Angkor of Faith is a mission program founded by the Church of Christ missionaries from Thailand and from Singapore. It's about sharing and teaching God's word to the children (orphans, street children) of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Youth of the Church of Christ all over Asia and parts of the world unite and work together serving the Lord with these kids.
It was a blessing that I was able to attend the Angkor of Faith in its 7th year and fortunately the Philippine team was the one who organized for this year. It was a life changing experience for me even though we have a lot of street children and orphans too here in the Philippines. I can say that the children here are different from the Philippines which I really admire and wish that the children here too would have the same attitude. The Cambodian street/poor/orphans kids were very determined and sweet and kind. They were eager to study and to learn. They are all very sweet children, they know how to show love back to those who show love and care for them. It was really amazing and heart melting to see the kids.
Angkor of Faith 7 started in March 17-24. It was a 5 days mission trip and the theme was "In The Beginning" which was about God's creation. We taught the children so many things like VBS songs, the story of God's creation, crafts, games, and many more. We also had a HYGIENE DAY were we teach them how to keep themselves clean. These kids had no idea about taking a shower or brushing their teeth and just even washing their hands. No wonder there are so many kids who gets sick in Cambodia. We also took all their lice from their head. We definitely did so many dirty stuff that's beyond our comfort zone and it was all worth it just seeing all the smiles and laughter of the children. We have never imagined that we could do all of those things.
It was such an amazing week and even though the weather was very hot (hotter than the Philippines) and dusty and uncomfortable, everything was worth it. If God willing, I hope and can attend again next year and I hope this blog entry inspired everyone. We always have to remember how blessed we are in sooo many ways. Have a great day!
Some pictures from AoF7:
