Conclusion and Thanks

The Spirit of the Lord goes ahead of us, opening the way, inspiring and supporting us. We are called to places that may be foreign to us, but are not foreign to the Spirit of God. Our proclamation of the Good News is also a discovery of the Spirit of God alive in the hearts of people. We proclaim God's Word through our activities, our attitudes, our services and our love for the poor, whose company he prefers, and as well as by our words. To proclaim the Good News of Jesus we have to attend carefully to the problems of his people. In this way his Word will maintain its force in the actual lives of the sons and daughters of God.

During these past three years so much has taken place to unite the 7,000 or more Catholic men, women and children of the Battambang Prefecture with one another and in service of their brothers and sisters. So many initiatives, so many signs of the Spirit are present each day. We cannot thank enough everybody who has contributed in some way, whether as community members or leaders, and also our many friends around the world.
For partnering and funding our programs, we express our appreciation and gratitude to the many people who support us. We have received important contributions towards this from the Holy See, from the Society of Jesus, from the

Missions Etrangères de Paris, and from the bishops of Italy and Spain.
The community in Knaeh Romeas is supported by friends in Germany; the church in Ta Phung is being built with help from Japan and Scotland; Arrupe Centre was set up thanks to generous help from Spain and Japan. Friends all around the world, but especially in Spain, have helped us to get through this first three years.
Know too that for every project we undertake, the Cambodian communities make their own contributions. Yet the special contribution of our friends here in Cambodia, especially the disabled, is to help us discover each day the face of the Crucified yet Risen Jesus. His smiling face carries the message of peace.