Anlong Veng
The Anlong Veng home is in the Anlong Veng District, Odor Meanchey Province, Cambodia. The area has many trees and wooden homes with thatched roofs. It is close to a small mountain range that divides Cambodia from Thailand to the northwest.
The area is beautiful. Unfortunately, much of the land that one would love to hike through or explore is plagued with land mines. Straying off the beaten path can be dangerous. In the recent past, many battles have taken place in Anlong Veng. The area was one of the last strongholds of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge Regime. The Khmer Rouge held power there until 1998. Many of the residents were soldiers in the power struggle. There are many orphans in the District. Many children parents have lost and are losing their lives in battle or from the landmines that still remain. A high number of Anlong Veng's people have lost limbs to landmines. The church was planted in Anlong Veng in the year 2000, when the Gospel message shared with and accepted by one family. That family spread the Good News to others in the community, and the Church began to grow in Anlong Veng.
FCOP rescued these orphans from dire circumstances, many of whom were living alone on the streets; easy pray for predators and sex traffickers. They now have security and hope for a good future. They are being raised in a loving, family environment, in this church orphan home.
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