| This was the third full day of retreat and the group still seems focused and adhering to the schedule and not-too-strict discipline of the week. We had problems in the afternoon, at the 3:30 PM retreat talk time, because the city electricity was out and the center generator blew a fuse and someone had to go into town to get a replacement. |
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This church is part of the Catholic Church compound which also includes the retreat center. The church was built in 1964--probably rather avant garde for that time--and was one of only two Catholic church buildings not destroyed by the Khmer Rouge. |
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Some of the priests on the retreat have sent poor youth from their villages to study at the Don Bosco Hotel School, and coming here for a retreat gives them a chance to follow up with their parishioners to see how they are doing. |
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The retreat center sometimes handles rather large groups which sleep on the floor of a couple big rooms. In the large bathroom, this area is provided for washing clothes, with a large tank of clean water in the middle. |
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For an activity like this retreat, five or six people from the area are hired to cook and take care of the facilities while the group is here. This woman is washing the breakfast dishes at the sink which is on an outside back porch. |
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While the breakfast dishes are being washed, this woman is washing lettuce to go into a salad for lunch. It is Cambodian style to cook outside and seated on the ground. They think it's rather strange to stand and cook. |
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One of the priests staying at the hotel school, Etienne Lorta, had a 20th anniversary of ordination today so of course we had to stop for gelato again on the way back to the center for the afternoon talk. |
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When the power was finally restored, meaning we had fans and a PA system, Bishop Bo finished his talk and then the group made their way back to the main buildings. |
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Serving as Archbishop of Yangoon is no small job and Bishop Bo keeps in touch with his diocese just like everyone else, through e-mail. |