A TEENAGER will provide breakfast for hundreds of malnourished students in Cambodia from his own savings as part of a volunteer visit.
Simon Anderson, of Narrabeen, will use money he has earned from a part-time job in his gap year to provide banana sandwiches almost every day of his three-month visit.
Mr Anderson will teach English to students as a volunteer six days per week as part of continuing charity work organised by northern beaches businessman Mike Pawley.
Yet he believes providing breakfast, which many students go without, could make a greater difference.
“My goal is to feed them six days per week,” the 18-year-old said.
“That’s really the bigger of my aims. The kids aren’t eating breakfast but always wear a smile.
“It’s been a huge wake-up call for me in appreciating what I’ve got and how I can make a difference.”
For $50 each day, the former St Lukes student will buy about 100 loaves of bread and 25kg of bananas in order to provide the meal. That should feed the junior school’s 200 students.
A Christian, he believed a longer stay would provide more impact, despite the personal cost.
“The radical nature of giving everything I have is reflective of God’s love for us,” he said.
“It’s why I can give everything and return with nothing.”
A TEENAGER will provide breakfast for hundreds of malnourished students in Cambodia from his own savings as part of a volunteer visit.
Simon Anderson, of Narrabeen, will use money he has earned from a part-time job in his gap year to provide banana sandwiches almost every day of his three-month visit.
Mr Anderson will teach English to students as a volunteer six days per week as part of continuing charity work organised by northern beaches businessman Mike Pawley.
Yet he believes providing breakfast, which many students go without, could make a greater difference.
“My goal is to feed them six days per week,” the 18-year-old said.
“That’s really the bigger of my aims. The kids aren’t eating breakfast but always wear a smile.
“It’s been a huge wake-up call for me in appreciating what I’ve got and how I can make a difference.”
For $50 each day, the former St Lukes student will buy about 100 loaves of bread and 25kg of bananas in order to provide the meal. That should feed the junior school’s 200 students.
He has visited the Sre Vibol Ke school twice this year, each time for a month.
A Christian, he believed a longer stay would provide more impact, despite the personal cost.
“The radical nature of giving everything I have is reflective of God’s love for us,” he said.
“It’s why I can give everything and return with nothing.”
1 comment:
you are very kind heart 'you help poor people of cambodia'we thank you so much .may GOD bless you and take care of you everyminute'
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