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Two countries, one
mission: SYM Cambodia and IYVS Korea
PHNOM
PENH: 26th January 2006 -- 'Two countries one mission' sounds
suspiciously like a play on a certain Chinese theme, but it is not. Read
on.
Cambodia and Korea have performed Cambodian "Roamwong" cultural dances
during the International Youth Volunteers Service Korea 2006 immersion trip to
Phnom Penh between January 16-25. Both countries were protagonists in
investing youthful team effort to make Don Bosco's option for poor, orphaned and
abandoned youth at risk a reality. Both countries wanted to witness to
Salesian compassion for their non-Christian youth by building a 30 bed dormitory
in the Pagoda's Campus and carrying out a beautification campaign through
tree-planting. The Cambodian SYM group called the project "Two countries:
one mission and social action outreach program 2006". During these days,
other than the experience of 'working together', the thirty young people
experienced 'being together' in the practice of evangelical virtues of sharing
and caring for others, communion and cooperation with other faiths, and
commitment to Don Bosco's mission. Love for poor and abandoned youth was
cheerfully realised.
An artistic mural climaxed the
immersion's 'living and working together' strategy for peace and friendship and
remains as a souvenir. Before the ink was even dry on the project's
evaluation, the Cambodian SYM group found out that the Korean SYM group through
its leader and supporter, Bro Bosco Park, already had proposals for one or two
on-going activities.
Cambodia's last wish in the airport
departure lounge on 25th was "till we meet again, IYVS Korea
2007"!
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