Livelihood

I have enough stuff to turn my business around

Noeurn is working hard along with her husband to support the family living condition even the pandemic. She is one of our Women Group on Sunday School. With the support from Bethel Mission Noeurn is able to turn around her small business for her partners and herself.

She said "I do not have enough stuff to turn my business around when my business partners late to return the money. With the support from Bethel Mission I could do it and increase the sale. I can have my net profit from $10-20 per day."

We have extra income beyond the offering from church support

The family economy and feeding lambs and taking care of the sheep are challenged at the moment as they do not have any support beyond their congregation. Pastor Chhunlim found challenging in supporting his family, especially for the sick children and the social needs within the family of his and his wife. He said “It hardly afford with the offering from the church to sufficiently support the needs of the family. I have to look for some small business for my wife at home so that she can earn extra income, but it is harder to afford the capital investment. 

Blessedly, Chhunlim was supported by Bethel Mission with the home business for his wife so that they could have extra income and save for the family. We clearly understand that the ministry with lower or without economy were difficult to survive. Pastor Chhunlim said “We have extra income beyond the offering from church support.”

Small business changes my garment factory job

Teaching the people to fish rather than giving them the fish. We found that livelihood for the families were to help prepare the long-term family sustainability and they can improve the wellbeing of their children and saving.

After the pandemics of Covid-19 affected the country in March 2021, more and more garment factories closed owing to the infection. Mrs. Davy, the mother of Daneth, lost her job owing to the closure of the factory. However, with the support from Bethel Mission, she could have small business. Mrs. Davy told that “I would get net profit of $15-$20 daily from my new business.

I hope I can save for my family, running business and return to Bethel Mission to support other families in my community. This business changed my job from the garment factory worker where I had to face risk and challenges.”

I feel better for my business with gas cookers

Mrs. Channy is one of the women struggling to survive in the graveyard. She found life extreme difficult after her husband died with two children. She told that “My husband died since my son, Visal, in pregnancy. It has been more than 10 years.”

Mrs. Channy sleeps 3-4 hours per day. She has to cook Khmer traditional cakes to sell for her daily food and pay to the housing loan. She said “I sleep at 9:00 pm and get up at 12:00 pm and cook the cakes until 11:00 am.” 

When asking about future plan, Mrs. Channy told Mr. Sirivuth that “It is hard to use firewood for me to cook the cakes as I have to get up early or I miss to cook for my customers. I cannot sleep late. I want to have gas cookers and I hope it can save and make me easier than firewood.” Later, she received the gas cooker sets from Bethel Mission and with her excitement said “I feel better now to have gas cook to my business.”

I can earn extra income through washing liquid

With the technical support from our local church partner, Bethel Mission conducted the Washing Hand Training to 25 women in graveyard and slum. The purposes of the training to produce washing liquid for dish washing and laundry for the family households and they can afford to send the product for extra income generation.

Mrs. Sokhorn told that "I used what I learnt from Bethel Mission to produce the washing liquid for family at the first time. But I produce more and more and my husband bottles and sell in and outside my community for extra income during Covid-19."
Mrs. Theary said "I shared to my husband after learning how to produce washing liquid. Now, he used the knowledge he has and my idea to make the washing liquid and sell to the people around where we live."

Glass Container Helps Improve My Business

Mrs. Somart, 30, live in graveyard and makes a living by selling Khmer cakes. She has 3 children and her husband is a construction worker. She finds life increasingly difficult to feed the family as her husband does not have any regular income.

She told that "I am very difficult to sell my cakes as people complained about hygiene when I keep the cakes in open air and they do not want to buy." Somart is one of the women in Sunday School and came and asked if Bethel could support the glass container so that it would make her business good.

By the grace of God, Somart received the glass container for her cakes. Somart expressed her thankfulness for the support from Bethel and said "I feel so happy to get the glass container."

Thank Bethel For Helping My Family

Mr. Thet, 46, the scavenger, has 4 children. He is facing with family finance difficulty that he could not be able to save from his scavenging to have his broken cartwheel repaired or replaced.
By the grace of God, he got some supported from Bethel to cope with the issues. He said "I would like to thank Bethel and donor for helping my family. With this support, I can keep on my business to support my family, especially the children to school."

He continued that “Bethel did not only care about my livelihood, but also my children education and health. My son, Samnang, got health problem and he was supported for medical expenses. I have sent 4 children to study English at Bethel as well.”