Planting trees and seeds, planting hope in people’s lives, that’s what Roy is about. He’s happiest when he’s got his hands in the dirt, showing someone firsthand how to take care of God’s creation. One of our visitors this month, …
What fun – we were able to take a long weekend off to drive up the coast for an adventure, to celebrate my (Aleta’s) birthday. We went to see sea turtles hatching, but saw everything but turtles. Hyenas, Cape buffalo, …
Roy is a heliconia and bromeliad fanatic, and we get the benefit of all the beautiful and strange flowers he plants. Anna and the kids went on a walkabout on the farm and came up with this gorgeous bouquet and …
The pieces of the reservoir for the Back 2 Eden farm waited just a little bit for the arrival of Sam & Anna’s stateside family friends, the Johnsons. They arrived on Monday at 5pm and Tuesday morning, regardless of jet …
There is no end to the poverty we see as we visit homes in the Masinenge shantytown. The soup kitchen provides one solid meal, four times a week, to up to 60 people. The NPO that runs this and the …
There are many unsung heroes at the Genesis Care Centre where I volunteer, but I’ll just write about the two I consistently work with. Lucy is the director of nursing, and Jenny is her administrative assistant. They work tirelessly, oftentimes …
The good news is that dragonfruit and jackfruit are starting to come, and it is a wonder to see how fast some trees and plants grow, in spite of drought and winds that commonly are about 25 but can …
At Masinenge, the shantytown near us that I’ve shared about before, there is a nursery school, run by Abounding Hope, that takes in 50 children 5 days a week so that their parents can go to work. Next to …
Leopard Rock is a favorite spot of ours, to go for a Sunday drive and eat on the deck of the restaurant that overlooks the gorge. Hornbills hang around in the trees near by, waiting for people to toss them …
Zweli, the farm manager, and Roy’s buddy in all ag work, had a birthday this month! We took him a cake and sang happy birthday to him and he was blown away. Just over a cake and a little loving …
