
D umnangLaorKampuchea/GoodNewsCambodia When times of crisis come to our family, how do we respond? Does the pressure pull us apart or weld us closer together? Do we find ourselves praying? Two months had passed since Chantou has been admitted to a hospital with severely burned body. The wound heals and the skin peels off in layers and it is more horrible to look at than the first time he was admitted. Looking at him intently with a thinking that perhaps he is in so much pain but I haven’t seen a glimpse of pain nor a frown face because of discomfort. I asked him, “What do you need?” He mentioned, “I want a Bible with big letters, so I can read.” He lost all his little possessions on fire, so I was touched with the request. He could have asked for something else…Another, visit at the hospital I brought his written prayer requests, a month before the tragedy happened. He looked & read it quietly and after that he inserted it in his new Bible....