VWAP Cambodia Day 1 (21 November 2008)

After arriving in Cambodia, we claimed our nametags. This is my name in Khmer.








Then, we drove from Phnom Penh to Prey Veng in a bus. The bus drove onto a ferry to cross the Mekong River. While we were waiting for the ferry to arrive, locals kept knocking on the windows of the bus, trying to sell us fruits, soft drinks, chewing gum, sunglasses and even local delicacies like
fried beetles or

snake jerky!

Throughout the 2 1/2 hours journey, I noticed that the roads in Prey Ceng were all dirt roads. They were uncemented and very dusty. We soon arrived at Mittapheap hotel and had lunch at the hotel's restaurant, just next to it. Then, it was off to start our mission work!

First, we visited the house of Aunty Bee Ngoh, one of the missionaries there. It was really large! We saw a frog on a leaf in the garden. Mum thought it was a headless chicken.

The Youth Drop-In Centre was our next destination. Youths can come after school to use the computer, read or play sports if they are bored or alone at home. However, most of the youths were in their late teens or already young adults.

There are many donated English books there with loads of interesting reading material. One of the youths I spoke to, on the other hand, said that the books were mostly untouched as she and the other youths found them difficult to read and understand.

We played captain's ball with the youths. They really enjoyed themselves and were ecstatic whenever they scored points. They also seemed to appreciate having other people to interact with. Since most of the youths returned home in the evenings, we decided to return to the hotel.


After dinner at the restaurant, we went to shower before heading to Aunty Ann's room to do devotion and worship. After that, we had a rehearsal for the Prodigal Son Skit we were supposed to perform the next day before we turned in for the night.