Killing Fields, Living Fields: An Unfinished Portrait of the Cambodian Church

By Don Cormack

Book Overview

Killing Fields, Living Fields tells the story of the church in Cambodia from its birth, then on through the Khmer Rouge years - one of the most barbaric regimes in modern history. This is a book for our times. Think Putin, Assad, Kim Jong-un...

Five OMFers, including Don Cormack, entered Phnom Penh shortly before it fell. Don's fluent Khmer has enabled the West to receive Cambodia's story as recounted by its deeply-traumatized yet ever-trusting Christians.

The Khmer Rouge tried to stamp out Christians, but the church would not die. Remarkably, Comrade Duch, Pol Pot's Grand Inquisitor, who oversaw the cruel torture, interrogation, then murder of tens of thousands, himself became a Christian in the 1990s. He died in prison in 2020 with a Bible and hymnbook beside his bed. What lavish, utter grace of God, and what power there is in his gospel

To introduce a new generation to this epic classic, Don has also produced Ten Stories from the Killing Fields.

Killing Fields, Living Fields won the 'Christian Book of the Year' award. This eighth and final edition, bringing the story up to 2025, is published by Dictum Press.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838097236
• ISBN13: 9781838097233
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Dictum Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Worth reading

Many valuable accounts of Christians' lives and experiences in Cambodia from the early 1920's to the late 1990's.

Review for "Killing Fields, Living Fields"

The book is good for those who are interested in the understanding the religious background of the country, particularly in the missionary work.

Great portrayal of God at work

A very vivid & inspiring account of missionaries at work in Cambodia! For someone like myself who doesn't know much about missionary work, especially in third world countries & during war time, it's a real eye & spirit opener! This book lets me witness God's abundant grace through many great Christians, bringing me tears on few occasions. I have a deeper understanding of what it means to be humble, to love, to have faith, & to commit as a Christian.

Exciting history of the Cambodian church!

While this book does provide a historical account of the formation and growth of the Cambodian evangelical church, I enjoyed it more for the exciting tales of what the Lord accomplished in the lives of these wholly committed believers.Their stories fill you with sorrow over the horrors they had to face in return for their faith, but they also fill you with awe at the amazing grace and deliverance shown to many of these saints as they served their Lord so faithfully.I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of the Pol Pot era in Cambodia and especially to believers who are wish to be inspired by those who have been tested and found faithful.