This is a list of things you should bring with you on outreach to Cambodia.

Don’t forget your passport, plane tickets, insurance information, two copies of the front two pages of your passport, two passport-sized photos, emergency contact information, and medical insurance with emergency evacuation coverage.

Other things to consider bringing:

-Thongs for showering
-Towel & washcloth
-Toiletry items (shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, tissues, etc). These are obtainable here but may not be in the brands that you are familiar with.
-Vitamins and prescription medicines to last throughout your stay in Cambodia
-“Wet ones” washcloths
-Insect repellant
-Gatorade or oral rehydration solution packets
-Camera & film
-Flashlight & batteries (power goes out often in Cambodia)
-Hat & sunscreen (sunscreen is expensive in Cambodia)
-Water bottle
-Light daypack
-Money belt
-Small alarm clock
-Sleeping mat/sleeping bag (it’s probably too hot to sleep inside a sleeping bag)
-Light raincoat or poncho (can be purchased in Phnom Penh at the markets)
-Energy snacks – chocolate, energy bars, crackers and spreads (these are obtainable here but are expensive)
-Bible, Journal and a reading book

Optional Items
-1 team iron
-1 team hair dryer
-pictures of your family
-power converter/adapter

NOTE: Outlets in Cambodia use the 220V system (America uses 110V) and outlets can use European-style plugs with two prongs or American-style plugs with two prongs.

TEAM MEDICAL KIT

Aspirin/pain reliever, cold medicine, diarrhea medicine, laxative, motion sickness pills, Band-Aids, antibiotic cream, cream for bites/stings, cream for burns/scalds, anti-itching ointment, tweezers, thermometer, packets of powdered electrolyte replacement for diarrhea.



CLOTHING
Cambodian culture is very modest about the style of clothing that people wear. Because of this, we want teams to adapt to the culture, which means that you may have to dress differently than you would at home.

For WOMEN and MEN: Long pants and slacks - cotton pants and slacks are preferred for comfort in this climate - must be dressy, nice and neat. Nice shirts and blouses - short sleeves are fine - such as button up or polo style, and other tops, etc. are permissible.

For WOMEN: Again, dressy, neat, and clean are the important guidelines. In addition to pants and slacks, modest dresses and skirts are fine, as long as they at least reach the knee and have sleeves. Capri pants (a cross between shorts and pants) that reach down to at least mid-calf can be worn anywhere EXCEPT when teaching/preaching/visiting schools.

If doing ministry at a school or business, it is most important to dress properly. If wearing sandals, be sure to wear socks to schools.

Nice t-shirts of any type are fine. Nice jeans are fine also. If you are in the villages it is better for the guys to wear either polo shirts or a button up shirt when not doing practical work but nice t-shirts will be OK for many things. In the villages the girls will need to move more towards skirts (longer than the knees).

SHOES
1 pair hiking or trekking (if going to hilltribes), 1 pair walking, 1 pair nice for church.
* sandals/flip flops - extremely useful for entering houses or using for showers (must remove shoes whenever entering a house in Asia). Pay close attention to where others have taken off their shoes and follow their lead. If your shoes are expensive, you may want to carry them in with you and store them inside.
- if you are going to be doing extensive trekking in the hills, please contact your host for specifics on clothing and footwear etc.


PIERCINGS/TATTOOS
It seems these days we are getting more and more questions about piercings and tatoos from teams, so here are a few guidelines.

Pierced ears on women are fine here in Cambodia. However, teams need to be concerned about all the other kinds of piercings (both male and female) that are currently in vogue. Any unusual piercings may not cause a fuss for the average Khmer person, but it will cause concern amongst the Cambodian Christian community. Please understand that we understand this is an amoral issue. However, we need teams to understand that this is where our brothers and sisters are at here in Cambodia. Therefore, we ask teams to respect this and come willing to remove lip, navel, eyebrow, tongue (etc) piercings for the duration of their outreach. It is also possible for people with these types of piercings to be creative in this endeavour. (you can usually take these types of rings out during the day during ministry and put them back in while you are sleeping to maintain the holes) Pierced ears on men are usually frowned upon by the Cambodian Christian community. In the Hilltribes, pierced ears on men are frowned upon because those people are usually associated with thugs and hooligans.

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