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{ Yearly Archives } 2007

A Helpless God

ព្រះជាម្ចាស់​ដែលធ្វើរ​អ្វី​ខ្លូន​អែងមឹន​បាន
ព្រះបន្តុល​បានកើត​មក​ជា​មនុស្ស ហើយ​គង់​នៅ​ក្នុងចំណោម​យើង​រាល់​គ្នា
យូ់ហាន​​​​​​ ១:១៤

ខ្ងុំ​មាន​កូន​ពីរ​នាក់។​ កាល​កូន​ដំបូង​ទើប​កើត​មក​​ ខ្ងុំ​មិន​ចេះ​ថែរក្សា​​វាសៅះ។​​ ខ្ងុំ​មិន​ដែល​​បាន​ថែរក្សា​​​កូន​ពី​មូនទេ។ ខ្ងុំ​មិនបានចេះ​ពន អោយ​ងូតទឹក បញ្ចុក។ ខ្ងុំ​មិនដឹង​អ្វីសៅះ​អំពី​កូន​ក្មេង។ តូច្នេះ​ពេល​ខ្ងុំ​បាន​ត្រូវការ​នាំ​វាមក​ផ្ទះ​ ខ្ងុំ​ភយខ្លាចណាស់។​ កូន​ងារទើប​កើ​តតូត​នឹងស្រួយ​ណាស់។​ ខ្ងុំ​មិន​ហ៉ាន​ពុន​វា ខ្ងុំ​ខ្លាចខ្ងុំ​ប្រហែល​ធ្វើរ​អោយ​វា​ធ្លាក់​។ ខ្ងុំ​មិន​ហ៉ាន​អោយ​ងូតទឹក​ ខ្ងុំ​ខ្លាច​ទឹក​ជូល​​ផ្សិត។ ខ្ងុំ​ភយខ្លាចណាស់។
ខ្ងុំ​​អរ​ព្រះ​គុណ​ព្រះជាម្ចាស់​​សំរាប​ប្រធាន​កូន​ទល​ខ្ងុំ​​ ខ្ងុំ​​​ដឹង​ថាវា​ពិតជា​​មហាអស្ចារ្យ។ បុន្តែ​ខ្ងុំ​គឹស្រែកយំ​​ច្រើនទល​ព្រះ​ “ព្រះអឺយ សូម​ជូយ​ខ្ងុំផង​ ខ្ងុំមិន​ចេះដឹង​ធ្វើរ​យាងមេចសៅះ។​​” ខ្ងុំថ្លាប់​ពុន​កូននឹង​គឹត​​ “អឹយ វា​គ្មាន​កំលាង​នឹង​មឹន​ចេះ​ធ្វើរ​អ្វី​ខ្លូន​អែង​សោះ។​ វា​ត្រុវការ​ទុកចិត​អាស្រយលើ​ខ្ងុំ​ ហើយ​ខ្ងុំ​សំរាក់​មឹន​បាន។” ខ្ងុំបាន​ត្រុវ​ការ​រៀន​ចេះ​ច្រើន ​ពុន​វា អោយ​ងូតទឹក បំពៅ ហើយ​បញ្ចុក។ ពេល​យុប​ខ្ងុំបាន​ត្រុវ​ការ​ក្រោក​ឡើង ហើយ​នឹង​លូងលៅម​កូន​ ហើយ​នឹង​បំពៅកូន។
ពេល​កូន​យំ​ខ្ងុំក្រោក​ពី​គេង​ភ្លាម។ ខ្ងុំថ្លាប់​ច្ងល់ “ហេតុអ្វិ​បា តែងតែ​គេងរហូត ​មិនតែលភ្ងាក់​ទេ?” គាត់​ថា​ “ខ្ងុំ​​​មិនតែល​លូ​កូន​ទេ ពេល​ខ្ងុំ​​​​ចុង​ជូយ​ មាក​កាន់​កូន​ហើយ!” មាកខ្ងុំ​បាន​និយាយថា “បើសីនកូន​មិន​មាន​បា វា​ពីបាក​ចិត បន្តែបើសីនកូន​មិន​មាន​​មាក វា​និងស្លាប់!” កូន​ខ្ងុំ​​​​​គ្មាន​កំលាង​នឹង​មឹន​ចេះ​ធ្វើរ​អ្វី​ខ្លូន​អែង​សោះ។​ វា​ត្រុវការ​ទុកចិត​អាស្រយលើ​ខ្ងុំ​។
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The Best Worst Pizza Ever! (veggie sans herbs)

How far would you go to eat pizza?
Yesterday started out as a typical Sunday morning. We ate breakfast, brushed our teeth, then had family worship. We sat around expecting to do what we do every Sunday, nothing. While Danny and I were trying to entertain the kids, playing David and Goliath, I mentioned that I [...]

Ghost Stories

Click here to sample Khmer funeral music …
Someone living near us just died a few days ago. They must have been really important because the funeral music is still blaring after five days. Normally the music is set to amplifiers 24-7 for about three days; but the more rich and famous you are the more [...]

Pain In My Butt

One of Silas’ favorite games as of late consists of him shredding apart cardboard boxes into small strips. He then makes the rounds and divvies up the shreds to whoever is there. Most recipients wonder, “Why is this kid giving me pieces of trash?” But if you ask, Silas will answer, “I’m giving you money [...]

Christian Voyeurism

What some might think is merely benign curiosity can easily turn into a sick perversion. There is a lot of this unhealthy curiosity or rather, “Christian voyeurism” here in Cambodia. There are certain types of ministries that people find “sexy”. Ministries dealing with issues such as destitute poverty, human trafficking, prostitution, and AIDS are [...]

Phone Mania

Several years ago at CCFC Pastor Soong-Chan became fed up with cell phones going off in the middle of service. One Sunday, when I was doing announcements, I received a call on my cell phone. To the congregation’s astonishment, I picked up my phone and instead of turning it off, I answered it. I [...]

Babies sleep in cages?

When we came to Cambodia I was a complete novice at motherhood. Silas was only 5 months old. I kind of made it a point not to read too many of those “How to Raise Kids the Right Way” books. All the contradictory advice is much too confusing; so Danny and I figured we’d just [...]

Seven Year Itch?

Can you believe that today is our seventh year anniversary?! I’ve heard that the seventh year of marriage is supposed to be the hardest. I’m not sure why. I’m not claiming that Danny and I have the perfect marriage, but I can honestly say that I am more convinced than ever that I’m the lucky [...]

A Beng Trabek Tragedy

When we lived in the Beng Trabek neighborhood in Phnom Penh, we had these neighbors who were movin’ on up. The family ran several businesses from their house. One of the daughters was the neighborhood money changer, changing American dollars intoKhmerriel . Another daughter cooked and sold breakfast food early in the morning. The grandmother [...]

Face Off: Reenactment of a True Story

Getting pulled over on a rainy day.
 
Cop – Can I see your driver’s license?

Danny – Sure, here. What’s wrong officer?
Cop – Your lights are on.
Danny – Ahem, ok, sorry. Turns off the lights
Cop – Get out of the car. You need to pay a fine.
Danny – For what?
Cop – Your lights were on. It against [...]