Our Vision

Connect Cambodia is a ministry of Christian City Church Whitehorse (CCCW), with a three-fold vision to:


1. Assist Cambodian pastors build self-sustainable churches through a range of economic development efforts.


2. Provide leadership training relevant to cambodian pastors and church leaders to enable them to build strong, growing churches in Cambodia


3. Bring the hope of Christ through social development projects that seek to improve the quality of life (spiritual, physical and emotional well-being) of the marginalised, poor and disadvantaged in cambodian society.

Google Earth Map of Cambodia

Google Earth Map of Cambodia
This map shows some of the main provincial city centres

How you can consider being involved...

1. Church Sustainability Forums - Equipping, training and mentoring young khmer business people and pastors to build sustainable business / organisations:
- We are looking for committed local and overseas people interested in teaching in the monthly forums (volunteer positions)
- We are looking for locally based expatriate mentors experienced in either church growth or kingdom business development that can commit to mentor young khmer business owners / pastors.

2. Vocational Training Programs - providing practical skills training to disadvantaged young people to help them break the cycle of poverty. Currently we are in the process of identifying specific training needs.
- We are looking for qualified and skilled individuals committed to assist in training khmer young people in practical trade/service industry related vocations (volunteer positions). Training will be conducted in core modules.

3. Business Training Programs - providing business leadership and business foundations training for young khmer entrepreneurs and small business owners.
- We are looking for committed local and overseas individuals willing to input into training programs on regular intervals. Training is conducted monthly at key churches in Phnom Penh and has a strong emphasis on practical application.

If you would like to know more information - please contact Mark on +(855)13 877 008 or email: mark.dennert@cccw.org.au

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Some recent pics (next update coming soon)

Our next postscripts update is coming soon...but in the interim - here are some recent pics - We hope you enjoy! Lots of love - Mark & Jo

Church Sustainability Forum pics....

Just a simple exercise really (not quite so as it seemed!). This was a "hands-on" exercise we ran in the July forum - when discussing the topics of vision and planning. Very funny exercise indeed - but sure got the point across!


A pic taken during our hands-on "vision" exercise - everyone was involved and enjoyed the learning process


Jo & Mark with Ps. Zephaniah Obi (from Nigeria)...during a break in the July forum.

Other Recent Pics...

Our slightly battered VW Golf after the car accident (..the product of an over-ambitious landcruiser with bull bar running into our car side on). It wasn't a very enjoyable night for us - as it hit on the passenger side where Mark was sitting..fortunately there was no broken bones - we both had some bruising and cuts though. It started raining soon after the accident happened (here we were in the middle of the road with no raincoats and no-one to interpret khmer-english on our behalf amongst a group of 15-20 cambodian onlookers) and then to make matters worse the cambodian driver discreetly left the scene soon after the local police arrived (and after paying off the local policemen as we found out later!). Long story short is: we managed to track the driver down and the repairs were covered under insurance through the drivers employer (which just happened to be a local NGO - whose logo was plastered all over the Landcruiser bonnet ....not a smart move to do a runner when your company logo is on show for all to see!)


Saying a teary goodbye to John and Pauline O'Connell at the airport (this was part of the social justice project team coming from CCCW)


Again..another teary goodby - this time to Lisa & Phil Craig and Jane Marquis at the airport (also part of the June social justice team from CCCW)

Jo with Erica Dekker - part of the moto tour around Phnom Penh (part of the June social justice team visit)


The June social justice team - walking along the railway slum areas - interacting with the local children.



A visit to a NLF silk weaving project out in the province (June team visit)


A local cambodian friends' wedding in Phnom Penh
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