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Ministry Components
Farm One 14 year old girl from Iowa
commented, “The farm is AMAZING.” In less than one year, this 9
acres has gone from bush to breadbasket! The land has been cleared
and every square foot is now being used to grow food for the
children of JCC. All of this work was done without the modern
conveniences of farming; no tractors, no plows, no oxen, no
irrigation systems.
Our farmer, Harry, is a gifted and
hard-working man! He and his two staff have made progress that
could only happen with blessings from God. They are raising corn,
cassava, rice, potatoes, and more. Harry’s next desire is to start
a fish farm to provide protein for the children. God has blessed us
this year with the funds to begin a substantial goat herd. Harry is
in the process of clearing land for the goat pen and the new guinea
hens. The goats will provide a severely lacking need of protein for
our own kids and the many kids we have in our foster care system.
The farm is also a training ground for
the children at JCC who may someday become farmers themselves. It
will play an important role in helping the children learn to provide
for themselves as they become independent adults.
The addition of the goats to the farm
has recently created some challenges for our farmer! The goats eat
everything! The goats are now being moved to a nearby village so
that Mr. Kandeh can continue to plant and harvest without the fear
of destruction of the crops by the goats! We are also in the process
of investigating solar powered electric fencing to use to keep the
goats from the crops!
One crop the goats won’t eat is benny
seed. Mr Kandeh made good use of his resources and planted a crop of
the seed used in various foods, and most importantly, in food for
babies!
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