tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159877872803713077.post301736763815384664..comments2023-08-23T10:49:27.027-05:00Comments on From Tanzania With Love: living among suffering.Michael Leenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642651093909685811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159877872803713077.post-15839396903282260132014-05-19T14:05:41.293-05:002014-05-19T14:05:41.293-05:00Father Tino, Thank you so much for a wonderful com...Father Tino, Thank you so much for a wonderful comment! We definitely resonate with those feelings of powerlessness you described and hope that the joy that we share in with our Tanzanian neighbors and co-workers is doubled! Of course, you are more than welcome to use our writings in your homilies and studies. We are so grateful to you and to all of our friends who serve as a constant source of encouragement and support to us.Ashley McLaughlin Leenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713204318331124559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159877872803713077.post-21624183894318493092014-05-19T10:28:53.490-05:002014-05-19T10:28:53.490-05:00Dear Ashley,
It is very inspiring and very touchin...Dear Ashley,<br />It is very inspiring and very touching to read "living among suffering." It is very well written! <br />Michael and you are doing your "best." You, guys, are living one of the "best" ways of missionary life! After reading your writing, I can feel something relating to John 1:14 (And, the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.) Forgive me for commenting too religiously. I think many missionary Europeans, coming to Vietnam during the last few centuries, experienced the same feeling of powerlessness when they faced the poverty there. And, most of them just wanted to solve the "problems" but, then, they found out that it was their living among people that gave people hope (because local people felt that there were others sharing their lives and sharing their suffering). That is why it is said that "shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow."<br />By the way, I ask you and Michael a favor. May I use your writings (this one and the others) in my homilies and my study? You, guys, might think about copyright and publishing your writings some day?<br />Thank you for living among suffering and for sharing your experiences as well as your inspiration. God bless.<br />Tino Nhan TranTino Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668335809585722618noreply@blogger.com