Living Mission — The life of immigrants in Cambodia
byHundreds of millions of people are on the move around the world. Historians will remember our century for the large numbers of refugees, asylum…
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Living Mission — Christianity in a Buddhist culture
byIt usually surprises — and sometimes shocks — people in the United States to learn that Christmas Day is a workday in Cambodia. Cambodia…
Living Mission — ‘Uncommon sense’
byOne description of “common sense” in Wikipedia is “knowledge, judgement, and taste which is more or less universal and which is held more or…
Living Mission — Poverty, corruption go hand in hand in Cambodia
byProbably most of us are familiar with the Gospel parable of the unforgiving servant. A servant forgiven a huge debt refuses to forgive a…
Living Mission — What poverty looks like in Cambodia
byTwo weeks ago I was in Kentucky, and while visiting with my brothers and sisters, I found myself being grateful that they have homes…
Living Mission — Fullness of life
byWe had a graduation ceremony at the Deaf Development Programme on Dec. 26 for our deaf education students, job-skills trainees and hearing people learning…
Living Mission — Life in the donor world
byOur Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme (DDP) is in the process of becoming the Caritas Cambodia Deaf Development Programme. We are what is known as…
Living Mission — When in Rome
byThere was a book — The Ugly American — popular when I was in high school. It was about U.S. diplomats who were not…
Living Mission — Change comes to Cambodia
byChange in a developed society can proceed at a measured pace as city planners and corporate executives project future needs and trends, as researchers…
Living Mission — Sharing our privilege
byLiving outside the United States creates a real awareness of the differences in societies — the various ways things are perceived and understood and…