, Yey...

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10 | 2021 – “I Feel Peace and Love”

10 | 2021 – “I Feel Peace and Love”

Prak spent the first 11 years of his life among prostitutes and drug addicts. His mom was the former. Prak’s stepfather, the latter, often beat him with objects (including electrical wires) and withheld food from him. Worse still, the man talked of selling him to...

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4 | 2021 – Slowly But Surely

4 | 2021 – Slowly But Surely

In December 2019 our Shiloh Church opened in one of the slum communities that have sprouted on vacant land along railroad tracks in Phnom Penh. From the very beginning Bora* and her 2 children attended. Bora also became the first to give her heart to Jesus, and gave...

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3 | 2021 – Sprouting Opportunities!

3 | 2021 – Sprouting Opportunities!

An amazing “growth” opportunity came to us last year and now, after scouting locations to start, we’ve jumped in—thanks to your support and a very knowledgeable addition to our team. This opportunity has birthed an agriculture and discipleship program based on a...

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3 | 2021 – Showered with Love

3 | 2021 – Showered with Love

We had our first baby shower at Shiloh! We met Lika* when she was 16, saw her get married, give her life to Jesus, get baptized and start serving in the church. The mothers surrounded Lika to let her know she was not alone (her husband has been in jail quite a while,...

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2 | 2021 – A Close Call

2 | 2021 – A Close Call

As part of our rescue efforts, specially-trained ELM workers monitor key transportation hubs through which recruiters take victims. When the team spots someone who fits certain criteria, they wait for an opportune moment to speak to them. Here is a story of one...

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12 | 2020  –  Fruit in December

12 | 2020 – Fruit in December

During this month many of you are are looking for a white Christmas, and most trees have lost their leaves—and certainly none are bearing fruit! But here in Cambodia the fruit is ripening, as you’ll read in the two brief testimonies below—and we’re so grateful you’ve...

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11 | 2020  –  A Long Overdue Celebration

11 | 2020 – A Long Overdue Celebration

The youngest of many siblings, Katee and her family lived on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. They moved repeatedly from one overhang to the next, escaping police nightly and begging just to put a few scraps of food in their bellies. To make matters worse, the...

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10 | 2020  –  Siblings Reunited

10 | 2020 – Siblings Reunited

Four siblings became high priority, after receiving tragic news that the mother of one of our Education Empowerment Program families had suddenly died. With no extended family members able to care for them, we placed the youngest two children in a partner NGO home....

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