In two hours I head to the airport and to Maryknoll, New York for a meeting with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. I leave here Sunday morning, New York time, and arrive Monday night, New York time. I had thought I would have a chance to post something more here before I go, but it looks now like I cannot add anything here until I get to New York.
Category: Maryknoll
Happenings in the Maryknoll world, especially in the Cambodia Mission Team.
Farewell to the Stantons
Cecilia Espinoza and Sam Stanton finished up their week in Cambodia with a dinner with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners team here. (L-R): Dee Dungy, Cecilia Espinoza, Sami Scott, Maria Montello, Russ Brine, and Sam Stanton. Missing: James Havey and Charlie Dittmeier was taking the picture. The next morning the Stantons headed for the Philippines on their way back to the United States.
Sam and Cecilia Stanton at DDP
Today Cecilia and Sam Stanton visited the Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme. Sam is the executive director of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. Here they are receiving DDP khramas. Srey Nuch, the sign language interpreter, stands behind them.
Saying Goodbye to Karen
Maryknoll Lay Missioners work on 3 1/2 year contracts and the end of her contract is approaching for Karen Bortvedt who was assigned to Cambodia and has been working (with great success!) at the Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme. This evening the Maryknoll community along with a few friends of Maryknoll had a little social to officially say goodbye to Karen. She will be missed!
Maryknoll Visitors
Sam Stanton (L) is the executive director of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. He and his wife Cecilia are long-term members of Maryknoll Lay Missioners and are taking an extended spiritual renewal that took them to India, Sri Lanka, and now Cambodia. They arrived in Phnom Penh today and this evening attended our weekend mass at World Vision. Here they talk with parishioner Tommy Boukhris (blue shirt), Sami Scott, and Russ Brine after mass.
Bangkok Trip: Day 4
Today it was time to travel back to our mission countries. I got up at 3:40 AM to catch an early flight back to Phnom Penh. Click here for a few final scenes from Bangkok.
Bangkok Trip: Day 3
We managed to fit the rest of our agenda into an extended morning session, so after finishing our business, I made an unplanned trip to look for some computer-related supplies before coming back for supper and preparing for the return to Cambodia tomorrow. Click here to see the day’s happenings.
Bangkok Trip: Day 2
Today the ten of us from six countries got down to work at this meeting of Maryknoll’s South Asia grouping. We had a full day of good discussions. Click here to see some of the action.
Bangkok Trip: Day 1
Every year Maryknoll priests and brothers in South Asia get together. The March, 2017 meeting is in Bangkok, Thailand. Click here for pictures of what was a travel day for those attending the meeting. [This photo is a motorcycle wagon full of furniture, pulled up the sidewalk in early morning Phnom Penh, hoping for some sales.]
Bishop Olivier’s Visit to Maryknoll
At least once a year, Bishop Olivier comes to the Maryknoll office for one of our Wednesday meetings, a liturgy, and then dinner together. It’s just an informal time to talk and catch up with what we are all doing and for us especially to hear more about the workings of the diocese here.