WORKS OF MERCY: VISITING THE FACTORY WORKERS
Jesus gave us a beautiful
gift in the Works of Mercy. He clearly told us how we are to treat others. By
doing so he also taught us an important lesson and one that is highly needed in
our world today filled with violence and hatred. He instructed us to value
above all else those on the peripheries of society.
The Sisters desired to reach
out to the factory workers in those peripheries and after meeting Yann Defond,
a French missionary, who for the past 8 years has been living with, advocating
for and teaching the factory workers of Cambodia, they were privileged to be
allowed to hold a meeting with the workers
in his rented room.
On June 19, sisters, volunteer, oratory leaders and
staff entered their lives for a brief but lasting moment. To mark the first encounter
the sisters and students had prepared an arts and crafts project to create a
paper picture frame. Seeing that people were rather cautious in approaching,
the Sisters took the initiative to go to the people. They walked through the
rows of rooms, introducing themselves. More people came. The occasion was
joyous and filled with laughter and casual chit chat.
On June 19, sisters, volunteer, oratory leaders and
staff entered their lives for a brief but lasting moment. To mark the first encounter
the sisters and students had prepared an arts and crafts project to create a
paper picture frame. Seeing that people were rather cautious in approaching,
the Sisters took the initiative to go to the people. They walked through the
rows of rooms, introducing themselves. More people came. The occasion was
joyous and filled with laughter and casual chit chat. 
