Thanks for the many emails about our contest #2.  It is good to know that many of you are praying for us - we need prayer support here!

Kathleen Pavlich was the first to send us the correct answer. Bob Dornbos did NOT win :-)

Here is a harder question.  You should be able to find it at the CRWRC's website possibly using the name Navy Chann - the missionary we are working with.

What is the name of the new type of rice planting that David Dornbos and his team are learning about?  Why is this form so counter intuitive to the farmers?

Again the first correct reply will get a small prize from Cambodia.

Regards,

Leonard De Rooy 

Today we separated into two groups.  David Dornbos and some of the students went to visit a remote village for three days (two nights).  They will be sleeping in a small church (most likely a hut) and living with the local Cambodian people.   This remote site is one of the work sites that CRWRC is working with.  They are focusing on a rice technique that is counter-intuitive, but increases the yield by up to 2 times the conventional method.  I don’t think they will have access to the internet (let alone electricity) so we will patiently wait for their return.  Please note that they will have access to cell phones so they can contact us if needed.

Our group went this morning to a remote village about 2.5 hours from PP.  There we met in a small village where a group called OREDA was working.  The goal of this group is to make the people of the village self sufficient.  They proudly showed us their farm:  rice fields, corn fields, egg plant, chickens, hogs, dogs, cows and fish to eat.  The community voted leaders who helped with things like a rice storage bin, small community loans, and other community  building items.  It is a big step for a community like this to have leaders step forward to lead.  We ended the tour sitting around a new well that CRWRC helped build in thier community.  It is amazing to us to find people so excited about a well.

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 First a few photos from yesterday:

Caleb our tourguide at RDI knew about Calvin College - he said they always have great concerts there! 

This is part of the filter factory at RDI 

We were served an excellent lunch of Chicken, beef, fish and rice - all locally grown/raised right in that village.

The kitchen where our lunch was cooked. 

We met an 84 year old lady.  She fell in love with Laura - she grabbed her arm and said she had nice skin.   She had 7 boys, 4 of them died during the Khmer Rouge.

 Our group at the new well.

On the way back to PP we passed many "busses" with standing room only - I guess our minibus was not that crowded after all!

Regards,

Leonard De Rooy