Here is a more detailed description of the church and the mission trip that the fundraisers will support. In light of the 30 year anniversary, I believe the first goal listed below of reaching out to former Khmer Rouge villages is the most poetic. If you at all interested in going on the mission trip, please contact Pastor Chamron. Even if you don't go, but volunteer or donate to this cause, you essentially are a vital part of our mission team.
First Covenant Church Associate Pastor Chamron Phal, a survivor of the Killing Fields, has led a team to Cambodia every summer for the last 15 years. The 17 day trip includes:
- Reaching out to former Khmer Rouge Communist villages
- Humanitarian aid: distribution of rice, clothes, eyeglasses, medicines, school supplies, and build shelter for the homeless and needy
- Leadership training for local churches in remote villages
- Medical care to the sick and poor
- Help to complete a building project
- Micro business development
- Indigenous church planting support
- Evangelism outreach to children, youth, and adults and baptizing new followers of Christ
Contact: chamronp31@hotmail.com 4000 Redwood Road, Oakland, CA 94619 ph 510.531.5244 x207
Photo Caption: Cambodian "Home Depot", Battambang, Cambodia ~ December 2005 ~ Photo by Sophorn McRae
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