By the time Sokhun was ten years old, life in Cambodia had already put him in a very deep hole. Both his parents were dead and he lived with his grandmother. Each day he walked her cow out to graze in the fields. But his 'value' dropped the day a landmine took his right leg.

Grandmother didn't have money to support a 'worthless' child. Several months later, Sokhun found himself in the Unacas orphanage in Phnom Penh.

There Sokhun learned about a God who created him and loved him. He learned to read and write, and he enrolled in the government school. His gifts in music were discovered and developed. He soon became a leader among the other children.

As he grew older, he began to serve younger children by teaching literacy and music. He took more and more responsibilities in the church, often leading worship and always teaching Sunday School. His love of Jesus was obvious and infectious.

Today, as a young adult, he continues to serve at the Unacas orphanage. His skills as a worship leader, a youth leader, and as a musician continue to grow, both through classroom learning and through practical experience in the local church. He is still quite young, but he is gaining respect in the adult world.

Sokhun is one example of the people we serve in Cambodia. There are thousands more people who are labeled as 'disadvantaged' or 'marginalized' by the development agencies - orphans, widows, terminally ill and the very poor. By the world's standards, Sokhun is 'disadvantaged.' But our strong partnership in the name of Jesus enabled him and so many others to reach their full potential.