It could have been called...
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It could have been called a protest march -- but it was more like a frustration march. It happened in the late 1970s, when the small nation of Cambodia was undergoing its agonizing ordeal of genocide. The world watched in horror as millions of people were massacred by the Khmer Rouge regime.
One group of Westerners decided to do something about it. Under the leadership of Jewish novelist and holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, they organized a convoy of food and medical supplies in Thailand and drove to the Cambodian border. They demanded to be admitted, on humanitarian grounds. The Cambodian government refused. Not even the food and medical supplies were allowed to pass the checkpoint. The group turned back in disappointment.
A cynical reporter later asked Wiesel whether he really believed his little group could have made a difference with their action -- whether they really thought they could change the world. Wiesel's reply was eloquent: "Perhaps we cannot change the world," he said. "But we can prevent the world from changing us."
"... whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things" (Philippians 4:8).
One group of Westerners decided to do something about it. Under the leadership of Jewish novelist and holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, they organized a convoy of food and medical supplies in Thailand and drove to the Cambodian border. They demanded to be admitted, on humanitarian grounds. The Cambodian government refused. Not even the food and medical supplies were allowed to pass the checkpoint. The group turned back in disappointment.
A cynical reporter later asked Wiesel whether he really believed his little group could have made a difference with their action -- whether they really thought they could change the world. Wiesel's reply was eloquent: "Perhaps we cannot change the world," he said. "But we can prevent the world from changing us."
"... whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things" (Philippians 4:8).
