Mission Notebook

Random ideas, comments, reflections, and information on mission and life in a mission country.

Prieb So New Jesuit Headquarters 28 January 2010 The Jesuits have been in Cambodia for more than twenty years and have been a powerful force for the growth and rehabilitation of the country, both in the physical sense and the spiritual sense. Today they had a dedication ceremony for their new residence and Jesuit center on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Their old center in the city will continue to be used as the base for their projects. The top photo shows an interior courtyard, a place of calm and quiet in noisy Phnom Penh. The bottom photo shows Fr. Gabriel Je, the Jesuit superior opening the ceremony with Bishop-Elect Olivier, Bishop Emile, and Bishop Anthony behind the table.

Catholic NGOs working with disabilities... ...look at the L'Arche model 27 January 2010   Today all the Catholic NGOs that work with people with disabilities were invited to the bishop's house for a meeting with Michael Noonan (dark shirt), the Asia regional coordinator for the L'Arche communities. He spoke about the work of L'Arche with people with intellectual disabilities and helped the Cambodia groups to look at what might be possible here with that model. Three of the four bishops of Cambodia attended the meeting in addition to the five or six organizations represented.

Peg Vamosy Checking out Cambodia... 25 January 2010   Peg Vamosy is a Maryknoll Lay Missioner who has been working in East Timor. The lay missioner presence there is being discontinued, though, so now Peg (middle) is investigating to which country to transfer. Now she is visiting Cambodia and today was at the Deaf Development Programme with Charlie Dittmeier and Susan Sporl, two other members of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

Fr. Hung Nguyen Visiting Cambodia again 9 January 2010   Fr. Hung Nguyen is a priest of the Archdiocese of Seattle who worked in Cambodia as a Maryknoll Associate Priest from 2002-2005. He has maintained contact with Maryknoll over the years, bringing a group from his parish on a mission trip each year, and today he presided at our mass for the English speaking community. Here he meets with Lisa Pirie and Doy Castro with whom he worked before.

Epiphany Dinner Annual Gathering at the Bishop's House 3 January 2010 Click here for pictures of the bishop's Epiphany dinner

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