Johnathan's Seeds have begun to be scattered across this beautiful land. When Johnathan died, people asked if they could make a donation in his memory. Starting Johnathan's Seeds seemed like the perfect way to honor his memory, and help the people that God had planted in our lives.
We are pleased to introduce you to the first people we have been able to help through your generous gifts.
Our first "seeds" loan was actually for seeds - maize seeds - given to an industrious Zimbabwean. Felix has planted a crop of maize,the staple food item here. Cheryl has never really been excited about gardening...until Felix came to report that the plants had reached his knees already. In April we are expecting a great harvest.
Our next "seeds" loan was given to a young bible school student named Terrence who has become a dear friend of our family. He got married in December after waiting 7 years to be able to afford to pay the bride price. After he got married to Patience (a fitting name, we think) there was a problem. She needed a passport to be able to come to Botswana to be with him. It was our joy to be able to help bring her here. These guys are a beautiful couple with such promise. Patience is a school teacher and her and Terrence both have a heart for children's ministry.
Our most recent "planting" is in Peter's life. He has regularly come to our gate willing to do any kind of work. As we was cutting our lawn one day, he mentioned that he would like to own a push mower like ours (sometimes people reduce his pay grossly when he uses their equipment.) We happened to know a missionary who was leaving. You guessed it. They were selling a push mower just like ours for only 100 Pula ($16.00 cdn) Now Peter can work for himself and earn a fair wage. Sometimes the smallest seeds can produce big yeilds.
2 comments:
His faithfulness is great! Thank you for sharing.
Audrey
That is so wonderful :) Thank you.
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