The Wittz End: Mandaleyo ya Habari (News of the Progress)

Surprise Army Check point on the way our of our town

First off let me tell you all we are safe things in our town have still remained relatively calm compared to some other places in Kenya. There have been some isolated attacks in some small towns near the coast. We were however, mostly unaffected by them. There are many accusations flying around the country about who is responsible. I do agree these attacks were distinctly different than previous ones we have experienced. So we are not currently sure who was behind them but an investigation is ongoing.

Things here in our town have continued to be much the same some isolated events here or there but usually after dark when we are at home. We are thankful for God's protection and favor shown on us regularly. Thanks for the prayers and keep them coming.

On the work front for the first time in basically.... uh ever the farm produced a substantial income last month and when I say substantial don't get all crazy on me I mean like $100 dollars! I know its little and it doesn't even pay the bills there but I was elated to see something return. That is 100 dollars towards the bills there and we have to start somewhere.

Honey Dew for sale at Nairobi store

We harvested all our maize and sold it to local restaurants and we plan to plant another maize next week. The Honey dew crop has done well and we cannot produce enough for the buyers. I was also able to take some to Nairobi and sell them to a produce shop there for over twice as much as were able to sell them here. It was a little surreal to see something we grew here in the desert for sale in and expatriot frequented produce market. The collards continue to do well and provide the community with a rich source of iron at a very affordable price. The tomato crop had an issue with blossom end rot but with Google we were able to figure out a few tricks to work that out. They are now producing about 30 lbs of tomatoes weekly and we expect that to increase. The cows continue to beef up and enjoy all the leftover maize stalks and green elephant grass. We could be selling one of them in the next 3 to 4 months.

In new developments we have planted another larger crop of Honey Dew, watermelon, and even cantaloupe. We also planted some watermelons in the greenhouse that look very promising they already have so many small fruits on them and it has only been about 5 weeks. We also have planted a crop of cow peas or black eyed peas which are great because people eat the leaves like a collard and the peas that they produce. They are also good in semi desert regions. They are a legume so they put Nitrogen back into the soil so we also plan to plant the maize crop among them in the next few days in order to take advantage of the use of our water and the extra nitrogen content. Maize needs a lot of nitrogen to grow. We are also planning to plant 20 apple mango trees in the next few days and if they do well we hope to add many more. So we are continuing to push forward towards sustainability.

Some of you may read this and wonder why all this for a farm? Kinda like what kinda missionaries are these people? The farm is two fold it gives us a reason and helps us add value to the community in order to build the relationships with our friends here to share the love of the Father. And two we are looking to use the farm as a training center for locals and other church workers to launch into other parts of the continent and even the world!

How can you help? Pray for God's name to move forward and be glorified above all else!
Pray for God's wisdom and boldness to be imparted to us daily!

Ribeye, T-bone, and Sirloin pounding maize stalks

Pray for us to be like Jesus!
Pray for sustainability for the farm.
Pray for our support bases to grow financially.

If anyone is interested in finding out how you could get more involved through short term teams, sponsoring or donating towards the farm, or supporting us financially on the mission field please email us at wittdawg@gmail.com or Private message Rebekah or myself on Facebook.

Grace and Peace We love you all

Jason