The mission will be to bring people the hope they desperately need through the avenue of agriculture. A great focus of our time in Zambia was to understand why so many are starving when there is so much usable farmland and adequate climate. It was a question that nagged at my husband after his 3 previous trips to Zambia. We send bags of food to a continent that could literally feed the entire world if people used the ground effectively. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, does it?
Combined with learning a tremendous program called Farming God's Way and talking/working with the locals, we felt God showing us how we could be a part of the solution.
You see, many people in Zambia and all over Africa will tell you they believe in God, but their actions prove otherwise. How? They are hopeless. Many have given up. It's obvious in what they choose to do. They cry out to God for help and find themselves in the same, difficult situations day after day. Does this mean God doesn't care? Is He is not listening? Absolutely not. God has given what is needed and they need to take action. That might sound harsh, but we found it to be true over there for most. If you are praying for a certain job, but you don't apply or go talk to the company, are you going to get the job just because you prayed? Most likely not. (All though I am not counting God completely out on that one!) We found that the methods they were using were not making the most of the land, doing the same thing year after year and expecting different results. They are asking where is God? And God is saying, "I am right here. I have been here all along, in the land, trust me."
"And my God will supply every NEED
of yours according
to His riches in glory
in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:19
He does supply all our needs; sometimes we just don't see it. We are grateful for our time there so we could understand how they got to this point, how they don't see what God has put right in front of them. How many times a day do I not see what God has put right in front of me?
One of AgriHope's main goals will be to teach correct farming methods. This is the starting point of change for this continent brimming with sustenance farmers. We believe if they will use the methods we teach them, they will have years of bountiful harvests. This will in turn, show them our faithful God, who does care, who is listening, and does provide. They will see that all they needed to do was act and trust. We pray this will be the beginning of a sure and confident hope in our loving God.
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The next blog I write about AgriHope will explain the "how" we plan to accomplish our goals! Stay tuned...
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Thank you for taking the time to read this. We could not be more excited to see all that God does through AgriHope! Pray, pray, pray for us as we start down this path...
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| My hubby and fearless leader of AgriHope with the man we have hired as our in-country leader-Chimbaza |
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| Mickey going over things with Prince-he is the headmaster of Kalungula School, our pilot school and training grounds for AgriHope |
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| Some of the kids at Kalungula-they learn the methods too! |
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| Volunteers planting our 1st field according to Farming God's Way methods |
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