While donations are the fuel that affords the ability to provide programs of compassion, we often find donors wish to become more involved. We encourage this! However, given the sensitive nature of many of our projects and the associated security issues, few actually get to go and visit our work in Cambodia.
But there is a tremendous need for us to be active on this side of the ocean in bringing life to those who suffer. As word about Ratanak International becomes more widely known, many people are taking their skills and talents and putting them to work for children in Cambodia that suffer in anonymity. They assist in public awareness and fundraising in all sorts of ways – we want to encourage you to do the same. Often we risk feeling somehow ill-equipped and unqualified to assist. Don’t believe this for a second! We have found that God never turns down the offer of an open heart and hands. Whatever your skills or passion, there are opportunities for you to assist us in public awareness and fundraising.
It is exciting to see how people have not been holding back. They have been very creative using their own skills to support those in Cambodia and we want to encourage you to join in. Christian mission is not about being passive, whether here or overseas, it is about being active, engaged and determined to make a difference. Whether it is a sponsored sporting event, coffee morning, car boot sale, the showing of an appropriate movie, house party for friends and neighbours, auction or church information meeting, there are opportunities for everyone. We encourage you to think about the skills you have and the skills of your friends, youth group, office staff, and church and join with us in changing lives.