My First Blog - Enjoy!!!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone.
I'm so glad you have tuned in to follow my travels. Well here I am in Cambodia, on the first leg of this journey God is taking me on for 2008/09. It's been two and a half weeks since I left Australia, and that was a journey in itself. I'm starting to feel at home now. This is going to be my home for quite some time, until God moves me on.

I live at the Heartland Church building in a rural area outside the town of Kampong Cham. I currently share a room with three other Australians. We have managed to make it quite homely, and I have even set up a private corner in the courtyard to escape for a coffee and quiet time. Sometimes a couple of us will have breaky out there. It's quite a lovely really. Very peaceful in the mornings.

Life here starts very early. Our weekly program is full of ministry visits to Windy Village (a very poor rural village), Freedom Village (known as the slum village but Heartland have renamed it to give it a name of HOPE - not hopelessness), the Aids Ward in town, English classes, and more as the need arises.

I have also been given the job of Maintenance Manager. I see things that need fixing, or even inventing and get the coggs turning to fix/replace or invent it. I am also going to do some sewing of curtains/blinds etc. The building is new (built debt free by Heartland) and with every new building there are always lots of bits & pieces to get, and finishing touches to complete. The budget is always tight and in Cambodia everything moves sloooowww. So this will be a new challenge for me. Those that know me well might understand that. But we have managed to get a much needed, new kitchen table that we can all sit at together. It had to be purpose built. This morning I put the finishing touches to it with vinyl as a very practical and functional table cloth. It does look great though.

As usual, time is limited so I will keep this entry short (Yes this is short for me!). And email everyone this address so that you can visit at any time and see what's been happening here. Thanks to Byron for my photo. I will learn how to upload photos from my camera on Saturday.

I wish you all a fabulous Christmas, with Jesus at the Centre of your celebrations as He is The Reason for the Season"". Bless you all heaps, Love Lane.