I know that there are folks reading this from all over ... the counter is fascinating to check every once in awhile to see where the "hits" here are from ... But today an email arrived that stopped me short and made me appreciate and realize that the family who called the Church HOME is vast and spread literally around the world ...I recieved a note of thanks from a local resident, who shared in her email a note from her daughter who is truly half a world away right now ... The words of the daughter are so eloquent and so poignant, that they need to be shared ... I won't say the names (they will know who they are, as will their family) unless I'm told it's okay ... For now - here are the words of a young woman who dares to ask the question - WHY ?? And who, like us grieve the loss of a friend and family member who has always been there to comfort and help us ...
From far off Cambodia we hear these awesome words:
dear mom,
so, here i am in an internet cafe in cambodia sobbing
about the loss of a church. i think that it is a
combination of all the emotions i have been feeling
this week and this sad loss of a place that holds so
many memories of me and the people i love.
this week i have seen sights that i could never
imagine seeing. the memorials and museums that mark
the genocide and civil war that have plagued this
country's history cannot do anything but effect the
deepest corner of your soul. humanity has been very
cruel to this corner of the world.
why do people kill each other? why do people burn
down houses of worship? these are questions which i
cannot find the answers to. of course, the loss of a
building pales in comparison to the loss of thousands
of lives, but it is still based on cruelty and
complete disrespect for other people.
i can't believe the church is gone. i can't believe
how much this is effecting me. well, i suppose i can.
i spent many hours in that place.
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