Quiz Night

Last Saturday we held a Quiz Night in support of the Lutheran School Project in Cambodia. Here is an update from LCA Mission Director Neville Otto on the latest status of the project.

I am pleased to advise that the land has been purchased thanks to the generosity if God's people in the LCA and in the Lutheran churches in Cambodia and Singapore.

We are waiting for some of the final costs but essentially we expect only a small shortfall now and so there is unlikely going to be a need for a loan.  The money raised at the quiz night is a really important contribution towards this. If we happen to raise more funds than the land cost these will be quarantined for the sole use of developing the pre-school and bible training facilities 

On 4 September there was a meeting in Adelaide involving Cambodian Church leaders with a small team representing the major partners being the LCA and the Lutheran Church in Singapore. The people at the meeting included LEA Director Steve Rudolph, Qld Early Childhood Director Lyndall Mayer as well as some people with LLL and finance experience and of course LCA MI folk.

This is the group that has commenced serious discussion about the possible next stage which is the pre-school and also Bible Training school facilities which are needed for the church.

The meeting reached a point where the local Cambodian leaders now have some discussions to take place over the coming months.  Next steps will then be clearer.

So we praise God for the securing of the land for the use of the Lutheran Church in Cambodia and we look forward patiently to what God has in store for its use.  By the way, the land in the interim is being used to give the local community a place for youth and children to play sport.  A community garden and out door movies are possible further interim community activities being considered as interim use too.

Thanks to all those who attended the event and supported with your presence and donations of prizes. Special thanks to Helen Chamberlain for organising and to Reg Miegel for the donation of an auction item of a plane flight over the local area.

Thanks to everyone's efforts the total amount raised was around $1000.00. Great work.

Below are a few photos from the plane flight prize including a few sights you will recognise.

 The intrepid pilot - thanks Reg

 Our school from the air

  Kohlhagen's farm

  Murrumbidgee

 Max & Helen's farm