We dream of a day when Africa will be a net exporter of food. There is so much potential on this continent and we want to be a part of unleashing it to its fullest. In 2017, worldwide GDP was $75.4 trillion USD. Can you guess what the GDP of Africa was in 2017, based […]
We, the Wiens, are continually trying to redefine how people and even we ourselves see resources. Usually when we think outside of our normal box, we discover resources that we hadn’t previously recognized we also identify resources that we may be wasting or misusing and most exciting of all we discover that we can create […]
In early 2009, we met Sandra Tjart for the first time. We often wonder what she thought of that first meeting. Here were 2 Calgarians, a Worship Pastor and a Women’s Community Leader sitting in front of her in her office explaining their dream to move to South Africa. There had been no background, no […]
As a single woman living in Kenya in 1995, Kerry was looking for an outlet for physical fitness. She was working full time in the SIM Kenya office and evenings were open for some recreational time. In 1995 there were not many recreational options for women in Nairobi. By word of mouth, she began to […]
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 […]
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13,14 No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is […]
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 […]
A part of our ministry philosophy is to always try to work ourselves out of a job. The main idea here is spiritual multiplication through intentional discipling: making disciples who make disciples. One of Dan’s disciples is Zephania Mbuyisa, whom he has been discipling for over three years through the work at Seed of Hope. Since I met Zeph, […]
Canadian Foodgrains Bank has one, marvelous goal: a world without hunger. One of their endeavours is to work with front-line organizations to provide training in conservation agriculture to smallholder farmers all over Africa, particularly eastern and southern Africa. In February, CFGB held an Africa-wide networking workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe for project leaders and trainers from […]