We're thrilled to invite you

on a life-changing trip

to Cambodia

to visit Michael and Emma Kenyon

and experience the powerful work of

Hard Places Community

November 8-22, 2025

• See their ministry in action
• Serve alongside their teams
• Discover Cambodia's rich culture and history

Chris Green will be leading this trip,

and there will be a couple of preparation meetings before we travel

Provisional timetable

Saturday November 8th

Leave London and fly to Phnom Penh

Sunday November 9th

Arrive in Phnom Penh

Check into hotel

Lunch/dinner with the Kenyons (depending on arrival time)

Rest

Monday November 10th

Breakfast at hotel

Visit Killing Fields

Lunch then visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Dinner with Kenyons and Century 9 / SMOKE team at the Kenyons’ house. They have a discipleship night with the staff every Monday

Tuesday November 11th

Breakfast at hotel

Orientation to Hard Places Community’s ministry as a whole:

• Punlok Thmey Kids work

• Men’s ministry C9 + SMOKE Restaurant program and The Den Salon - a hair salon program

• Thrive & Dive - training and inner healing retreats for the Khmer staff

Lunch at a Khmer restaurant with Michael, Emma and some of the leaders from SMOKE to learn more about the story and vision for the work

Visit Century 9 schools catering team, with time to pray for the staff and encourage them

Dinner with the Hard Places missionary team - tbc

Wednesday November 12th

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Time with the SMOKE team leading some sort of session for them

We will discuss this more once we have the team in place and see the team’s passions/gifts

Lunch at SMOKE with Kenyons and some others on the expat team working here so you can ask questions and learn more about what they do

Afternoon - Visit the Hard Places salon, which employs young men who have come from brothels and other difficult backgrounds

Trip to Toul Tompoung Market (good local souvenir market)

Drinks at a sky bar overlooking the city

Dinner: somewhere with good food in the centre of the city

Thursday November 13th

Breakfast at hotel

Morning: PART 1 Team lead time with the SMOKE team, taking some sort of session for them

We will discuss this more once we have the team in place and see the team’s passions/gifts

Lunch - SMOKE

Afternoon visit the kids’ centre for opportunity to see the kids outreach program and/or pray for and encourage the staff team

Dinner - Sothea, one of the Cambodian chefs with C9, to lead a Khmer cooking class for the team (or some of them, depending how big the team is) to learn to make some Cambodian dishes, then we will share it for dinner

Friday November 14th

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: PART 2 Team lead time with the SMOKE team, taking some sort of session for them

We will discuss this more once we have the team in place and see the team’s passions/gifts

Lunch somewhere in the centre of the city

Afternoon: Tourist things in Phnom Penh. Options could include:

• Royal Palace

• National Museum

• Get massages

• Shopping

Team could split for different options, then regroup for early dinner

Early Dinner - tbc

Night outreach with Hard Places kids team - visiting areas of the city where kids are at high risk of trafficking to run little kids clubs. Aim to connect with kids, check-in with those we know are high risk/vulnerable.

Saturday November 15th

Morning - time to rest and relax

Afternoon:

Team to help lead a 1/2 day retreat for the C9 school catering team. They work Monday-Friday so Saturday they will all be able to join

Dinner - perhaps a boat trip on river for team and C9 guys ?? We might hire a whole boat for around £40 and bring on our own food and drinks on the boat for dinner

Sunday November 16th

Breakfast at hotel

Team and Kenyon family travels to Siem Reap

Monday November 17th

Day pass for visit to Angkor Wat and other amazing ancient temples

Dinner and traditional Apsara Dance Show

Tuesday November 18th

Day trip to Floating Villages on the Tonlé Sap lake. Or day trip to elephant sanctuary

Night markets and dinner.

Wednesday November 19th

Sunrise at Angkor Wat.

Visit Hard Places Community kids teams doing ministry to street kids at risk of trafficking in Siem Reap and possibly can also take them to dinner and bless them with some time praying for them and encouraging them.

Thursday November 20th

Travel from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

Dinner at SMOKE or order dinner delivery to the hotel if everyone is tired

Stay at same hotel in PP again for 1 night

Friday November 21st

Fly out of Phnom Penh

Saturday November 22nd

Arrive in London

Practicalities

We estimate the cost for each person will be around £2000.  See below for the budget breakdown.

Each person is fully responsible for their own costs, and although we will coordinate hotels and trips on the ground, you will have to arrange your own flight (links below; suggested cost of £800 built into that estimated cost).

Basic budget suggestion

Flights - see below

Accommodation £15-40/night

Price depending on options of sharing rooms or not (see more details below). Hotels may not have enough rooms for everyone to have own room, but if there is a team member or two who especially wants to have own room we can probably accommodate that.

Food: £20-25/day

Transport: £10-15 each per day for Tuk tuks + transport between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap (see details below)

Entrance fees: Could be up to around £120-160 total depending on what team choose to schedule (Ideas for Siem Reap and Phnom Penh below)

Extras we suggest are added to the budget:

• Something small you can prepare in advance as a little (inexpensive) gift for the young Khmer guys the Kenyons work with, perhaps something cultural from the UK, or something with a spiritual meaning that links into the sessions you help lead. They would love to try some very British snacks! We can get their names + photos before you come so you can start to pray for them - we can share more about this nearer the time

• A small budget to pay for the Cambodian staff’s meals when eating out with them. They would usually cook at home or eat street food which is very inexpensive, but we don’t recommend teams eat the local street food as some past team members have been very sick from it

• It would bless them to be able to enjoy a £8-10 meal as a treat to them when meeting with team. Estimate this is for around 10 staff members.

Please also note this budget does not include individual spending money for optional extras such as:

• Massages which are around <£25 for an excellent massage experience

• Souvenir shopping at markets and local artisan boutiques, which are great for gifts - especially if you wanted to do some early Christmas shopping!

• Evening drinks, treats, desserts etc. which are readily available in both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap and very affordable compared to London

• We can tailor the schedule to include things which will interest the team.

PHNOM PENH

Hotel in Phnom Penh

The Kenyons can recommend 2 nice boutique hotels in the north of the city near to where they live and work. Both have a swimming pool, are comfortable, clean and other visiting teams have been happy with them:

• £30/night inc. breakfast for a room with 1 double bed (could be shared or individual room)

• £40/night inc. breakfast for a room with 2 beds (could be shared or individual room)

Transport: £10-15 each per day

Meals and drinks : £20-25/day for lunch + dinner

Entrance to museums in Phnom Penh:

The Killing Fields: £10. We suggest this is for everyone on first day

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum: £10. We suggest this is for everyone on first day

Entrance to Royal Palace: £10 (Optional)

Entrance to National Museum: £5 (Optional)

TRANSPORT BETWEEN PHNOM PENH AND SIEM REAP

There are 2 options -

FLY: Return flights around £130-150 per person return (1 hour flight + getting to/from airport + wait time = around 5 hours door to door). We would also need to add Transfer to and from airport and daily cost for Tuk tuks.

Or

BUS: We can hire a mini bus to drive everyone from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and back, and also be our driver while there - total cost for 5 days minibus+driver £300 (approx). The drive is around 6/7 hours.

SIEM REAP

Hotel in Siem Reap. There is a huge choice and price range but we can get somewhere very comfortable with breakfast and a swimming pool for this budget:

• £30/night inc. breakfast for a room with 1 double bed (could be shared individual room)

• £40/night inc. breakfast for a room with 2 beds (could be shared or individual room)

Food £20-25/ day

Entrance fees:

Angkor Pass - entrance into the World Heritage Site, Angkor Archaeological Park, to visit Angkor Wat and many other temples. A day pass is £30 per person

Traditional Apsara Dance Show and includes dinner: £15 per person

Sunrise temple tour (amazing for photos if there is a good sunrise and very beautiful): £15 per person

Floating Village day trip to the Tonlé Sap lake: £20 per person

Elephant Sanctuary near Siem Reap. A day trip is around £70 per person

Flights

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Balancing price with flight length and arrival times, we recommend Thai Airways

Leaving London Heathrow 8.11.25 at 11.50 and arriving Phnom Penh 08.45

Leaving Phnom Penh 21.11.25 at 09.45 and arriving London Heathrow at 19.35

For visa, vaccination and general travel advice, see the relevant Government web page. You will need travel insurance. We will do a fuller briefing on what we need to pack when we have a prep meeting in the early autumn.

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