Month: April 2010
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Panel Discussion with Journalists from the Khmer Rouge Era
On Thursday, April, 22, the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia hosted a panel discussion with journalists who covered the Vietnam and Cambodia conflicts in the 1960s and 1970s. It was very well attended with about 1,000 people in attendance. Most of the people in attendance were foreigners making it the largest gathering of foreigners that…
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Cambodia Field Team Members’ Biographies
Updated – February 18, 2010 ON THE FIELD Melkie and Flor Boniao Village Ministry Mentoring/ Training House Church Leaders Flor will be involved in Education Ministries Melkie and Flor are both natives of the Philippines. Melkie has served in various capacities in the local church in the Philippines, preaching, teaching, and counseling. He has degrees…
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Another New Year and Language Study
Greetings from Cambodia, The Cambodian New Year started yesterday. It is a three day celebration where most people return to their hometowns to celebrate with their families. The first day of the celebration is used to welcome new angels who will come for one year periods of time to take care of the earth. People…
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Cremation and Buddhism
The traditional practice of Theravada Buddhism, which is the majority religion in Cambodia, is to cremate the dead body. In an article on burial practices in Cambodia, Rosemary Shewry writes, “After death the body is kept in the home in a closed coffin for three days, on a block of ice and with copious tea…