By Debra Roderick, Project Assistant – Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of April 17th, 1975, the beginning of the Khmer Rouge Genocide. Since visiting the killing fields at age 14, hearing stories during my missionary service, and now coming to the close of my time …
By Debra Roderick and NEN Pichmonyroth, ភាសាខ្មែរខាងក្រោម – From 2019 to 2021, I served as a volunteer missionary in Tacoma, Washington for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. My first missionary companion was Sister Pichmonyroth Nen from Phnom Penh. We talked about our families, …
By Debra Williams, Project Assistant – Some things seem too providential to be real. In 2019 I served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tacoma, Washington. I loved the Khmer people I was privileged to meet. My favorite …
By Debra Williams, Project Assistant – Cambodia was a household name when I was growing up. In 1995, my father, Jared Williams, served there as volunteer missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He spoke of his time in Cambodia often and …
Ming Hem Sim was born in Phnom Penh and is the second child of five siblings. While growing up, she did small jobs like cleaning houses and selling water bottles. When asked about her favorite music she said, “I like to listen to Sinn Sisamouth, …
