Susan Sporl

January, 2009 -- Susan Sporl is a member of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners who came to Cambodia in January, 2009. After her orientation at Maryknoll, New York, Susan first flew to Thailand where she spent ten days with the Maryknoll community from various countries in South and Southeast Asia, participating in a retreat and several meetings. Then she came to Phnom Penh, her mission assignment for the next three years.

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	January 2009—Thailand In Thailand, at the meetings of Maryknoll Asia South (MAS), Susan jumped right into the discussions and reports of the meetings. Here she prepares a poster with ideas from a small group discussion.
	One evening in southern Thailand, the members of the Maryknoll Lay Missioner region of Cambodia and Vietnam took Susan to dinner to welcome her. Here Susan (right) is with Hiep Vu, Lisa Pirie, and Charlie Dittmeier.

	21 January 2009—Cambodia On her second day in Cambodia, Susan participated in the weekly Maryknoll Cambodia mission team meeting for the first time. After the meeting, she spoke with Kevin Conroy as he prepared to preside at the liturgy the team celebrates together each week.
	After the liturgy, the Cambodia mission team has a dinner together. Usually five or ten friends of Maryknoll, people who appreciate the opportunity to pray together in the middle of the week, join the mission team for the liturgy and for the dinner. Here Susan is speaking with Sr. Pauline, a Presentation Sister from Manhattan who is visiting the Maryknoll projects this week.
	Each month Maryknoll Cambodia celebrates the birthdays of the members born in that month. Susan was lucky to be part of the birthday celebration her first time at the dinner. She shared the honors with Sami Scott and Lisa Pirie as Sr. Pauline watched them blow out the candles on the birthday cakes.

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