Sou Phan's life was fairly typical. He had a wife and three children. They owned a bit of land and a small house in a rural village. A few fruit trees provided more shade than food. Some chickens foraged for food and a pig was tied to a tree. Sou Phan spent most of his day drinking and playing cards with his friends. Productive work was rare.

One day Unacas offered people in the village a chance to work in gardens and learn about agriculture. Phan and his wife, Phally, decided to try it out.

Life began to change. Sou Phan didn't have time to hang out with his friends. His marriage began to improve. Phan quickly latched onto principles of agriculture. In the evening, he applied them to his land back home. Neighbors noticed a difference.

Phan and Phally learned about Jesus. In time, they accepted his love and forgiveness. Their relationship with each other and with Jesus grew rapidly. They developed a burden for other people in their village and at the orphanage. They worked hard and served people for more than two years at Unacas, and they did it for very little personal reward.

Now, they want to be better Christians, to serve God in the church, and to serve people more effectively.

Phan and Phally have been selected to be the 'parents' of the children at Garden of Joy. They will manage the orphanage and the other staff members. CCFC is encouraging and training them. We believe they will be a great model of a Christ-centered family to children and to the people in the village.

Their transformation helps describe how we work in Cambodia. We find Cambodians who demonstrate the ability and the desire to work, especially on behalf of other people for little personal reward. We then reward them through training opportunities and by giving them additional responsibilities. Our commitment to them is long term. We desire to help them develop holistically, to become all that God desires, and to feel worthwhile and fulfilled.