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  • Tong Neak: A Boy in the Killing Field, A Man in the Healing Fields Tong Neak: A Boy in the Killing Field, A Man in the Healing Fields

    By Mr. Uon Seila, edited by Brian Maher My name is Seila Uon and I was born on January 1, 1960. I was raised in a Buddhist farming family in Tong Neak Village, Baphnom District and Prey Veng Province in the Kingdom of Cambodia. I am the oldest in my family and I have five siblings. My village was...

  • Foot Steps Foot Steps

      By Mr. Uon Seila     Cambodia, also known as Kâmpŭchéa, is situated in Southeast Asia. More than a thousand years ago, Cambodia was known as the Khmer (Cambodian) Kingdom of Angkor, a great empire that dominated Southeast Asia for 600 years. A monarchy since ancient times, ...

  • Child abusing Child abusing

    By Seila Uon It was a warm humid day, with white clouds floating across the deep blue sky. After two decades of civil war there are many missionaries come to work in Cambodia. There is a couple talking to one another. “Honey! I need you to help me today we need to go shopping” the wife said t...

  • Mission Kampuchea 2021 Meeting (MK 2021) Mission Kampuchea 2021 Meeting (MK 2021)

    By EFC (Requested to add by Rev. Chhon Kong). Can be read at EFC wesite, http://www.efc.org.kh [caption id="attachment_131" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Photo by EFC"][/caption] A dream that Christians throughout the Cambodia have been anticipating for has now gradually emerged into ...

  • A Thumbnail Sketch of Evangelical Cambodian Church A Thumbnail Sketch of Evangelical Cambodian Church

    *This is a brief outline and it is not meant to be all inclusive.  Events from the early 90’s and on are recorded from my own observations as one who lived in Cambodia from ’94 to the present and this view is from my perch. [caption id="attachment_128" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="...

  • Asian Evangelical church Asian Evangelical church

    In 1979, The Black Rock Congregational Church of Fairfield, Connecticut sponsored a Cambodian family from a refugee camp in Thailand.  This act of love shown to the Cambodian people would later flourish into a progressive ministry for the Lord.  While working with this adopted family, BRCC saw ...

  • Chhon Kong and The Turtle Of Fate Chhon Kong and The Turtle Of Fate

     Back in '87, I was studying at the King’s College (Christian Liberal Arts) in Brair Cliff Manor, N.Y.  Attending King’s was helping me to  recover  from an acute case of  Legalistic Fundamentalism.  I am thankful that God helped me to find a cure.  At King's, I met the Rev. Chhon Phan Ko...

  • FPCB Social Justice Article Protected: FPCB Social Justice Article

     While driving a compounded vehicle to the police station under armed escort for participating in a “statement to the Cambodian government” about their disregard for human rights and social justice, my mind’s sensory response went into automatic pilot. I did not feel, nor worry about what wou...

  • CAMBODIAN WORLDVIEW Protected: CAMBODIAN WORLDVIEW

     (This article is provided by our contributor, it may not reflect CambodianChristian.com's perspective). I normally hear people say something to comfort or console another person who had a relative pass away. They say:  He/she went in peace and he/she is no longer suffering in this life any mor...

  • Agents of Change? Agents of Change?

    By Brian Maher  Often, we as followers of Jesus we are encouraged to become agents of change or agents of transformation. Both terms are couched in the context of God’s Kingdom agenda which integrates word, deed, life and sign. All around the world there are pockets of faith collectives who ha...