Cambodia

13 > Cambodia

• Located in southeast Asia and bordered by Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam
• 15 million people with a median age of 23.
• Almost 97% claim to be Buddhist, and 2% Muslim.
• The capital (Phnom Penh) is the largest city of 1.5 million people.
• Over 30% of the country is malnourished and below the poverty line.
• The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the poverty-ridden countryside, which suffers from an almost total lack of basic infrastructure.
• Widely regarded as one of top countries involved in human trafficking, and specifically sex trafficking where 1/3 the trafficking victims are children.
• Factors supporting human trafficking include poverty, socio-economic imbalance between rural & urban areas, increased tourism, and lack of employment and education.

Strategies

• Rahab’s House

Pray

• Pray that God guide the partnership development between Bethel and AIM as we seek to accomplish His will for Cambodia.
• Pray that God protect the children in Cambodia and around the world being trafficked at this very moment. May we be His hands and feet to aid captives and change culture.
• There are many ways you can get involved and begin making a kingdom impact. Ask God where He would have you step up to help accomplish the mission.

• FAQ

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  • [Q] How does Cambodia fit with Bethel’s over strategy for impact globally?
  • [A] Cambodia fully encompasses Bethel’s strategy to 1) Aid Captives, 2) Build Churches, and 3) Change Culture. We believe God has called us to help free slaves caught in sex trafficking, restore and redeem survivors and perpetrators with the love of christ, educate about exploitation, equip and connect Christ-followers to combat human trafficking, and demolish cultural strongholds that enable and perpetuate slavery.

  • [Q] I want to learn more. How can I engage and seek where God may want me to get involved?
  • [A] Bethel plans to take several short-term mission teams over the next couple years. The purpose of these trips will be to increase engagement, awareness, and exposure in the Bethel community to the challenge of human trafficking and sex slavery globally. These trips will help guide and advance planned investments in infrastructure targeted to rescue, restore, and train exploited children caught in the grasp of this evil.

  • [Q] With Cambodia half a world away, how do we plan to stay close to the investments made there in country?
  • [A] Bethel plan’s to partner with Agape International Missions (AIM) based in Cambodia to help advance the work that they have started in Svay Pak.