In January 2011, NRCC is sending a team to Cambodia to work amongst the urban poor in Phnom Penh with Destiny Rescue.
Destiny Rescue is a Brisbane-based NGO that operates a number of justice-based programs in South East Asia. In particular, Destiny Rescue Cambodia runs a Day Care Centre and Learning Centre that provides programs for children living in slum villages around Phnom Penh. In Kampong Cham Province, Destiny Rescue runs Rescue Homes for young girls who have been trafficked. They also have a number of sponsorship programs, small business loan programs and provide employment opportunities for at risk teenagers.
For more information on Destiny Rescue see www.destinyrescue.org/aus
In 2009, our church donated the funds for a large tuk-tuk to enable children from Beoung Tumpun village to attend the Day Care Centre and Learning Centre. As a result, the number of children attending these programs has doubled. The tuk-tuk has also played an important role in transporting children to and from school and encouraging attendance every day.
In early 2010, NRCC decided to enter into a relationship with Destiny Rescue Cambodia. We believe this partnership is an opportunity to empower members of our congregation to personally take action against poverty using their passions and talents to tangibly affect a specific community in need in Cambodia.
The first step in this relationship was the decision to send a mission team from the church to spend two weeks working in Phnom Penh in January 2011.
The call went out around the church in June 2010, and resulted in twelve members of the church deciding to make the financial commitment required and join the mission team.
The members of the team, including Hayley French as the team leader, are:
Rev Phil Swain Trent Critchley Margaret Sweeny
Ann-Elise Koerntjes Jonathon Critchley Pip Corderoy
Judy French Rachael Collis Michael Groom
Warren French Lyn Robinson
The team is meeting on a monthly basis to prepare for the trip, including planning fund-raising events, worship service planning, team preparation, mission delivery planning and post-mission planning.
NRCC is seeking a mission experience that is fully integrated into the life of the church.
Fund Raising
Several fund-raising events are planned (it’s a $3000 commitment for each team member to become part of the team), including:
Sat 28th August Trivia Night 7:00pm
Sat 18th September Preloved Clothes for Cambodia Sale 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sat 30th October Destiny Dinner - Cambodia Night
Sat 20th November Band Night
Church and Team Preparation
Tue 7th September - Team Meeting 3
Mon 13th September - Cambodia Documentary Night at the Church
Tue 5th October - Team Meeting 4
Sun 14th November - Morning Worship run by the Cambodian Mission Team
Sun 21st November - Nite Rocks Worship run by the Cambodian Mission Team