Friends Across Borders 2007

Day 11 14 March 2007 The FAB participants are starting to talk about the approaching end of their trip, but today was another full day. After morning prayer at the hotel, the group went to the Deaf Development Program, both the main building and also the hostel and activity center. Then they went to Wat Than, a training center for people with disabilities. In the afternoon there was a visit to Stung Meanchey where people scavenge on a garbage dump, and then in the evening there was a liturgy and dinner at the Maryknoll office followed by a short slide presentation on Cambodia and the deaf work.

Celina Campas led the group in a form of meditation for morning prayer today		At the Deaf Development Program, Celina and Charlie Dittmeier explained their work with deaf people
Talking with some of the deaf students in a DDP classroom		Taking a quick look at the DDP hostel and activity center
Observing some students, including two deaf people, learning wood carving		A group of people with disabilities have formed a cooperative in which they produce and sell various handicrafts
The Wat Than shop has a large variety of handicrafts well-made by people with disabilities		At lunch time the group ate Khmer dishes at a local restaurant not far from Wat Than
After visiting the garbage dump, the group had a short break before going to the Maryknoll office for liturgy and supper		We had quite a large group for liturgy and supper tonight with the thirteen members of the FAB entourage with us.

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