The following is taken from the book, 'The Tears of my Soul' written by Sokreaksa himself:

'Sokreaksa was a young member of a large family in Siemreap City, Cambodia. When the country fell to the Khmer Rouge on April 17, 1975, his family was forced to join the exodus to the jungle villages.

As the young Khmer Rouge soldiers consolidated their grip, the deaths increased. Anyone who complained, anyone educated, anyone an informer disliked, all were "sent to study" - killed. Teenage boys were brain washed into amoral, vindictive thugs.

Finally the day dawned when the family was marched to a grave ready dug in a jungle clearing. One by one they fell as the hoes hacked down. Sokreaksa, gravely wounded, was covered by the bodies of his brothers and sisters. His executioners walked away, laughing.

That morning Sokreaksa climbed from the mass grave. Hatred burned in his heart. Could he possibly forgive his family's killers?'

"In late 1984, I escaped to a refugee camp in Thailand where I stayed for five years. In 1989, I was accepted for resettlement in the 'land of opportunity' - Canada." (Quoted from the preface)

While Reaksa was in Canada he gave his life to Jesus and has since returned to Cambodia and was able to offer forgiveness to his family's killers. He now provides Christian Counselling in Cambodia and supports new Christian Communities there - one of which is now run by one of the men that originally killed his family. Sokreaksa's life is an amazing testimony and powerful witness for Christ. There is a lot of work to be done in Cambodia, which is still recovering from a dark time.