“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:4-5). Torn’s eyes shine with tears as she holds the hands of the Samaritan’s Purse staffers. She pulls their faces close to hers, finally able to see them…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Cambodian Migrants Meet Christ on the Road Home
The northern border of Cambodia is a porous one, with thousands of people flowing across into Thailand each day in search of better-paying jobs. These migrants work through brokers who demand exorbitant fees to help with the crossing. Many feel it is worth the cost because of the lucrative opportunities they’ve heard await them on…
Operation Christmas Child
Discipling Children in the Dumps of Cambodia
Samnang* comes from a family of scavengers, also known as waste pickers—people who earn a meager living by collecting recyclable materials from garbage dumps, streets, and landfills of Cambodia. But God used the new items inside the shoebox gift she received at age 13 to help draw her to a relationship with Christ. Today, she…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Sparking Interest in Science and Technology in Rural Cambodia
Experiments are opening doors for a teenage girl named Sona. The oldest of five children in a farming family from Pailin Province, Cambodia, she is used to shouldering responsibility. Throughout her 14 years of life, her parents have taught her the value of hard work, which she’s persistently applied to her education. Recently she channeled…
Women's Programs
Moms and Babies Starting Stronger in Cambodia
A child’s first 1,000 days can change everything. The nourishment they receive—or don’t receive—makes a world of difference. If the brain remains stunted during that window, there is little hope of reversing the damage. Samaritan’s Purse BEST (Best Early Start Today) program in Cambodia is giving families a foundation of health and nutrition training that…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Bringing Fresh Water to the Hills of Cambodia
What is a beautiful setting worth without access to clean water? Rolling green hills and picturesque mountains surround Cambodians in Pailin province on the border with Thailand, but their sources of drinking water are often contaminated with bacteria such as E. coli. That’s why, over the past year, Samaritan’s Purse provided nine schools and over…
Operation Christmas Child
Spreading Good News and Great Joy in Cambodia
Franklin Graham joined local church leaders in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with boys and girls while delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to them at a recent Operation Christmas Child outreach event in Cambodia’s capital. Eight-year-old Votey received a shoebox, making her one of more than 1 million children in Cambodia to receive such a gift…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Computers Strengthen Future Leaders in Cambodia
The steady clatter of fingers typing fills the computer lab. Around 40 students sit at three long tables, their minds swirling as they learn to type out words in Khmer using an English keyboard. Over the past two years, Samaritan’s Purse STEM program has introduced Cambodian students in remote areas to the world of science…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Cambodians Get the Scoop on Raising Chickens
Lok Hul and his wife, Sar Sangvan, were having trouble making ends meet for their family of seven until Samaritan’s Purse taught them how to raise chickens. Now thanks to the training and supplies we provided, they are thriving and teaching others the farming lessons they learned from our staff members. After living in the…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Clean Water Changes Lives in Cambodia
When dry season arrived in Cambodia, Chivy’s* family did not expect to spend nearly a month suffering from a stomach illness. Chivy, 11, and her siblings missed school because they were sick. Her parents were also sick and couldn’t work. The family’s meager savings quickly dried up as they struggled to recover. All of these…
