12/24/2025
To all my dear friends ...!!! Please give me 1 minute to read my message
Tonight, the world listens for the sound of bells. But as Christmas 2025 arrives, the people along the Cambodian border hear a different vibration.
For seven months, the rhythm of our lives has been dictated by the machinery of war. While the world listens for "Jingle Bells," our families listen for the whistle of falling shells. While children elsewhere look to the sky for Santa Claus, our children look up in terror as F-16s and Gripens pierce the clouds, casting shadows over our temples, our schools, and our homes.
The contrast is heartbreaking. While millions cheer for the New Year, the cries of mothers and the elderly in our refugee camps are swallowed by the silence of neglect. We are not watching fireworks; we are watching our soil being torn apart.
Right now, two clocks are ticking. One counts down to a New Year of hope. The other counts down to the next explosion. One bell rings for celebration; the other rings to signal a desperate dash for the bunkers.
Geography should not determine whether a child deserves a night of peace. Cambodia does not ask for miracles, we ask for the simple right to live without fear.
Please, join your voices with ours. Let the world hear us louder than the engines of war.
Cambodia needs peace. We need it now.
