Getting Ready

In ten days we are moving the Maryknoll office to a smaller building and I’m using this weekend to start packing up–and throwing out–a lot of the “stuff” that has accumulated in my room in the years we’ve been on Street 320.

Meeting with the bishop

A lot of changes are in store for Maryknoll Cambodia in the months and years ahead and today Sr. Regina Pellicore, acting country representative for Maryknoll, and I had a meeting with Bishop Olivier. We want Maryknoll’s work to be part of the church so it is important for us to keep the bishop informed about what is happening. We had a very constructive discussion. Regina couldn’t get her computer camera to work!

It’s a matter of perspective

Today I went to the dentist for teeth cleaning and a check up, and during the cleaning, I was wondering if bottom teeth get cleaned better than top teeth because the dental tech can see the bottom teeth better. That started me wondering about dental work in space where a dentist could be upside down (like these astronauts brushing away) and so could look at the patient’s top teeth like they were bottom teeth.

Masks for Deaf Community

Finally we at the Deaf Development Programme were able to receive a shipment of face masks sent to us by Peggy Fung from the Catholic deaf community in Hong Kong. Beside of the greatly reduced air travel to Cambodia, it took many weeks for the box to arrive but finally they are here now. Thank you, Peggy!

Apologies

I had the photos and text ready to post last night but then I got distracted by numerous calls and messages from people seeking help from the St. Vincent de Paul Society of the church and I completely forgot about posting when I finished with all the messages.

The Wet Season

This is the rainy season and today was the heaviest rain I have seen here in years. In mid afternoon, it just poured, so much so that I decided to leave my bicycle at the Deaf Development Programme and take a tuk-tuk home because I knew the streets of Boeung Tum Pun would be flooded. They were.

Little Red Zones

Today I was in the neighborhood of St. Joseph Church and encountered this street blocked off for a mini-lockdown of just one or two blocks. Our daily overall infection numbers for the country have dropped below 600 but there are still pockets of infection even in highly vaccinated Phnom Penh.