HARVESTING - PRAISE GOD

We are praising God for the great harvest in my part of Kenya. The Lord has really blessed us with rain and the crops have responded with good yields. We are going to store some and give some out to missions. We do know we need to help others who did not harvest a lot this year.

Continue praying for rain in other parts of Kenya where there is drought.

corn

some not yet ripe

i love the farm

green kales

a farmer so excited

Farming

Hello,

The farm fields have been ploughed ready for this year's planting season. We are really so grateful for people who have been touched to help us in this project.

From Farming

We are looking forward to harvesting over 20 bags of corn and we are sure that this will help us with food needs for part of this year and next year. Corn/maize takes about 8 months to ripen and that is when it is taken into a store (a store is a building that is made up of wood and easy for easy circulation of air- it is not a mall) for safe keeping and to completely dry.

From Farming

Here is a picture with our corn store from last year's harvest.

From Farming

Kenya is now facing a food crisis and we do hope that this will be solved soon so that people can get back to planting. my part of the country where i come from is usually referred to as the food basket of our country and it is imperative that we do plant so that we can feed the country.

Otherwise enjoy the pictures. we would soon be planting corn and beans.
Watch this space for more pictures.
God Bless
Jonah

Urgent Prayer Requests

this is just a short to let u know that Kenya is experiencing the worst famine disaster in years. food and maize (corn) in particular has not been harvested in so many places due to drought and the violence that came early last year.

staple food prices have increased over 100% in the last 6 months alone, and most incomes have remain the same or even reduced due to economic recession. the government was not able to give economic bailout as expected during this time due to its weak economy.

my city and other towns have become very dusty as it had not rained for so long.
please pray for the following:

please pray for the following
- For the rain to come
- Food to be available
- The prices of food to come down
- The economic recession globally to boom again.
- For the grace to go thru' this very hard period as there so many people waiting on someone to help.

i have to end here. Please pray. Pray.
God Bless
Jonah
p.s
i have attached daily local news articles with this info
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/515792/-/u1ag48/-/index.html
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144004275&cid=

Sh37bn plea to save victims of famine

By MUCHEMI WACHIRAPosted Friday, January 16 2009 at 17:36

In Summary

• Post-election chaos, drought and global economy blamed for national food crisis

The massive task facing the Government as it tries to save 10 million Kenyans from starvation was laid bare on Friday when President Kibaki declared the food shortage a national emergency.

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• Kenya seeks Sh32bn food aid
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standard newspaper

http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144004275&cid=4

Kibaki declares famine a disaster

Updated 3 hr(s) 41 min(s) ago

By Isaac Ongiri

President Kibaki has declared the current food shortage a national disaster and sent a passionate appeal for international help.

And the US, China, Japan and 27 EU countries through the France Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier promised to respond to the distress call. However, they told Kibaki reports of irregularities in the maize sector must be handled.

The President said the country urgently needed Sh37 billion to boost food security before the next harvest in September.

More than 10 million people need relief food.