We would like to introduce you to Zama. Dan first met Zama almost a year ago. At that time, she was freshly graduated out of an agricultural institute, and had just started working at a call centre (a job she hated), because that’s all the work she could find and she needed a job. Dan […]
It was a cloudy day with some intermittent rain on the day we drove back to Addis Ababa from Butajira. It was a beautiful drive through lush Ethiopian farmland, green from recent rains. As usual, Kerry was snapping away on her camera in the front seat. Miles and miles of open fields lay behind and […]
There is no organization called, “Farming God’s Way.” No bank account, no board, no employees, no articles of incorporation. Farming God’s Way “is a resource given to the wider body of Christ, to equip the poor and break the yoke of poverty.” It is a tool that teaches people to apply God’s given hope and […]
We are so grateful to have had the privilege of partnering with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in a 3-year funded food security project. The project officially ended on May 31, but of course the impact of the investment of time, training and discipleship is just beginning. We had the opportunity to celebrate what God has […]
On rare occasions, we are given a glimpse of a vision for transformational development through agriculture that is far bigger that our immediate local circumstances. And when we do, it changes things! It enlarges our perspective and refuels our focus. Dan experienced this epiphany recently on his latest trip to Ethiopia in May. Most of […]
Dan is reading all the time; He loves to learn and have his perspectives challenged. Last year, in discussions about mission and calling with Lynn Dietz, EMCC Regional Minister during his visit to South Africa, Lynn recommended reading “Kingdom Come.” This book articulated so much of what we had been feeling about a deeper call […]
One of the images burned into my mind from our trip to Tanzania was the dry rock laden soils of the farms lining the busy roads between towns. It was the month of February, and farmers were expecting the rains to begin at anytime. But there was an air of uncertainty because none of the […]
Sometimes we get thrown a curve ball. Often in our work in South Africa, the unexpected happens. In those times, Kerry and I look at each other and say, “I didn’t see that coming!” We got thrown a curve ball in January. Zephaniah, our lead trainer, didn’t come back to work after the Christmas break. […]
The season of planting is consistently a highlight for us. Soil that has been properly cared for has been increasing in fertility and is literally pregnant with possibility. Add high quality seed at the right time, with sufficient moisture in the soil, and the result looks like a miracle – every time. We are excited […]
Food is a foundational and basic human need. Without access to food, families find themselves in crisis mode and decisions made in crisis mode are never the best decisions. So often the thought is that hunger exists only in Africa, but access to food or the lack thereof affects Canadians as well. Thirteen percent of […]