Often, life isn't easy or fair, but believers can trust in a loving and just God. As 1 Peter 2:19 (NLT) tells us, "For God is pleased when, conscious of His will, you patiently endure unjust treatment."

My final blog brings us to Rwanda. We have two Farming God’s Way trainers and two model farms in Rwanda, one in the eastern part of the country and one four hours south. Peter trains in Bugesera (in the east) near his home and has multiple God’s Love Groups there. This is where the GLGs started their own savings program and bought all the members animals to continue to grow their businesses. The general in that area under Peter is Theoneste.

Our greatest need in FGW is more trainers. Every time I go to a community to see the work our trainers are doing, someone says, "We need more training in our area." In 2018, we set in motion our model farm game plan. The model farm provides income for our trainers, a training center where people can learn FGW, and a place where quality trainers can be developed, all while allowing our trainers to spend more time with their families.

This trip to Africa was unlike any of my previous ones, because my wife and son came along for the adventure. I am glad they did.

The 1994 genocide in Rwanda has left its survivors with deep wounds that are still reflected, more than 25 years later, in people’s distrust and hatred toward their neighbors.

In Matthew 13:23, Jesus, when explaining the parable of the sower to His disciples, says that the seed sown in good soil yields a thirty-fold to a hundredfold return. Of course, He was talking about spiritual fruit.

Farming God’s Way is a tool that can help the body of Christ equip the poor to break the yoke of poverty. Our biggest need is for more trainers. We currently have 8 trainers working in 6 countries. Most of them have disciples whom they are training to train others. But our trainers need to provide for and spend time with their own families too. If they spend all their time running around teaching FGW but their family needs are not met and their marriage fails, that is a loss for the kingdom.

I recently reported on the massive harvests our Farming God’s Way farmers in Zimbabwe have brought in. After three years of drought, and having to farm in what looked like beach sand in some places, our farmers achieved food security and an increase in wealth this year!