One African proverb declares, “People know each other better on a journey.” The farm employs people from local villages. These employment opportunities provide not only an income for families but also an occasion for a journey full of challenges, interaction, and transformational learning. Mentoring, tailored to meet the needs of each individual as well as develop God-given talents, is the key element of the operation. This arrangement, which facilitates a holistic approach to mentoring, supports the mission to “raise up people and produce” from a “grassroots” level in context that the mentored may, in turn, become mentors of enduring transformation in their communities.

Even though we know that establishing transformational change is a long process, we are excited about giving our time, sweat, and devotion for our small part this work. Yet, we cannot continue to cultivate the seeds of enduring change among the rural poor without your partnership. Your involvement is essential and will provide for more life-on-life opportunities in this thirsty land by maintaining a business presence among the villages and providing local employment opportunities on the farm.