JS-CAMBODIA

21-25 June 2004 -21 children operated

Last week four French doctors led by Manuel Drut operated on 21 children with severe ear problems in Emergency Hospital in Battambang assistaed by our Ear Care Team Sr. Adelphe, Kith Sorphanny, Sam El, Lo , Pheak, Hieng and Rottana. Our gratitude to Australia and France!

29 June 2004

Y0U WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR LISTEN!!!

On 28 June Sr. Mary Lawon rsm (Brisbane), Ms Fran Nolan and Ms Kay Weber all specialists in deaf education arrived from the Brisbane Catholic Education Office in Queens land of to share their expertise with our programme in Cambodia. They began by establishing the context: visiting Banteay Prieb Centre of Healing and Training, going where hearing children live and seeing both the conditions of the villages and efforts our Metta Karuna team, led by Kanya, Cheatta and Samet have made to give opportunities for the villagers to develop their communities.

On the village visit, they saw the new high school we are building with Buddhist monks with support from Japan

The Brisbane trio are helping our Cambodian team with different ways of improving educational opportunities for the deaf. They visited Krousar Thmey school for the deaf and will discuss a longer term vision for education of the hearing impaired in Cambodian schools. As well they will train our team in different communication methods with the deaf team in our house

13 June 2004

PONLEU NEY METTA NEWS

NEW HOUSE FOR CHILDREN
On Sunday evening 13 June 2004, Jesuit Service-Cambodia held a ceremony for opening the new house at Providence Place. 120 people attended including the children the Sister of Providence, members of Jesuit Service, team students from the Hostel and three bishop, Bishop Yves Ramouse, Bishop Emile Destombes, Bishop Kike and some other friends. The Sister of Providence have been helping vulnerable children in Cambodia since 1881.

The evening programme included, some singing, dancing, and plays from the children, and some speeches and lovely dances Bishop blessed the house and all present.
The blind children trabled bells and the deaf children alit sparklers and the lame children danced for joy to show what PONLEU NEY METTA the light of mercy meant for them. For Bishop Kike a child's smile, was the light of mercy.
Sr. Jaqueline, the Mother General of the Providence Sisters sent a message hailing the new stage of collaboration in the care of children between Providence and Jesuit Service.
Contributors to this programme were Providence Sister with the house, Acadica of Spain and Jesuit Missions Australia and other friends.For Jesuit Service donated the care of the children.
Oh In Don will now be the leader of this programme with the old team of Maew, Samnang and Nieng and a new volunteer from Korea Sin-Ja. They will draw on the wealth of experience of Sr. Adelphe and the Providence Sisters and will add their new insights.