Established in November 2001, Prison Fellowship Cambodia has quickly developed into the primary provider of education and reintegration services to prisoners in Cambodia. PFC reaches thousands of prisoners annually with a wide range of activities.
Stories of real life transformation continue to be witnessed in the lives of many of those who are touched by Prison Fellowship staff and the programmes they run.
Sineth’s Story
My name is Sineth. I have 3 younger sisters. Me and 2 of my sisters went to find my mum who had been arrested. We walked to the police station but I didn’t find her so I decided to wait for her at the nearby motor bike parking area. Then I learnt about my mum’s situation and she had to stay in the police station over some issue. It was a dark night so I decided to sleep in the motor bike parking area near the police station and opposite a guest house.I sat up and my 2 sisters slept on my lap.
The next day a man who spoke Chinese and someone translated, he bought food for me and my sisters. When I was crying a policeman gave me 5000 reil for food for the 3 of us and that night he brought us bread. The next day the guest house owner gave us a meal but I kept mine for my mum who was in the police station. We were still sleeping in the parking area but a policeman said we could come and sleep in the police station. We slept there for 2 days. On the 4th day it was raining and we slept in a tuk tuk.
The next day at noon they were going to take my mum to the prison but I cried so much the police decided to take us to prison as well. We stayed with mum in the prison for 2 days and then mum decided 2 of us should go to Prison fellowship and my youngest sister should stay with her.
This is the trouble my sister and I met before I came to Michael House I haven’t written all our struggles down.
Thank God he gave me the chance to stay in Michael House. A chance to study, to have safety and also receive love from the staff. This has changed my life.
--Sineth
Each year, we at Prison Fellowship seek to improve, expand and develop our services to truly meet the needs of those within and affected by the prison system of Cambodia. We are continually and constantly amazed by what God is committed to achieving through us and we seek to honour Him in all that we do.
Thank you to all those who have journeyed with us this far in so many ways. We value your involvement and commitment.
Kind Regards from the Team at PFCambodia,
Linda Chisholm, Executive Director.
