CAMBODIA NEWS

Cambodia is a difficult place to live, especially if one is a deportee with visible tattoos. Deportees are easily judged and criticized. Davy is a general manager at Legends Cinema and was embarrassed about his old tattoos. I met with Davy and took him to a place recommended by a friend called Laser Skin Care. […]

“I miss the smell of manure!” As several of us rode through the streets of Phnom Penh, Chantha’s (our Hope Now Cambodia director) question was, “Do you know what I miss about the United States?” Another in our our group chimed in, “I miss the smell of freshly cut grass.” Another said, “I miss walking […]

Our executive director, Roger Feenstra, will travel to Cambodia on August 9. The purpose of his visit is to strengthen and encourage Chantha, our on-site director, as he and his wife minister to the less fortunate there. Several other volunteers help make our Hope Now work in Phnom Penh a reality. Hope Now’s mission in […]

Our mission in Cambodia is to reach out to men and women who came to America as babies or young children, grew up, committed a crime, and were deported. Currently, there are 504 deportees in Cambodia. We encourage them, help them get jobs, and share the good news of Jesus with them. Our director and […]

Chantha and Sharon work with men and women who have been deported from the U.S. to Cambodia. Chantha is joined by wonderful volunteers who help encourage and find jobs for these deportees. If our international work touches your heart, you may designate a gift for that purpose. Include “Cambodia” with your gift. Thank you for […]

A Report from our Staff Member Chantha Kong “Ricky Seng has been in Cambodia since 2004, when he was deported from America. Most of the returnees who were sent in the early 2000’s didn’t have much support. Hope Now Cambodia was not here then. I met Ricky back in 2012 when visiting an organization that […]

Our board member, Dr. Marty Martin, while on a medical mission to Cambodia with a colleague, had the privilege of visiting our work in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Pastor Chantha Kong, our Hope Now staff member wrote: “Dr. Marty and John spent some time with me Tuesday. We visited some recently deported men […]

Whether working with young men who have been deported to Cambodia from the United States, or helping children find hope in a desperate place, Chantha and Sharon are fulfilling the work of Hope Now For Youth in Cambodia. Hundreds of men and women, former gang members in the United States, have been deported to Cambodia. […]

Hope Now For Youth made its entry into Cambodia in 2010. We work with men and women who have been deported from the U.S. These deportees are former gang members who committed a crime in the U.S. Many are from California and the Fresno area. Pastor Chantha Kong (a former Hope Now youth from Fresno), […]