By Damien James, an EO Australia-Victoria member and CEO of Aged Foot Care

Mum had a goal to put a bit more meaning back into our family Christmas and so last year, she arranged for us all to head off to volunteer at an orphanage in Cambodia called New Hope for Cambodian Children (NHCC).

She sent through quite a few emails about the trip with attachments and plenty of detail. I must admit I didn’t read the details, which is pretty typical for me; I quickly scanned them for key information and thought little more of it until it was time for mum, dad and my two brothers to head off.