Comments on: Reading Through Asia: Cambodia http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=6129 Books we must have though we lack bread. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tanita http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=6129&cpage=1#comment-405543 tanita Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:21 +0000 http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=6129#comment-405543 I feel ya on the "I can't watch" thing -- I can't either. It saddens me greatly that American and Cambodian history is so intertwined; I'd love to read a book that takes place before Cambodians ever knew Americans existed... but writing books and translating them into English (duh!) would of course not be a priority, then! I feel ya on the “I can’t watch” thing — I can’t either. It saddens me greatly that American and Cambodian history is so intertwined; I’d love to read a book that takes place before Cambodians ever knew Americans existed… but writing books and translating them into English (duh!) would of course not be a priority, then!

]]> By: teachergirl http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=6129&cpage=1#comment-405529 teachergirl Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:20:53 +0000 http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=6129#comment-405529 These books sound very interesting, especially the first one. Cambodia holds a special place in my heart because I lived there for a year, teaching in an international school. I have friends whose husbands and children were killed by the the Khmer Rouge. And friends who were born in refugee camps along the Thai border in 1980, when the regime crumbled. I think the bloody history of Cambodia is neglected in education today, but it is so important that people know about it. While I was there, I was able to travel with some missionaries out into the countryside and meet people there. One time we brought reading glasses for the village elderly. Their worn, ragged faces had so many stories to tell. I cannot imagine the heartache they have experienced. There is much good that is going on in Cambodia right now. The people are so open to the Gospel, so hungry for hope. It is exciting to see a generation of young Cambodian Christians rising up with a heart for their own people. Take a look at this ministry: http://www.asianhope.org/home/ I know these kids, and they are amazing. Oops, didn't mean to write so much. You just touched a soft spot for me. By the way, I love your blog, even though my reading list is now too long to finish before the year is out. :) These books sound very interesting, especially the first one. Cambodia holds a special place in my heart because I lived there for a year, teaching in an international school. I have friends whose husbands and children were killed by the the Khmer Rouge. And friends who were born in refugee camps along the Thai border in 1980, when the regime crumbled. I think the bloody history of Cambodia is neglected in education today, but it is so important that people know about it. While I was there, I was able to travel with some missionaries out into the countryside and meet people there. One time we brought reading glasses for the village elderly. Their worn, ragged faces had so many stories to tell. I cannot imagine the heartache they have experienced.

There is much good that is going on in Cambodia right now. The people are so open to the Gospel, so hungry for hope. It is exciting to see a generation of young Cambodian Christians rising up with a heart for their own people. Take a look at this ministry: http://www.asianhope.org/home/ I know these kids, and they are amazing.

Oops, didn’t mean to write so much. You just touched a soft spot for me. By the way, I love your blog, even though my reading list is now too long to finish before the year is out. :)

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