God has opened a new door through the Riverfriend Project !!!
*** INTRODUCING: THE GRACE SEEDLING PROJECT ***
In coordination with my joint outreach ministry partner Miriam in Africa,
it gives us both great joy and pleasure in announcing a new program for
God's precious little ones in outreach fellowship from afar... This new idea
came from out of our Riverfriend Project Pen Pal Program.......
Naomi from Burundi Africa and Grace from Maine U.S.A. have teamed up
together in a joint seedling planting program for friendships & fellowship for
the women and children to give aid in planting crops there in Africa for life
sustaining food provision for future generations to come !....Pictures of the
first seeds planted and more information as the project gets underway !.....
Special thanks to Linda of Topsham Maine U.S.A for the 1st financial
donation to launch and sponsor the first seeds of hope in Christ and food for
future harvests !.....
*** UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT ***
6-8-2015
PICTURES OF THE FIRST FRUITS OF THE GRACE SEEDLING PROJECT !!!
It is by God's hand of provision that my ministry partner Miriam and I have
the honor and privilege with great joy in our hearts & Spirit to witness to you
God's Promise our good works in His name and power will bear fruit in due
season if we do not lose heart !!!...These pictures below of the Grace
Seedling Project seeds were grown in good soil and have burst through the
earth giving praise to God for the miracle of seed to feed His people !....At
this time of rejoicing God has put His hand of blessing upon this project,
Miriam and I would like to give a very special thank you to MAPENZI our new
ministry partner in the field nurturing those first seed donations into growing
food plants of much value by the work of his hands and sharing this picture
with us of God's goodness !!!
We truly know his efforts of labor will benefit the the community and little
ones for generations to come !....
THE RIVERFRIEND PROJECT continues to grow and prosper by God's hand
of provision with the blessing of The Grace Seedling Project...The miracle
of the first planted seeds, reaching up to Heaven blessed by the sun, turned
into seedling plants....God's food provision !
Good News report from the Lord through our brother in Christ and outreach
ministry partner Mapenzi !...God bless you my friend !
VIEW THE PICTURES BELOW
And be a witness to God's hand of favor and blessing upon the Grace
Seedling's Project's growth and prosperity after less than a year from it's
humble beginnings to what God has done with it below!...
Amazing !
A good Report from the Lord !....7-30-15...More crops in the field !
7-31-15..Here's Miriam, Mapenzi, his father and a worker harvesting the crops
in the field !...God's hand of food provision by the work of their hands!
Miriam distributing The Grace Seedling Project harvested crops into the local
community !
Miriam and Michou ( left of Miriam ) our new youth volunteer ministry partner
to Mapenzi helping deliver the harvested food crops into the community !
The women and children in the community receiving a food blessing of the
Grace Seedling Project harvested crop !...God is good !
8-11-15..( Pics below ) More Good News Report from the Lord...Progress !....
The Grace Seedling Project is making an impact and difference in the lives of
the women, children and their communities !...Oh see that the Lord is good !
Here is Michou and Mapenzi planning their agricultural strategy for the next
planting !
MICHOU: Miriam and I are so thankful to the Lord for sending you to Mapenzi
to be our ministry partner in the Grace Seedling Project ...God bless your
young big caring heart to be a blessing and help to those in need in the
community....God sees your volunteering good works and He is well pleased
with you and your reward will be great !...2 Corinthians 9:7
The hard working women of the community doing their part in the labor task
to feed their themselves, their neighbors, families and little ones....
Miriam and Mapenzi joining in the harvest of God's fruitful abundance !
11-25-15.....The harvest is plentiful and so are the laborers !...Praise God for
The Grace Seedling Project's fruitful production upon the field by the hand of
God and the dedicated women of workers God has assigned to tend the soil,
plant the seed and harvest the crops !....
2-11-16....Well now...Just what kind of crops are you growing there?....Look !
Green Corn, Peanuts and Sweet potato !....HARVEST TIME !!!
2-19-16...Mapenzi leading the farming safari...lol
Oh the beauty of God's creation out there in Africa !...lol
10-22-15...Miriam meets with The Grace Seedling Project women in their
community to discuss the group's project planning and needs...
Miriam and the women group volunteers below help to distribute food
provision needs to the Grace Seedling Project women before the meeting...
10-15-2016....Miriam and our outreach ministry partners Michou and Mapenzi
meet with The Grace Seedling Project women to discuss farming methods...
*** UPDATE ***
Miriam' Grace Seedling Project Burundi report...12-6-16
Back from the field and rested...The rains have stopped here now and
I was not so muddy out there this time out... I met Michou and with one other
woman and went to the field...Sharing recent pics of today's visit to the farm
with Michou and one of the community women who joined us...They begin
farming tomorrow with the help of two men...They are very poor families...
We’re praying the planting will go well and the harvest will produce much to
fill all their food provisions for their labor...I’ll keep you updated....Miriam
Miriam' Grace Seedling Project Burundi report...12-6-16
Back from the field and rested...The rains have stopped here now and
I was not so muddy out there this time out... I met Michou and with one other
woman and went to the field...Sharing recent pics of today's visit to the farm
with Michou and one of the community women who joined us...They begin
farming tomorrow with the help of two men...They are very poor families...
We’re praying the planting will go well and the harvest will produce much to
fill all their food provisions for their labor...I’ll keep you updated....Miriam
Going out into the planting field...
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Miriam inspecting the field's readiness progress for planting !
Everything is looking good !
Returning from the field for fellowship and prayer time...
Miriam spending some time in visiting fellowship...
Miriam with friend Orinella in the community...
March 11, 2019 The Grace Seedling Project Report
My joint outreach ministry partner Miriam recently visited one of our Grace
Seedling Project farm sites...We’re thankful to the Lord for the corn crop and
harvest in the pictures below....Miriam and I are grateful to our ministry
partner Linda for her continuous financial support for this important
agricultural ministry food provision serving the community...We’d also like to
acknowledge our ministry partner Anthony, our hands in the dirt farmer who
tills the soil, plants the seed and cares for the crops...All those involved in
the community helping hands in the GSP benefit from the harvest and reap
the goodness of God in providing for their families...Praise God for the
abundant sunshine and adequate rain for the crops...From Deuteronomy
11:14 Then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain
and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and
your oil...
Miriam literally in the mission field !...lol
The corn crop basking in the sunlight...Genesis 1:11,12
Praising God for the harvest !...Genesis 8:22
Grace Seedling Project Pics & Report...5-2-19
My joint outreach ministry partner Miriam has returned from the mission field
with this report below and the following pictures on a recent visit to one of
our GSP farms at harvest time...
Report:
First round in the mission field completed...The corn has been harvested and
now it's time to plant again...A Pastor from Loitoktok is to come for the corn
harvest to donate from the GSP to the needy and a children’s home in the
local community...The bean seeds finances are already set in place for the
next planting soon...We thank God for the rain and the harvest...
Miriam and I are grateful to the Lord for His hand of favor and blessing upon
our Grace Seedling Project's prosperity and growth...
Special thanks to: Linda from Maine U.S.A for her continued financial support
from the beginning in helping us to achieve the level of success the GSP has
accomplished...
See the pics below to see what God has done in His provision !
At the mission field farm
The corn has been harvested to be distributed into the community...
The harvested corn stored and ready for pickup and delivery into the local
community...
Grace Seedling Project Pics & Report...8-25-19
God's hand of favor and blessing continues to grow and prosper the GSP
with a Coast Land venue in Mombasa...My outreach ministry partner
Miriam has traveled there with her nephew David to initiate the development
of this large parcel of land into a Farm for the surrounding communities
involvement to plant crops for food and reach out to them with the Gospel...
It's our earnest hope and sincere desire that this land will be an ongoing
blessing to be a lot more than just a food source to those in need but will
bring change and impact their lives and for future generations to come...
View the pics below to see what God has begun...
Miriam surveying the land for God's purpose and glory !...Matthew 19:26
Meeting with local community leaders for counsel...
Ecclesiastes 3:2 A time to plant..........9-6-19
Work is already underway to till the land in preparation for the first planting crop of
fruit trees...We're grateful to the Lord for His swiftness in developing the land...
Bringing in the fertilizer and compost to prepare the soil for planting...
Here's my ministry partner Miriam on the left interacting in friendship fellowship with
the women and little ones of the neighborhood bordering the land bringing clothes
and toys for the little ones to play with...
Introducing : David !
Pictured below center, blue shirt...Here is David, Miriam's nephew and our new
ministry partner in the Grace Seedling Project Mombasa Land !...
David has knowledge and a love for farming and will live on the land and take care
of it from planting, to harvesting and distributing the crops to the surrounding
communities and neighborhoods to those in need...Miriam and I are thankful to the
Lord for bringing David to us to prosper and do well in his new life on the farm
being our trusted caretaker of the land God has entrusted to us for His purpose and
glory...
GSP UPDATE !....10-11-2019
Life on the farm !...
Miriam reports David is doing a good job on the farm having already planted
5 coconut tree seedlings...His goal is to plant at least 15 Coconut trees and
20 Cashew nut trees...Red onion, egg plants and yellow squash are being
planted too...Its raining hard there so we're praying for only moderate rain for
the newly planted crops to root well...Miriam and I are grateful for David’s
committed labor to our GSP ministry efforts there...See the pics below to see
what God has done !
GSP UPDATE !....12-10-2019
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My outreach ministry partner Miriam made a visit to the Grace Seedling Project
Mombasa Farm to see how our latest planting progress was coming along...Miriam
reports that David has adjusted well to his new life on the farm and is enjoying farm l
life...The pictures below reveal David has been quite busy and very productive in
his planting efforts...So much so, some of the corn has been harvested for his
consumption and Miriam has brought some to our ministry partner Rose to share in
the corn harvest and rejoice with us...David has already been preparing for next’s
years planting...Miriam and I are thankful to the Lord for the abundant sunshine and
rain for the crops growth and survival and are praying for moderate rains to finish
this season...Miriam and I are grateful to David for his commitment and hard work
to this latest GSP endeavor for food provision for himself and for the
community...God’s hand of favor and blessing are upon our Mombasa GSP Farm
Land venue in seeing just how much God has accomplished in such a short period
of time in 2019....We’re looking forward to seeing what God will do in 2020 !...Once
again, I would like to say Thank You to my faithful ministry partner Miriam for
always doing her part on her end ensuring our ministry work God has given us to
do is done for His purpose and glory !
David working the land !
Closing out the Grace Seedling Project for 2019
Father God: We give You thanks and praise for a very fruitful year in the Grace
Seedling Project by Your hand of favor and blessing upon it...Miriam and I are
grateful for the new addition of the Mombasa Branch farm land and sending
David to us as our new ministry partner and caretaker to sow and oversee
the farmland with care...We're looking forward with much joy, wonder and
excitement the new work You will all have us do there in the New Year...Thank you
Father for Your hand of provision in all things to carry out this work for food
provision for those in need...Glory to God !
Grace Seedling Project 2020
A new year and new work to be done !
Here is our ministry partners David and Obed carefully packaging the new
seedlings for transport by bus to travel along with them for planting back at the
Mombasa farm after spending a restful and relaxing Christmas Holiday family
gathering with my ministry partner Miriam...We're grateful to David for his continued
commitment and dedication to our Grace Seedling Project for the New Year
ahead...Isaiah 43:19....Praise God for His provisional goodness !
NEWS UPDATE REPORT !...1-15-2020
Here is our newest ministry partner Obed in the pics below doing his part in
assisting David in preparing the land for the latest planting of crops into the
ground...Miriam and I are well pleased with Obed's knowledge and experience
in farming and great work ethic in being a great asset to David in their working
fellowship together there on the farm in accomplishing God's purpose in our
Grace Seedling Project ministry work...We're so grateful God has joined David
and Obed in this fellowship relationship for the farmland work God has entrusted to
them to do with His hand of favor and blessing upon it to do well and prosper...
NEWS UPDATE REPORT !....1-23-2020
David and Obed digging a new rainwater reservoir well to store rainwater
during the rainy season for water provision for the farm crops during the dry
season...
A GOOD NEWS REPORT !....1-27-2020
Miriam and I are rejoicing to share this Good News Report with you.
Our youth ministry partners David and Obed are making great progress on
the farm...So much so, they have made a commitment to stay and work the
land full time living right there on the farm serving the Lord by growing crops
for themselves and the food needs of the nearby communities...God in His
infinite wisdom and foresight knew they would enjoy and love the work of
their hands there on the farm that God has made possible by His wonderful
hand of financial provision through our Grace Seedling Project ministry to
provide them with a shelter they can call their home !...We thank God for this
much needed necessity opportunity to make a new and better life for
themselves there on the farm...Special thanks to our brother in Christ and our
new ministry partner Brent for his generous financial donation to our
Building Fund in enabling us to get this Shelter Project underway !...Miriam
and I are so grateful for God’s continued hand of favor and blessing on our
Grace Seedling Project’s Mombasa Chapter branch farm and food ministry
for Africa into the New Year...
Prayer of Land Blessing
Father God: We give You thanks and praise for Your hand of favor and
blessing upon our Grace Seedling Project and the Gift of this land...We
ask and pray that You will bless this land to be fruitful and prosper and fill the
food provision of many in need...We’re grateful Father for sending us David
and Obed, your faithful servants You have entrusted to be caretakers of this
land ministry...And now Dear Lord, in Your infinite wisdom and goodness,
You have provided the financial means and provision to build a Shelter for
David and Obed to inhabit the land and live there for a better life and secured
future by placing Your hand of coverage protection over them with it...Thank
You Father for Your grace in sustaining David and Obed with all they need
there on the farm to be well cared for, do well and prosper...Special thanks:
To Pastor Felix for reading this prayer of thanksgiving over the land and
placing a blessing upon it though his hands and the spoken words of this
prayer on our behalf and the land will become holy ground for God's purpose
and glory...In the precious name of Jesus we pray...Amen
View the pics below to see the goodness of the Lord on David and Obed’s
life...
The Shelter Project building begins !....1-27-2020
Here is the first of the wood lumber building materials on the farm being
fashioned by Ben into framing members for the Shelter Project !...
Pastor Felix below who officiated the dedication of the land to the Lord with a
prayer and blessing over it before the building process begins...
AND the building begins !!!...1-28-20...Wall framing members going up !
Ceiling beams going in...
Roof Trusses are next..
The Roof Trusses made and in place !
The Metal Roof going on !...
Special thanks to: Brent, our GSP ministry partner for his generous financial
donation towards the cost of purchasing this more durable metal roofing
product to protect and preserve our Shelter Project House !
Cutting down tree for doors and windows frames and beds...
Milling the finished lumber for doors and windows frames and beds...
Bringing the milled lumber to the Shelter Project house...
Mudding in the walls !...Taking shape now...
A home needs beds to sleep in at work days end !...
Building doors and windows !
A house needs a front porch with a roof !
Leveling the floor for concrete
Taking a break from working on the Shelter Project house to refocus back
on the farming...Clearing off some more land for tilling the soil to be ready
for planting season and checking on the crops already up !
Mudding in around the installed windows...
Adding some wire mesh to the outside of the windows for added security
Railings for the front porch !
HOUSE VIEWS !
Miriam visiting the farm 3-3-20
Miriam decided now was a good time in between her ministry commitments
to take the long journey out to the farm to bring David and Obed some
food provision and supplies and see how they are doing and enjoy some
fellowship with time with them and to get a on site viewing at the Shelter
Project House and check on the progress...As the house nears completion,
soon David and Obed will be taking up residence in it and live there full
time on the farm...but before they do, Miriam will officiate our Prayer of
Dedication over the house and Pastor Felix will place his Prayer of Blessing
upon it...Then, the Celebration Party !...Though this ministry and by the
generous financial donation of our GSP ministry partner Brent, finances for a
Celebration Party to commemorate this glorious occasion, have been sent
along with Miriam to put on and host this party for all those who worked on
and had a role in the building of our Shelter Project House...Others who will
also be attending with them will be some of the local community people and
of course little ones to rejoice in goodness of God and what He has done...
Glory to God !...Pictures of the Prayer of Dedication, Prayer of Blessing and
the Celebration Party will soon follow....Miriam below was so happy to be on
the farm again and see in person the Shelter Project House !
3-5-20 Working on the inside doors, building an outbuilding and Obed
taking a break on the front porch !
Let the Dedication Ceremony Celebration Party Begin !...3-7-20
Miriam and our ministry partner Rose in the pic below arrive at the farm with
the Party supplies and got the Party Celebration underway !...Pastor Felix,
David & Obed and all those who played a role in building our Shelter Project
House any many from the community helped set up, cook and serve all those
who attended this special fellowship party event !...Miriam and I are very
grateful they came to rejoice with us in God’s goodness in all He had done to
our Grace Seedling Project farm food growing provision ministry...This
Dedication & Blessing Ceremony and Celebration Party of the Shelter Project
House for David & Obed to live in and work the land right there on the farm is
our way of giving thanks and praise to God for all those He sent to be a help
and blessing to us by building relationships and friendship fellowship with
the local community and leaders...A great time was had by all enjoying this
party and meal to share in our joy with us...Special thanks to: Rose !...
Our joint outreach ministry partner in Mombasa for provided the party good
supplies we purchased from her shop and transporting it all out to the farm
and helping Miriam put it all together for everyone to enjoy...We thank God for
her valued assistance and dedicated commitment to our Grace Seedling
Project ministry goals for growing food provision for those in need....
3-17-20 David plowing up another acre !
