First Harvest, Second baby!
Nov 25th, 2009 by kelley johnson
Last week the Batwa families in Matara had their first harvest… potatoes! Men and women helped with the harvesting work, and you can see by the smiles that they are proud of their agricultural accomplishment. The students in the CFB house will be sharing in the bounty… keeping some of the harvest in the family. More harvesting is to come, but for now we celebrate the first one and congratulate our Batwa families.
I am recalling a passage from Isaiah, where the prophet tells of a day when you will plant crops and reap them… eat them… enjoy the fruits of your labors. A time when your harvest is yours, and does not belong to the overlord, the tyrant owner or the empire. This harvest belongs to the Batwa families, they will taste the goodness of their work. The portion of the harvest that is sold will help repay their land loan so that this land will be theirs. This is not the empires crop, this is theirs! The prophets words ring true today – once landless families are now planting, harvesting and eating their own crops. They are tasting true restoration!
And in other exciting news… the second child was born in Matara. A boy! He is called Nishimwe, which means ‘may he be thankful.’ His family hopes he will grow to be thankful to God for the goodness He has shown them. Congratulations to this sweet family!
We are celebrating with our Batwa friends in Matara. We invite you to share in their joy and thanksgiving. God is good, and these friends can taste and see His goodness, indeed!
Ok, so this made me cry this morning:
“I am recalling a passage from Isaiah, where the prophet tells of a day when you will plant crops and reap them… eat them… enjoy the fruits of your labors. A time when your harvest is yours, and does not belong to the overlord, the tyrant owner or the empire.”
….and that precious baby boy! WOW! I can’t wait for the day that I get to visit!
This is so exciting!! So much to be thankful for this year!! What a beautiful baby!! I am thinking of moving to Matara… LOL! : ) Thanks for sharing these pictures and God’s goodness with us!
So thankfull & privledge to be a part of this mighty work of God! “I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all,that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.”
Wow! Look at all those potatoes and that sweet little baby that came with the new harvest
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God is great !!!
I thought I commented on this already! I love this post – all the potatoes and little Nishimwe
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