Nothing Wins the Justice

This month is May Mission Month at my Church. The church decides on a number of worthy humanitarian causes around the world to support.

One of these causes is helping poor people in Cambodia who have been illegally displaced from their homes in Phnom Penh. Basically wealthy private interests want to develop on land in the city so they get their corrupt mates in government to bulldoze the homes of poor people. These people are then dumped outside the city to fend for themselves. This is a gross injustice!

As you can imagine its very hard for these people to adapt to their new situation, living in a slum far on the outskirts of the city. The Smiles in the Slum project that my church is supporting this month is raising money to care for the children that have been evicted. They will be supervised, fed and educated during the day while their parents go to and from the city for work.

I am supporting this project through the "[Bike] Ride against Poverty" with other men from Gymea Baptist Church this Sunday. If you would like to sponsor me in this endeavour then you can either drop round to my place with your donation no later than Saturday, make a transfer to my bank account (details via email for those interested), or I'll take an IOU. Alternatively you could give directly to the project through the link below.

You can get more information about the Smiles in the slum project from the Gymea Baps website.

This YouTube video may also be of interest if you want more information about the need for this project.

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