Archive for January, 2010

  • Cry of the Gecko: Introduction

    Cry of the Gecko: Introduction A special thanks to Susie Koffman, Susan Smith, David Rebok, Pastor Phou Amra and Stephen Ney who helped me put this together. Introduction: A Historical Sketch of early Cambodian History and the Beginnings of a Christian Presence in Cambodia This manuscript is mea...

  • Tin Soldiers and Nixon Coming – Chapter 5

    Cry of the Gecko Chapter Five                   Tin Soldiers and Nixon Coming 1969 –Advent of Pro-Western Lon Nol –Some Missionaries Return Richard Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey by a slim margin and became President of the United States, and at the time there were 850...

  • Living with War – Chapter 4

    Cry of the Gecko Chapter Four Living with War By 1968, the NVA, by far the strongest military element in Cambodia, had embedded itself in Rattanakiri, Stung Treng and Mondulkiri. These forces in Cambodia were turning Rattanakiri, Mondulkiri and portions of Stung Treng and Kratie P...

  • More to the Picture than Meets the Eye – Chapter 3

    Chapter Three More to the Picture than Meets the Eye Ten years into her ‘Golden Age’ or freedom from 92 years of French occupation (1863-1953), Cambodia enjoyed some level of peace and prosperity, and was seen as one of the more stable countries in the region. Underlying these frag...