ELIKYA Agriculture

This week we are kicking off the agricultural program here at ELIKYA. I am pretty excited and tentatively nervous about it at the same time. I will be teaching a 2-hour class every Tuesday from 7-9 AM. The class will then be followed by a one hour practicum. In addition to the garden that we have been working with, away and behind our house, we now have a parcel of land towards the front of the ELIKYA property, closer to the main road. This parcel is divided between widows’ and orphans’ food plots and land that is for the Ag Program’s use. This means experimental plantings, a small orchard, new and introduced crops, compost piles and a nursery. This is what it looks like now:



So none of this is here right now but hopefully by the end of the week we can report otherwise. Keep this project in your prayers. We are receiving project funds each month from our ReachGlobal ministry account to pay for associated costs like tools and labor. We are making an investment and praying that the Lord blesses this project in the lives of the students here at ELIKYA. It is daunting to be teaching a class in Lingala every week on a subject that I am still learning- tropical agriculture. But God has equipped us with the funds and the resources we need to be successful. May we be faithful in leaving this work in his hands and trusting his leading concerning its growth and utilization.