The 2019 Growing
season is just beginning in the Prairies… Snow last September and this April
makes for a very short opportunity for farmers to gear up and seed the crop,
nurture it to maturity and harvest it before the next snow falls ! Almost every year that miracle happens
somehow! God’s system of multiplication
of seed that enables the feeding of the World keeps on ticking !
We are once again
banding together as real farmers and Virtual farmers in Canada to produce a
crop that not only multiplies in Canada but also in Ethiopia ! If you as an individual or church or church
or camp group has a heart for people in need in Ethiopia you are encouraged to
sponsor some of the production costs of our real Kernels of Hope farmers. Farmers like the Borley’s and MacDonald’s of Minnedosa , the Van Burgsteden’s of Melfort, the VanHeyst’s and Marvin’s of
Brandon , the Nelson’s and Lindgren’s of Norquay and more have committed to
setting aside some land for the 2019 project.
We couldn’t do this without these generous people sharing their skills
and resources and doing the real work !
The crops and
money that result from Harvest go through
Kernels of Hope to the ECCC and then to the Tearfund Canada ( formerly
World Relief Canada ) account at the Canadian Food Grains Bank. This partnership allows the funding to also
get matching funding from the Canadian Government ! Tearfund coordinates the project in the
Wolaita Zone of Ethiopia and works through local church partners there that are
a part of Terepeza Development Association.
We are able to use the churches there to show people how to adapt their
farming techniques and use Economic Development – Self Help Groups to increase
their production and marketing to better their lives and their families lives
for more than one generation! Tearfund
works with national church relief and development arms and local churches
giving sustainable solutions to poverty.
Please check the
websites Tearfund Canada, CFGB, ECCC to see if this
is something you can help with this year !
If you have ideas or questions please contact me at raybaloun@hotmail.com
Grow with us in 2019
!
