Metamorphic Asia programs started 2013 on a high and finished the same way with a total of 46 new Churches being planted across Asia as well as another 20,000 people receiving access to safe clean water and sanitation facilities for the first time ever. At the end of 2013 the team spent time in Cambodia...Read More

In last week’s blog we challenged the idea that it is a person’s environment that commits them to long-term poverty, and instead suggested that the way a person thinks, rather than his or her environment, is the more crucial factor in overcoming the poverty cycle. But just how does one empower and equip people on...Read More

Last week we discussed the notion that the goal of development should always be people rather than buildings, policies, procedures, etc.  This begs the question, is it our environment or our thinking that most influences the outcome of our lives? Just recently I was reading an article written by someone I knew several years ago. ...Read More

In last week’s blog we discussed the idea that ‘poverty of the mind’ is one of the most significant obstacles preventing people and communities from breaking the long-term poverty cycle.  This week, we begin to turn our attention towards solutions, among which development, or community development, is widely considered as ‘the’ way forward.  But, is...Read More

Definitions of ‘poverty’ vary but generally they describe poverty as being a state or condition in which a person, people group or community live, whereby they lack the financial resources or otherwise to enjoy a minimum standard of life. There is no denying the role that environment and disaster can sometimes play in causing poverty...Read More

Metamorphic visits the nation of Myanmar approximately every 6 months and the changes that have occurred between each of these visits, particularly over the last 2 years, are incredible.  Change is happening at such a rapid pace that one could be forgiven for thinking 10 years had passed between the visits.  The pervasive atmosphere of...Read More

In April, the Metamorphic team travelled to Cambodia for the 11th straight year to conduct the 2013 Cambodian Church Planting and Community Transformation program (CPCTP).  Working with 4 significant partners and their networks Metamorphic trained 24 new Church Planters who will now be sent out to plant Churches and transform communities in all corners of...Read More

Metamorphic values its partners and donors and are always excited when they have the opportunity to visit the people whose lives they have helped to change.  Recently, one of our valued partners was hosted by Metamorphic Asia in Cambodia where they had the opportunity to visit several of the sites where their generous donations have...Read More

With the year already well underway our plans and projects for Asia are now in full swing.  In April we will head to Myanmar to mentor and follow up 18 Church Planters from the October 2012 class, followed by a new program in Siem Reap Cambodia where we will train 25 new Church Planters. This year’s programs will be...Read More

It is widely recognised that up to 80% of illness experienced in developing countries can be attributed to poor water and sanitation.  Over the past 3 years Metamorphic’s Water4Water initiatives have provided over 50,000 people with access to safe clean water as well as hygiene and sanitation education across countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar and...Read More