Saturday, August 30, 2008

Anything not given is lost

ANYTHING NOT GIVEN IS LOST
tout ce qui n'est pas donné est perdu


Phrase written in Sankrit in the guetbook of a leprosarium in South India

When I read this phrase, it makes me think to you, Father! I think to the beginning of your hard mission as a young Jesuit in India to help the poors and the lepers, to make life better, to make the diffuclties less difficult... You were there to give all the riches you had: your heart, your beautiful heart!

The door of my room at JEZUITENHUIS when I visited Fr. Vincent in August 2006.
I supposed Gast in Flemish means Guest in English.


On the long road of your life from Belgium to Cambodia via India, how many loves you distributed regardless of all the barriers: nationalities, religions, casts, colors of the skin, material riches, age, languages,...? You certainly gave much that we cannot count. Even in the case of Cambodia, we don't know how many people you helped. But the number is certainly not important to you! You were where needs be to give your love, your supports. Your love was unique to each one of us.

In SITE 2 camp, when the boarding school didn't receive the nutrition help anymore, you sacrified an important part of your modest "salary" of a priest (I think it was 100 or 200$ a month) to help us, to keep hopes and unity of the group alive.

At the end of your exemplary life, you were back home and lived modestly, even poorly. You gave all you had: loves, supports, effforts, knowledges, money,... You seemed to follow conformly to the sense of what had been written in the guestbook of the leprosarium in Sotuh India, i.e "Anything not given is lost". I wonder if it was not you who wrote this phrase at the beginning of your mission in India!

Even back home with the accomplished missions, you never forgot to think to those who crossed your road. You thought to all of us; I know sometimes it hurt you that you could not associate the name of the a person you know with his/her pciture.

The only material things you had are in this red luggage:


Red luggage of Fr. Vincent.
Pcitured during his funeral on August 9, 2008

It was a heart-break when I saw this luggage in your room, at your funeral. I felt sad to know that you will never come back again to take it. It will wait desperately for your return like we wait to see your coming back toward us again with smiles and open arms.


Pictured on Sunday August 6, 2006 at 10:21 am

Thank you Father!
Sakun

Friday, August 29, 2008



Fr. Vincent, Sakun a small walking. August 2007



Sakal in visit Fr. Vincent in 2006

Fr. Vincent in 2006







Phala, Vily, Saren and Fr. Vincent, picture was taken by Sakal Prum

Pic. of Farher Vincent by Phaleak's familly

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Some pictures in souvenir of Fr. Vincent.

Most of the pictures are from Fr. Vincent's album.

The date on the pictures corresponds to the date when Phala, Saren, Villy and Sakal went to visit him in Belgium.

Enjoy!



Fr. Vincent with Fr. Pierre Ceyrac, best known as Father Candy



Site 2 camp

English class in SITE 2


For more pictures, please click here

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Pictures from Fr. Vincent's friends

Thank you Kep and Totet for these nice pictures.











Condolences: Union in memory of Fr. Vincent

Thank you Vansak, Kep, Lieke, Emilie, Totet, Patricia, ... for sharing your memories, thoughts, feelings with us about Fr. Vincent and your comments on the blog.

Kep: I love your phrase "Union in memory of Fr. Vincent"!

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Friday, August 15, 2008 10:07 AM
From:
To: sakun_yim@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: Pictures of Fr. Vincent's funeral

Thanks Sakun for email and photos. It reminds me a lot about his help when we were badly needed help. I always consider him as my second father. Without his help we would not have a living like today.

May his spirit rests in peace and tranquility.

Vansak

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Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:46 PM
From:
To:sakun_yim@yahoo.com
Subject: pictures of Fr. Vincent

Dear Mr. Yim,
I am a Belgian friend of Fr. Vincent working in Cambodia since MANY years. Fr. Vincent's niece forwarded your blog to me and I am so moved and deeply taken by the words you express and by the beautiful pictures you have sent that I would like to personally thank you for your kindness. Even if we do not know one another (maybe another time when you visit your beloved country, we might meet here...) I feel very close to you and share all the beautiful thoughts and the feelings you have expressed so deeply, so truthfully, so sincere and so well-deserved by Fr. Vincent. Thanks for the beautifl pictures and the souvenir which I now have in my computer. I might still share your presentation with others. May the God of Life and Death bless Fr. Vincent for the many good deeds he did while living among us and may his example stay in our hearts for ever....
Warm greetings and thanks from Phnom Penh,
Elisa (Lieke) Coenegrachts
ICS-UFER Country Representative..

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From: Totet Banaynal SJ [mailto: totet@jesuits.net ]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 12:38 PM
To: vilaiwan@jrs.or.th
Subject: RE: Pictures of Fr. Vincent's funeral

dear kep,

thank you very much for this mail. I have opened the blog. the account of sakun about fr. vincent made me cry.

love,

totet

battambang, cambodia


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Friday, August 15, 2008 10:21 AM
From:
To:sakun_yim@yahoo.com
Cc: "Colette_Grondel"
Dear Sakun,
Thank to you for your pictures our friends love it. I hope we can add in and make a good tribute to Fr.Vincent.

Union in memory of Fr.Vincent
Kep

________________________________________________________________
From: TCBL [mailto:landmine@jrs.or.th]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 9:51 AM
To: vilaiwan@jrs.or.th
Subject: Re: FW: Pictures of Fr. Vincent's funeral

Dear Kep and Colette,

Thank you for sharing the opportunity to view and read the blog of
Khun Sakon. it is a beautiful tribute to Fr Vincent. If you have a
chance please tell Sakun that the tribute is wonderful and a true
gift for Fr Vincent and his friends in Southeast Asia.

peace, compassion,
Emilie

__________________________________________________________________
From: Patricia Pak Poy [mailto:ppakpoy@chariot.net.au]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:09 AM
To: vilaiwan@jrs.or.th
Subject: Re: Pictures of Fr. Vincent's funeral

Kep - thanks for this sharing from Sakun. Fr Vincent was so much part of life in JRS Cambodia and with his Cambodian friends - ablessin gfor us all .

....
Pat

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From:
To:siriphen@ine.co.th, alfonso@inet.co.th, amaya@battambang.net, "Andreas Sugijopranoto SJ"
Cc:"Colette_Grondel" , sakun_yim@yahoo.com
Dear Friends,
I forward mail from Colette - the blog from Sakun, thank to Sakun I read with very good memory of Fr.Vincent.

-----Original Message-----
From: Colette Grondel [mailto:c.grondel@telenet.be]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:30 PM
To: Lieke; Kep Vilaiwan
Subject: Fw: Pictures of Fr. Vincent's funeral

Hello Kep and Lieke,

Hereunder you will find the blog from Sakun regarding Father Vincent. Sakun was in the camps, and is living in Grenoble with its family. He attended the funeral last Saterday. This blog is beautiful and I already congratulated him. Kep, I also sent him your pictures from the altar in Bangkok. You can of course also send him your comments and messages.

Tomorrow is a public holiday in Belgium: 15 August is the "holy Mary" and also mother day in the flemish part of the country, and I will go to my mother who's name is "Mary". Lieke, you remember this probably.

Kind regards,

Colette