Please pray for peace in CAR as elections loom on the horizon. The two most recent ex-presidents are now in the country. The eastern 2/3 of the country is still held by rebels, who entered in 2013 to oust one, …
Rita runs a nursery school for 130+ kids, ages 1-5. Well, she had 130 last year and is waiting to see what this year will bring. She has a hard time saying no to the parents who desperately need …
Wow! A jackfruit ripened on the farm! We are excited to see the first fruits of lots of loving labor. It happened to be Gary’s birthday so we opened it for him to try first. You can tell from the …
Mike and Mindy, best buddies from college days, are here with us for a week’s visit. We are excited to be able to share what’s going on in our lives here in South Africa, and they get to see first …
A strangler fig was trying to take over a lovely jacaranda tree on the farm, and Zweli chopped into it to begin the tedious process of removing it. I guess he got distracted by other projects, and just a few …
We had a lovely Christmas, full of friends and family, carols and candles, and we hope you did, too, remembering always the real reason for Christmas. God’s love. God’s free gift of grace. As we look forward to 2020, our …
Our first ever vanilla pod, coffee plants full of cherries, and a new flower are among the sights on the farm nowadays.
Roy is not a person who sits still. Holidays don’t stop him, and sicknesses slow him down only a little now that he’s older. If he’s out and about without his cell phone (yes, it happens often though he …
We feel the pain of separation deeply when we receive word of a dear one passing away and there is no way we can just pop in and be with the family. Since receiving word of H’s passing, we have …
It’s a privilege to help out with the work going on with Abounding Hope at the Masinenge settlement. The soup kitchen cooks need groceries to make the healthy hot meals for the neediest community members, and what could be better …
