After picnic lunch and a quick pitstop at the hotel to freshen up, we head to the afternoon’s activity, which is usually helping out with a project at New Life Fellowship, a lively church in Phnom Penh. One of their main services to the community is providing free English lessons, which we help with by giving students the chance to break into small groups and practice a conversation, which they wouldn’t normally be able to do. They also run a play area for kids from the slums on a Thursday afternoon, where we help wash grubby children, supervise them playing and give out food parcels (this is a standard part of NLF’s programme) We also donate new clothes for the kids. On Fridays, NLF visit the slums, and donate more clothing or flipflops, building relationships with the families and inviting kids to come to Joy Club on the following Thursday. We have been saving empty water bottles – the kids can sell them for a few hundred riel to recycling plants, and by bringing oiur empties, we save them having to dig through rubbish on the streets. After a few hours, it’s time for an early dinner, in a convenient restaurant. Usually Rob orders a selection of dishes, and everyone shares. Then it’s back to the hotel before 8pm, for tea and coffees and a chat before bed, and up again at 5 the next morning…
Myn
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