Our friend HH is having heart troubles

One of Aleta’s best buddies, HH, has recently been quite ill with her heart condition.  She, along with many, many Fulani refugees, has no source of income.  Our colleague from CAR days, Kim C., was able to get some money …

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Palm nut harvest at the CEFA farm

We are so thankful to continue to hear good news from CEFA in CAR.  They are busy harvesting palm nut heads at the farm, providing much needed cooking oil to the local population.  Their whole region remains Covid19 free for …

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He is risen!!! Hallelujah!!!

Singing to our risen Lord as the sun came up this morning!   He has the victory over sin and death and wants to share it with anyone who will believe!  Hallelujah!

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Making masks

With the advent of Covid19, we faced the problem of needing masks though there were and still are none to be purchased locally.  We decided to sew some ourselves, following the pattern developed by our farm buddies Lynn and Gary.  …

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Donatien now CEFA director

With our colleague, Benoit’s, now final retirement from the position of CEFA’s directorship, Donatien is stepping up to the position.  Donatien is a good man, honest and always helpful, and we pray that he will be able to help keep …

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Helping out on the farm while in “lockdown”

We have been officially in “lockdown” in South Africa for 2 weeks now and look to another 3 weeks, meaning we are not to step foot outside of our yards except for going for groceries or medication.  Not even for …

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Solar panels and new pump in at the CEFA farm

We just got word that the solar panels have been installed at the CEFA farm in CAR!  This is great news, as this new system will be much more powerful and CEFA will no longer have to run a gas …

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Masinenge

Behind this door and so very many like it, a family of anywhere from 4-10 people might live in one room in the huts of the Masinenge settlement.  This particular door is the threshold of the home of the grandma …

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Work at B2E keeps on

 

Though I am missing being able to help out at the Genesis Care Centre and at the Masinenge shantytown, Roy is keeping busy on the farm.  We live at his workplace, so being on lockdown means little to him …

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Avril

Roy’s farming colleague and tropical plant co-enthusiast, Avril, recently bought 150 trees from the Back 2 Eden nursery.  This was a boon for Roy, who now, at least temporarily during lockdown, has no way of distributing the trees.  Whenever they …

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