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00:02 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:14 Hello, friends. Welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:16 I'm John Lomacang and to my right is my co-pilot, 01:20 my lovely wife, Angela. 01:21 Good to have you here with me, honey. 01:22 I'm always happy to be here 01:24 especially with you, my partner. 01:25 I like that. 01:27 Well, thank you for taking the time 01:28 to join us today. 01:29 Anytime we come into your home, we always come, we believe, 01:32 with a program that will revolutionize 01:33 and challenge your life. 01:35 Today we have a guest that is not a stranger to 3ABN 01:38 but what our guests are going to be talking about, 01:42 there's something that will challenge you 01:43 regardless of where you live. 01:45 So do, you want to hit the record button 01:47 because a lot of times people say I missed that. 01:49 Yeah. 01:50 In this way we can get a chance. 01:52 How do people record DVR nowadays 01:55 not VHS and all. 01:56 No, that's old and gone. 01:59 But thank you for taking the time to tune in 02:01 and thank you for your prayers 02:02 and your financial support of 3ABN, 02:05 as we go and grow on television and... 02:07 Radio. That's where I work. 02:09 I work for 3ABN Radio. That's right. 02:12 And it's also a wonderful ministry 02:14 that goes around the world. 02:15 So you all need to listen to 3ABN Radio. 02:18 Okay? Okay. 02:19 Download the app if you don't have 3ABN Radio 02:22 in your area. 02:23 And I can't disagree with that so much. 02:26 But today we have a ministry 02:28 that's going to be a part of this program. 02:29 Actually, the whole program, FARM STEW. 02:32 No, it's not a dish 02:34 that you order at your local restaurant. 02:36 You'll find out what that's all. 02:37 Sounds yummy, huh. Sounds, it is. 02:38 In God's sight it is. 02:40 But before we introduce our guests, 02:42 we have some music today, 02:43 which always prepares our heart 02:45 for what we're going to talk about. 02:46 Who do we have today, honey? 02:47 We have Kendol Bacchus sharing Divine Redeemer. 07:26 Thank you, Kendol, for that song 07:27 that lays the foundation for our program. 07:29 Now the song was entitled Divine Redeemer, 07:31 and to segue this program is about 07:34 what our divine Redeemer is able to do, 07:36 in reaching out and changing lives 07:39 through the ministry that we're so glad 07:40 to have here today. 07:42 Just want to say hello again. 07:43 Joy, good to have you here. 07:45 Joy Kaufmann, who is the Founder 07:48 and Executive Director of FARM STEW. 07:50 Good to have you here again. Thank you. 07:52 It's so wonderful to be back with you both. 07:54 Amen. 07:56 And we're always happy to have you 07:58 and she will be doing a program on radio pretty soon. 08:02 So we're excited about that. 08:03 So you radio listeners, 08:05 listen out for her program on radio. 08:08 And also Elizabeth Kreidler. 08:10 Am I saying that correctly? Yes. 08:11 You are correct. Kreidler. 08:13 Yes. Santa Cruz. 08:15 Yes. I like that. 08:16 You know, you give me that full name. 08:17 That's the Latina name. Right. 08:20 Elizabeth, tell us what you do for FARM STEW? 08:23 Okay, thank you very much, honey. 08:25 It's a great joy for me to be here. 08:28 And I actually started as a translator for FARM STEW. 08:34 Translating the first manual 08:37 that they produced into Spanish. 08:39 Okay. 08:41 And then I was promoted, I can guess, I say so. 08:45 Okay. 08:48 I was working as an executive consultant. 08:53 Okay. 08:54 And now I am the Director 08:58 for Foreign Operations at FARM STEW. 09:01 Okay, well, good to have you here today. 09:03 Now, she's also a shepherdess. 09:05 Okay. 09:07 Her husband, I love to meet other shepherdesses, 09:09 and her husband is a pastor. 09:11 Yes, he is. 09:13 Where are you both pastoring? Thank you. 09:15 We are missionary couple 09:18 for over 43 years already. 09:22 And now my husband and I, 09:25 we are serving at the Crowley Church, 09:28 Spanish Church in Crowley, Texas. 09:34 Crowley, Texas. Okay. Wow. 09:35 The big state of Texas. 09:36 And she was a missionary, her and her husband, 09:38 and you were a missionary in Africa? 09:39 Right. 09:41 We were missionaries for 12 years in Africa. 09:43 Twelve years. 09:44 So you've seen the world as a resident 09:46 in different parts of the world? 09:48 You are right. 09:50 Share the position that you had 09:51 while you were in the three African countries? 09:54 Thank you. 09:55 Yes, I was ADRA country director 09:58 in Burkina Faso for seven years, 10:02 and while being there, 10:03 I was also in charge of the ADRA Mali office. 10:08 And then the last five years, we were in Burundi, 10:14 also holding the country director position. 10:17 Wow. 10:18 You got a lot of experience on your board here. 10:21 I am so blessed 10:22 because she came in as a translator 10:24 when I had the invitation to go to Cuba. 10:28 And I thought, how are we going to quickly 10:30 get all of our materials into Cuba 10:32 so we can share this FARM STEW recipe 10:34 of abundant life with the Cuban people? 10:36 So Elizabeth was recommended to me 10:39 by one of our donors as a translator, 10:41 but then when I got her resume, 10:44 I was like, "Wow, this woman is a gold mine." 10:47 How exciting. 10:49 Thanks a lot. Amen. 10:51 Now, Joy, tell us more about what is FARM STEW? 10:54 Our viewers and listeners want to know 10:56 what is FARM STEW? 10:57 Yeah, well, FARM STEW is expanding and growing 11:00 and stretching ourselves 11:02 but at the basic foundation of it, 11:04 FARM STEW is a recipe for abundant life. 11:06 Okay. And it's a FARM STEW. 11:09 So you think of what is farming? 11:12 We're helping people with hands on practical skills 11:15 to have an abundant life. 11:16 So we're train the trainer program 11:19 that goes out and teaches farming 11:21 and will change people's attitude 11:24 all using the Bible. 11:25 And really, the science informed 11:29 but Bible inspired messages around farming, attitude, 11:33 rest and meals 11:35 is the acronym that spells F.A.R.M. 11:37 And then our S.T.E.W is an acronym 11:40 that stands for sanitation, 11:42 temperance, enterprise and water. 11:44 Okay. 11:46 So it's like eight health laws but it's specific for, 11:49 we used to say for Africa, 11:51 but you'll see during this conversation, 11:53 we're far beyond the borders of the African continent now. 11:56 Wow. It's great. 11:58 And you have some... 12:00 You put a word in there a moment ago called stretching. 12:03 Tell us about that stretching? 12:05 What does that mean? 12:06 Well, God has been teaching me a lot about stretching 12:09 over the last year. 12:11 I actually had a frozen shoulder 12:12 and that shoulder wouldn't move 12:14 and the only way I could get movement back 12:18 is through extremely painful stretching. 12:21 And I felt like God just asked me like, 12:24 "Are you ready to stretch for me in the same way 12:26 you're stretching to get your shoulder back?" 12:29 And so I had to say yes, like, "I trust You." 12:32 Yeah. "You can stretch us." 12:34 And I think the last year and a half 12:35 has been a stretching experience 12:37 for all of us, right? 12:39 Just, there's so many challenges. 12:42 And so I feel like God said, "Let's get creative." 12:45 You can't fly places and train trainers 12:47 like I typically had. 12:49 So we're using technology. 12:51 We're developing an app, 12:52 we're going into new countries with new partners, 12:55 all of which is a stretching experience. 12:57 And then actually, we're here today to invite 12:59 your listening audience 13:01 to challenge yourselves to stretch as well, 13:04 to share the recipe of FARM STEW 13:05 in your community. 13:07 So we'll talk more about that soon. 13:10 You know, a lot of people say, "Okay, now we know what you do. 13:12 But why do you do it?" 13:14 That's the big thing. 13:15 I mean, we use not too long I read a book called Why. 13:18 You address the question why it really motivates you. 13:20 Why do you do what you do? 13:22 Well, Jesus tells us in John 10:10, 13:24 that we're in the middle of a great controversy. 13:26 That's right. 13:28 There's a thief that comes to do nothing 13:30 but kill, steal and destroy. 13:32 And then Jesus says, "I have come 13:34 that you might have life and have it more abundantly." 13:37 And He's speaking to all people. 13:39 And even Abraham was given the charge 13:44 that what his call was 13:45 even back when he was Abram. 13:47 His call was to be a blessing 13:49 to all the families of the earth. 13:51 And so why we do it is I've been blessed personally 13:55 and I actually had the model, 13:58 the example, by my grandparents growing up, 14:00 they lived in a little town called Farmland, Indiana. 14:04 I'm not kidding. Wow. 14:05 And they were farmers. 14:07 My grandma had a big garden, she snapped beans 14:10 and we made applesauce from her apple tree. 14:13 And, you know, she knew how to work hard 14:17 and have that positive work ethic 14:19 and then had food preservation skills 14:22 and she created her own food security. 14:25 I remember putting those beans in the jars, canning them, 14:28 putting them down in her pantry. 14:30 And it was a lifestyle that she taught me, 14:33 you know, cleanliness is next to godliness. 14:35 You always had to wash your hands. 14:37 And so I saw as a young girl 14:40 that families can be food secure. 14:43 And as I grew up 14:44 and became a public health nutritionist, 14:47 and then started looking at the challenge 14:49 of childhood malnutrition, 14:51 I felt like, you know, I believe there's a model 14:54 even in my grandparents 14:56 and explained in the Bible 14:58 of how families can care for themselves 15:00 and that the land can provide if we treat it well. 15:04 We can not only survive but thrive. 15:07 And I think those types 15:08 of survival skills are an important 15:10 not just in developing countries 15:12 but they're soon going to be very important for us here 15:14 in the United States as well. 15:16 Wow. 15:17 And you talk about helping children, 15:18 I mean, training children, 15:20 to give a picture of one of your trainers 15:21 just explained to our viewing audience 15:23 what we're watching 15:25 maybe to the listening audience? 15:26 Exactly. 15:27 I want to bring up the picture of Doreen, 15:29 one of our trainers 15:30 who she is the classic example of stretching. 15:33 When I met her, she was actually a refugee 15:36 living in Uganda. 15:37 And she is the wife of the president 15:40 of the Church of South Sudan. 15:42 And she brought the FARM STEW recipe 15:44 to first the refugee camps in northern Uganda, 15:48 where she was living. 15:49 And she was teaching people all these skills, 15:52 she was the head of women's ministries. 15:54 Wow. 15:55 She wanted to help these women, to empower them. 15:58 And we sometimes think of the word empower 16:00 like liberation or feminism or something. 16:02 But no, it was to empower them to care for their families 16:06 and to do it in such a way that would build up 16:09 the capacity of the church members 16:11 to be able to grow and spread the gospel. 16:14 That's great. 16:16 Now, we talk about the new initiative. 16:18 Yeah, we talked about the initiative 16:20 but you have a quote that goes along with this idea 16:22 of pushing the ministry forward, 16:25 how the Lord is developing you 16:26 and molding this ministry. 16:28 Yeah. 16:29 So a lot of people say, "Well, I want to help people, but how? 16:31 How can I help people?" 16:33 And I think we as a church have a real blessing 16:36 in Sister White's wisdom in that regard. 16:39 So there's a quote, I'd like to bring up, 16:41 I love it. 16:42 It says, "You may give to the poor, 16:44 and injure them, 16:46 because you teach them to be dependent. 16:49 Instead teach them to help themselves 16:53 or to support themselves. 16:55 This will be true help. 16:57 The needy must be placed in positions 17:00 where they can help themselves." 17:01 I agree. 17:03 So that's really the goal of FARM STEW 17:05 is to be the people. 17:06 And we call on your listening audience. 17:08 We have a great FARM STEW family 17:10 of supporters. 17:12 We want to be the people that help 17:14 others help themselves and not just themselves, 17:16 but then they extend it on into their communities. 17:19 You know, I'm sure that Elizabeth 17:20 and you have heard about this. 17:22 You know, we've said many years ago, 17:23 give a person a fish. 17:25 Oh, yeah. Or teach them how to fish. 17:26 And I think the same thing 17:27 is what you're talking about here. 17:29 Exactly. 17:30 And I want to just kind of bring Elizabeth in here. 17:32 Anything you want to add that we've asked about so far? 17:35 Yes, I am so happy, 17:40 so convinced of FARM STEW's methodology. 17:43 Okay. 17:45 The program, it is so Bible based 17:48 and mixed 17:51 with good science, 17:54 very practical, very simple for anyone 17:59 to learn and to practice. 18:01 So I am thrilled with what we are doing. 18:04 And I see that the Lord is blessing us. 18:06 And we are moving ahead. 18:08 This is why we are stretching. 18:10 Okay. I like that. 18:11 Stretching. 18:13 Okay, there are five freedoms addressed 18:16 by FARM STEW, what are they? 18:18 Yes, so we realize that we're very holistic, 18:22 very comprehensive program. 18:24 So sometimes it's hard to get a handle on like, 18:26 what are you doing? 18:27 And exactly what can I give to? 18:29 Yeah. 18:30 And so the first freedom is the freedom from dependency. 18:33 So just like that quote, 18:34 we don't want to make people dependent. 18:36 So our trainers, supporting our trainers, 18:39 supporting their transportation, 18:40 supporting them going out and starting gardens 18:43 and, you know, helping people have that livelihood. 18:45 That's the freedom from dependency. 18:46 Yes. That's our first priority. 18:48 Second priority is freedom from shame. 18:51 So we have a lot of girls that drop out of school 18:55 because they don't have menstrual hygiene. 18:57 And, you know, when a girl drops out of school 18:59 that just starts the cycle of poverty again. 19:02 We also help families with latrines 19:05 because a lot of people in the countries 19:07 where we're working don't have any basic privacy. 19:10 And that's dangerous especially for women. 19:12 Yes. 19:13 So that's the freedom from shame. 19:15 Freedom from drudgery and disease 19:18 is what comes from the drudgery part 19:20 is hauling water, 19:22 often contaminated water, or also hauling wood. 19:26 So we're addressing that by putting in pumps, 19:30 water pumps in different villages 19:32 that are desperately needing 19:33 a clean source of water. 19:35 I mean, millions of people are dying every year 19:38 from contaminated water. 19:39 We can change that. 19:41 Well, before you go to the next, 19:42 I mean, I think about that because we live in America 19:45 or wherever some of the more modernized 19:48 and developed countries 19:49 our water is just a necessity of our everyday life. 19:52 We've been some places 19:53 where we've gone way out into the country or... 19:56 In Africa. 19:57 In Africa and parts of the world, New Guinea, 20:00 where you, we see, well, water's five miles away. 20:04 And you see somebody along the road 20:05 with a big barrel, 20:08 you know, either pulling or carrying on their head. 20:10 And so this whole idea, 20:12 I like that freedom from drudgery. 20:14 That's hard work. Exactly. 20:16 You know, walk four miles or five miles. 20:18 And then you see, 20:19 you could always tell where the well is 20:20 because it's like everybody with their empty bottles 20:22 waiting for the next person to get out of the way. 20:24 Exactly. Women at the well. 20:25 The woman at the well. 20:27 Well, and that's the thing we say as Adventists, 20:28 drink more water 20:30 but if it takes three hours out of your day, 20:33 I mean, think of all the things that children are not studying 20:35 during that time. 20:37 They're tired. 20:38 Sometimes they're unsafe on the road 20:40 on the way to get there. 20:42 The women aren't caring for their young 20:44 during that time. 20:45 So it's so liberating when we can do that. 20:48 And you'll see in some pictures coming up, 20:50 God is being glorified in water. 20:53 Jesus is the living water. Amen. 20:55 And so when you can bring water into a community, 20:58 you're changing the nature of the relationships even. 21:02 So when people get sick, 21:03 sometimes they think they've been cursed. 21:05 Oh, yeah. 21:06 And it's just from a simple waterborne disease. 21:08 Wow. 21:09 So it's changing the relationships 21:11 between the community members. 21:12 So praise God. That's beautiful. 21:13 He's the water of life, Jesus. Amen. 21:15 Look at the woman, she was at the well. 21:17 That's right. 21:18 A woman was at the well. 21:20 Yeah, I didn't think about that until you mentioned that 21:21 because that was a practice in the Bible days. 21:23 Yeah. 21:24 You know, in the Bible look for the woman 21:26 with the bucket or with the... 21:28 Pitcher of water. 21:30 Pitcher with carrying that to try to just get something 21:33 as basic as water. 21:35 Right. 21:36 So that's the freedom from dependency, 21:37 shame, drudgery and disease. 21:39 Yeah, and just the last one, 21:40 I'll say on the drudgery and disease 21:42 when people are carrying wood 21:44 and then cooking on cook stoves. 21:46 They're just on stones like pots mounted on stones. 21:49 So the babies are often in this culture 21:52 on the backs of the mothers. 21:53 So they're breathing in that smoke 21:55 as if they're smoking, you know, packs a day. 21:58 So we're working on in 2022, 22:01 launching the new efficient cook stoves. 22:04 And so we're really excited about that. 22:08 Efficient cook stove. 22:10 To eliminate the smoke coming into the lungs. 22:12 'Cause sometimes you drive into these villages 22:14 and you could smell stuff cooking, 22:16 you can see the smoke but it's unfiltered. 22:19 And yes, that's some basic things 22:21 that God has given me. 22:22 Now the other one, the other two freedoms? 22:24 Okay. 22:25 So the next two freedoms 22:27 are the freedoms to do something. 22:28 So it was from and now two. 22:31 So we want the freedom to share. 22:33 So for example, when Elizabeth 22:34 translated our materials into Spanish, 22:36 now we have seven different languages 22:38 being translated, 22:40 our FARM STEW manual, 22:41 which I'll just show real quick, 22:42 our 400 page manual. 22:44 Wow. 22:45 Which is also available for free on our website, 22:48 farmstew.org 22:50 You can just click on the recipe, 22:52 go to E-learning. 22:53 And anybody can take this course 22:55 anywhere in the world. 22:56 What? 22:58 And we're also stretching ourselves, 22:59 soon we're going to have an app 23:00 because a lot of people in a lot of countries 23:02 they don't have a laptop or a computer 23:03 but they do have a smartphone. 23:05 So with the app they can download. 23:07 So we want this recipe shared. 23:09 Just like my grandma, 23:11 she used to write these three by five cards with the recipe 23:14 and then she'd share them with her friends. 23:15 We want the FARM STEW recipes shared. 23:17 So freedom to share is our fourth priority. 23:20 Fifth priority is freedom to grow. 23:23 So we want this ministry 23:24 to be self-sustaining eventually, 23:26 although we keep growing, growing, growing, 23:27 and we do need the help of our donors 23:30 that make that possible. 23:31 But we want to start small businesses, 23:33 health food related businesses, 23:35 just like Sister White encouraged, 23:38 in all these different countries. 23:39 So we might like say, for example, in South Sudan, 23:42 we have three farmers' cooperatives 23:44 of the groups we've worked with. 23:46 So we have bought some small equipment 23:49 like grinding equipment to help them start a small for, 23:52 in this case, a soy milk making business. 23:55 So we want to have a lot of small businesses 23:58 that help support the work of our FARM STEW trainers. 24:02 You make it so simple and easy, you know, the app and all that 24:06 because like you said, most people have a phone. 24:09 They can just download the app. 24:11 And, you know, as strange as it may sound, 24:13 even in some of these places 24:15 that we consider underdeveloped countries, 24:16 they have phones. 24:18 Exactly. 24:19 I've noticed that. Yeah. 24:21 Because some places around the world, 24:22 you know, the house is made of straw and mud 24:25 and you see a satellite dish. 24:26 Exactly. 24:28 So there's some technology that's out there. 24:29 Now in this book, is there Spanish also in that 24:32 this part of your working? 24:34 Yes, the new recipe manual is been translated, 24:39 we're about to finish it. 24:41 But the first basic course it is already translated. 24:45 Our webpage is translated to Spanish 24:49 and so they can do that. 24:52 E-learning also in Spanish. 24:55 I never thought about that. 24:57 Maybe I should have my webpage also in Spanish. 24:59 You know, you don't think about that. 25:01 I actually have it in five languages 25:03 and I'll show you how after the show. 25:05 Wow. Okay. 25:06 I know you have your webpage. 25:08 Get it in Spanish. 25:09 I am learning as I'm going along here. 25:11 I want the freedom to grow. 25:13 But we're a global church, it's just so phenomenal 25:17 that we have now I think what 21 million members. 25:21 And, you know, you think about, say, 25:22 for example, the blue zones, 25:24 where us North American Adventists 25:27 that follow our health message, 25:28 we get seven to ten additional years of life. 25:31 But I want that to be true 25:32 for all 21 million members around the world, 25:35 whatever country you are. 25:36 So FARM STEW is the message that we believe will help 25:39 bring blue zones all over 25:41 wherever we have people listening. 25:43 I love it. 25:44 And you just talked about the five freedoms. 25:46 But I want to see that picture of Betty 25:47 with the chart that talks about these five freedoms. 25:49 Okay, yes. 25:51 So this is Betty out teaching in the villages. 25:53 And she's teaching the FARM STEW recipe. 25:56 So it's actually she's pointing to the letter A which I love, 26:00 which is our attitude message. 26:02 And a lot of the women you can see in this village, 26:05 here where we drove far out to get to them. 26:08 They might have an attitude that is thinking, 26:12 poverty thinking, 26:13 you know, they think they don't have the money. 26:16 They can't change, 26:17 they can't make a difference in the lives of their children. 26:20 And really, we use the Bible to remind people, 26:24 God placed us in the garden. 26:26 He's the master gardener. 26:28 He taught us how to garden. 26:30 And there's profitability in the soil. 26:34 And so one of the things 26:35 is just really teaching how to grow an income 26:40 and grow jobs and grow financial resources. 26:43 So they can not only support their families, 26:45 but support their churches 26:46 and become tithing members of their churches 26:49 so they can grow 26:51 their own evangelism work as well. 26:54 It's beautiful. 26:55 What about cultural barriers? 26:57 How do you overcome that? 26:58 Maybe Elizabeth, I have you comment about that. 27:01 Well, one of the ways that we do that 27:03 is through our hands on training, 27:08 when we have people coming together 27:11 to prepare food 27:14 or when we are drilling a well 27:17 or when we are plowing the land. 27:20 So all of a sudden, 27:23 we are all the same with the same meat. 27:27 And the barriers are gone 27:30 because we are focused on another thing 27:34 than what is usually the issue among them. 27:40 So when we focus more on satisfying their needs, 27:45 then all of a sudden, we all are the same, are equal. 27:50 That's right because if you walk into a restaurant, 27:52 it's not for English people only. 27:54 Anybody that has a need to be fed 27:57 with common need for water, 27:59 common need to grow the community. 28:02 Common, I like that. 28:03 I remember in Africa, we had to wash our hands, 28:06 they had a big old bucket or something 28:07 and you pour it then you wash your hands. 28:09 That's true. It's a common need. 28:11 A common need, wash your hands. 28:13 And that's something I'm sure that you're teaching them there 28:15 how to wash your hands. 28:17 Exactly. 28:18 That's part of our sanitation message. 28:20 And we have something called a Tippy Tap. 28:23 And it's just a container that we tie a string to, 28:26 we don't have a picture of it today, 28:28 but it's on our website. 28:30 They actually have a stick with a foot pedal. 28:32 And when you step on, it tilts the container over 28:35 and it makes it running water. 28:37 And you know, it's the Bible, 28:38 Leviticus that first identified 28:40 the need for running water for washing your hands. 28:44 And so all of this scientific, you know, development, 28:48 you know, the germ theory 28:49 and everything came thousands of years 28:51 after the Bible identified a basic health practice. 28:55 Those are the types of nuggets that we're taking. 28:57 The cleansing of the sanctuary. That's true. 28:59 As in other way cleansing, the need to be clean. 29:02 Exactly. And I like that the tippy tap. 29:05 I'm picturing this now, you just pressed the pedal. 29:07 Me too. It's probably not hydraulic. 29:08 It's just something basically put together to make water. 29:11 It can even just be an old jug that someone may be bought, 29:15 you know, some oil or something in 29:17 and then they just filled up with water 29:19 and tied up with sticks. 29:20 And it's very clever. 29:21 You'll learn how to do it in our course. 29:23 Okay. 29:25 What about community nurseries? 29:27 Yes, so talking about growing and agriculture. 29:30 We have a lot of volunteers in the villages. 29:33 And that's one of the things 29:34 our trainers are all local people. 29:37 And so when they go out to the local villages, 29:39 they can inspire and motivate volunteers. 29:41 But the volunteers also need ways to make a living. 29:45 So we've started these community nurseries 29:47 maybe you'll see the picture come up. 29:49 Yeah. 29:50 And it's beautiful 29:51 because we plant all sorts of trees. 29:53 So this is up in South Sudan. 29:55 I'm there with John, one of the team leaders. 29:57 Okay. 29:59 And behind us is thousands, literally thousands of trees, 30:02 including fruit trees, trees that are good for wood. 30:05 Under the shed? 30:06 Yes, that's a shade cloth. 30:08 Well, it's their own shade cloth 30:10 made with grass. 30:12 They're very ingenious to not damage the trees 30:14 and the sun gets so intense. 30:16 But we also have in South Sudan, 30:19 teak wood trees, 30:21 which teak wood is very expensive. 30:22 It is. 30:24 It's the perfect climate to grow. 30:25 And so these volunteers 30:26 that are sacrificing their time and going out, 30:29 they can have a little industry 30:30 so they can sell these teak wood trees. 30:33 So that's one of our growing ideas. 30:36 I like that. Yeah. 30:37 And they make a little income too. 30:39 Exactly. 30:40 I like that because you could work 30:41 but then if you don't have a way 30:43 of supporting yourself, 30:44 it makes everything's going out, 30:46 you become, you know, nothing coming in. 30:49 I still can't get that out of my head, 30:50 the from and the to, the five freedoms, 30:53 I really appreciate the way you lead, 30:54 leant on that. 30:56 But then where do you get all the resources 30:59 to grow all these plants? 31:03 That I know that must. Yeah. 31:05 That's a question I have 31:06 because I look you said thousands of trees 31:08 and different types of plants. 31:09 How does that happen? 31:11 Well, I mean, amazingly, because of 3ABN in part, 31:15 people are learning about this ministry, 31:17 and people are getting excited about this ministry 31:19 and giving to this ministry. 31:21 And so basically, I see myself 31:23 as just a conduit for God's blessings. 31:26 And so just like this frozen shoulder, 31:29 if you recall, you know, when your heart is frozen, 31:33 you know, the Bible, Jesus says, 31:35 "When lawlessness abounds, 31:37 the love of many will grow cold, 31:40 but those that endure to the end will be saved 31:42 and then the gospel will go forth 31:44 unto all the earth and then the end will come." 31:46 So I think we feel like, 31:48 you know, we're in the last days, 31:50 but the risk for us is for our hearts 31:53 to grow cold and not respond. 31:55 And when my frozen shoulder made me, 31:58 so I couldn't move, I couldn't reach out, 31:59 but praise God, 32:01 you know, we can reach out as a body of Christ. 32:03 And so I feel like the American donors, 32:06 we have actually people giving now 32:07 from Europe and Australia. 32:09 And, yeah, and we have people praying for us, 32:13 you know, going to our website, 32:14 you can click on the different countries 32:16 and people can pray for our team members, 32:18 we need covering in prayer. 32:20 Some of these places are quite dangerous. 32:22 We had a finance officer 32:24 in South Sudan recently attacked. 32:27 And we've had, you know, different people 32:29 in car accidents and things like that, 32:31 including myself recently. 32:33 So that's why my shoulder, 32:34 God is still teaching me to stretch. 32:37 But it's just honestly, everyone is stretching with us. 32:42 And I am so grateful to 3ABN for allowing us 32:45 to reach your listening audience 32:47 and to invite them to stretch with us. 32:49 Amen. 32:50 Now, we talked about well drilling, 32:51 but I want to show the pictures. 32:53 And I want to include Elizabeth in this, 32:55 as we show the pictures about the well, 32:57 you talked about that as a common place 32:59 where people gather, why are they going? 33:01 What are they doing? 33:02 Because all I see well is normally you pump. 33:04 Explain the working? 33:06 They're doing there, 33:07 they are actually drilling the hole. 33:11 Okay. 33:12 So and usually you pay big enterprises 33:16 to go and do the drilling. 33:18 But the FARM STEW model is that you call the community. 33:23 So it is them themselves doing the drilling, 33:28 doing the project. 33:29 Okay. 33:31 So this is why we draw people together, 33:34 and they work together. 33:36 Like we say, wood, 33:37 whenever you gather wood it burns twice when you cut it 33:40 and when you put it in fireplace, 33:41 actually three times when you cut it, 33:42 when you stack it, when you put in the fireplace. 33:44 So people that are benefiting from the water, 33:47 they're drilling the wells themselves? 33:48 Exactly. 33:50 There's a sense of accomplishment. 33:51 Exactly. 33:52 And that is the best way also to, for them to care for it. 33:56 You know, it was, it cost them something. 34:00 So they put some effort into it. 34:04 So they will care better for it. 34:06 And do we have a picture of the well finished? 34:08 Yeah, this picture is so exciting to me, 34:11 because in this particular situation, 34:13 it was in a village called Kibera. 34:15 And they drilled the well. 34:17 And, you know, sometimes things are disheartening. 34:20 And that particular village, 34:22 they had to drill three times before they got victory. 34:26 And so there was this idea that they were being cursed, 34:28 but this Pastor Thomas, who's in this picture, 34:31 doing the pumping, he was invited 34:33 and he was the local Adventist pastor, 34:35 this was in a predominantly Muslim community. 34:38 And once they finally hit the water in the third well 34:42 after praying each and every day 34:45 before they got started. 34:47 They said, "We want an Adventist pastor 34:50 to come and pray to bless this well." 34:52 So that was the celebration. 34:54 In a predominantly Muslim community? 34:56 Yes. Amen. 34:57 Wow. Yes. 34:59 That's amazing. 35:00 And that someone would talk about that, 35:02 the prayer. 35:04 Is this Pastor Richard? 35:06 Pastor Thomas. 35:07 Pastor Thomas, okay. 35:09 Yeah. 35:10 The answer to the prayer. 35:11 The answer to the prayers. Yeah. 35:13 So one of the things that FARM STEW 35:14 every time before we start any training anywhere, 35:17 we start with prayer. 35:19 And we're always using the Bible as the source text. 35:22 You will see in our FARM STEW manual, 35:25 which again, you can find on our website, 35:27 every lesson is full of verses. 35:30 And so if we're talking about anemia, 35:32 for example, and how to get iron rich food 35:35 into the mouths of children, 35:37 we're talking about the life of the flesh is in the blood 35:40 and then talking about Jesus' blood 35:43 and the power of Jesus' blood. 35:44 So it's not your typical... I like that. 35:47 Just international development aid program, you know. 35:50 I love how you connect, 35:51 you put always Jesus in the midst of everything. 35:54 Amen. 35:55 And He is in the center. 35:56 He's our why. Yes. 35:58 Here you go. 35:59 The life of the flesh is in the blood. 36:02 Wow. 36:03 What a spiritual connection that is because, 36:04 you know, we have no strength in our own human flesh. 36:08 So where do we get that power from? 36:10 The blood of Christ. Amen. 36:11 That's a powerful connection. 36:13 I know. Yeah. I like that. 36:14 I can't wait to hear your sermon on that, 36:16 Pastor Lomacang. 36:17 I mean, you just took me. 36:18 His mind is going. 36:20 I'm like, I'm on the program, but I'm oh. 36:21 I'm looking at this come together. 36:22 That's a powerful connection. 36:24 Power in the blood. Okay. 36:25 Yeah, that's the opening song. 36:28 See, we're getting the sermon right here. 36:30 But now let's talk about some of these enterprises 36:33 because as you know, freedom from, 36:35 and the freedom to 36:37 and then putting the shoulders 36:38 into accomplishing what the people need 36:40 in their own villages. 36:42 Now, let's talk about some of the enterprise? 36:43 With this soya milk. 36:45 Yeah, so we have found that the enterprise is really key. 36:49 I actually did my public health training 36:51 at Johns Hopkins University. 36:53 And I had this professor named 36:54 Vincente Navarro. 36:56 He was good Latino professor. 36:58 And he would say the best public health intervention 37:01 anywhere, 37:02 is to provide employment. 37:04 Create jobs. 37:05 And so we don't want to just come in 37:08 and pay school fees or set up an orphanage, 37:10 those things are necessary in some situations. 37:13 But there's dignity in families 37:15 being able to care for their own children, 37:17 send their own children to school, 37:18 tithe and offer and have a livelihood. 37:21 Amen. 37:23 So these small businesses 37:24 are just popping up all over the place. 37:26 First, it was just individual households. 37:28 But now we're leading out 37:30 in developing farmers' cooperatives 37:32 that are bringing those farmers together, 37:33 helping them market their crops 37:35 because if you don't have any transportation 37:38 and you're in a village, 37:39 you will sell your crop 37:41 to just whoever happens to have a truck and drives by, 37:44 and often it's the lowest possible price. 37:47 So if the farmers can work together cooperatively 37:50 they can set a higher price. 37:52 And then we also want them to be doing 37:54 the value addition to the foods. 37:57 So not just selling raw ingredients, 38:00 but to sell a more refined crop, 38:03 a product that can be marketed and sold. 38:05 So that's one of our dreams 38:07 is to really take that to the next level 38:10 in the coming year. 38:12 Now, do you have insecticides? 38:14 How do you with the crop? 38:17 Well, how do you fertilize it? 38:18 Well, we really teach organic methods, 38:21 not necessarily certified organic, 38:23 but we teach compost and mulch, 38:26 and they have what's called Integrated Pest Management. 38:29 So we're always rotating the crops 38:31 so that we kind of fool the pest. 38:33 And then they have very clever, 38:35 we hire many agronomists in these different countries. 38:38 And they have clever ways of using local herbs 38:42 and, you know, chili peppers and different things 38:45 that they can mix in a very natural setting, 38:48 you know, in a solution, I could say, 38:51 and they can spray it on the crops 38:53 and it works quite effectively. 38:55 That's right. 38:56 Can you imagine an ant eating chili peppers? 38:58 That's combustible experience. 39:01 I know. 39:03 But now let's talk about reaching out to grow. 39:06 Let's bring Cuba into the picture now. 39:08 Yes. Amen. 39:09 Thank you. Yes. 39:11 Due to the COVID situation 39:15 and because of that we couldn't travel to Cuba 39:19 where we had a small beginning there. 39:23 But now that we started a partnership 39:25 with one youth group, 39:29 all of a sudden we are working in the whole island 39:34 with 35 Bible workers. 39:36 Wow. Amen. 39:37 Yes, every Monday morning, 39:39 we are training the Bible workers, 39:43 our methodology. 39:46 And what is so amazing 39:49 is that they have also started sharing 39:52 what they are learning with their community 39:56 and with the people in their churches 40:00 that churches that they are planting. 40:03 So we see like an explosion 40:07 of what we are doing in Cuba. 40:10 Yeah. 40:11 And one of the things that was very amazing 40:13 when we did the farming training, 40:18 you know, we cannot send easily money 40:22 nor seeds to Cuba. 40:24 That's right. And that was an issue. 40:26 So they were saying, "But we don't have seeds." 40:30 And since we were in that call, 40:33 one of them said, "I have seeds that I can share." 40:37 And the other one said, 40:39 "I also have some seeds that I can share." 40:42 So all of a sudden, 40:44 the whole 35 Bible workers 40:48 started producing something in their backyard. 40:54 Okay. 40:56 So it is so nice to see that instead of getting smaller, 41:02 we are extending ourselves, 41:05 we are stretching out. 41:06 Okay. Yeah. 41:07 And not only in Cuba, 41:09 but also in other parts of the world. 41:12 Now, let me talk about... 41:13 Tell us about Pastor Samuel? 41:15 Pastor Samuel is our contact person in Cuba. 41:18 He works for the Cuba union. 41:21 And he is in charge of all these 35 Bible workers. 41:26 So he's the one that links us to them. 41:29 Here we have a picture of Pastor Samuel. 41:31 Yes. And that is a picture. 41:34 With a mask or without a mask? 41:36 Yeah. He's without. 41:38 Without the mask? 41:40 Yeah, he's the one without the mask. 41:41 Okay. 41:42 The other one is one of the Bible workers 41:44 receiving his manual in Spanish. 41:46 Okay. 41:48 Because now all the materials 41:50 are in the hands of the Cuban people, 41:53 I mean, of our workers over there. 41:57 And yeah, Pastor Samuel met with several of them 42:01 and he was amazed and so happy to see that 42:05 they are actually putting into practice 42:07 what they are learning, 42:08 not only the farming, 42:10 we just finished the attitude module 42:13 where we talk about depression, 42:15 about forgiveness and the testimonies 42:19 that come later on are just amazing. 42:22 Really. Wow. 42:24 I like that the practicality of Christianity. 42:25 Right. 42:27 We talk about this quite a bit. We do. 42:28 And I say so often we have 28 fundamentals that are, 42:32 you know, scripturally sound 42:33 but then when it comes to interpersonal relationships, 42:36 when it comes to growing spiritually, 42:37 how do you make that happen? 42:39 Like to hear that. 42:40 Now tell us about the Philippines? 42:41 Okay. 42:43 You both want to talk about that? 42:44 Go ahead, Joy. 42:46 Well, we've been so excited with the partnerships, 42:47 like for example, in Cuba, we partnered 42:49 with Henry Stubbs and the World Youth Group 42:51 and all these different gardens, he called me. 42:54 He was there recently and saw 42:56 all these by workers growing phenomenal. 42:58 So then we had the opportunity to meet, 43:01 I have the opportunity to meet Duane McKey 43:03 with Adventist World Radio this summer. 43:06 And I had been hearing about 43:07 what was happening in the Philippines 43:08 on the island of Mindoro, 43:10 with the former rebels that are coming to the Lord 43:13 through the ministry of Adventist World Radio. 43:16 And I said to him, "But do these people know 43:18 how to live differently? 43:20 They're converted, but do they know how to live?" 43:23 And I said, "I really believe FARM STEW 43:26 could partner with you to make that possible." 43:28 Well, they've taken us very seriously. 43:31 So we've started the training, just virtually. 43:33 I got to speak to the former rebels via zoom. 43:36 And then we also helped with the gardens. 43:40 We did a virtual training in the morning. 43:43 It was in the middle of our night. 43:44 And then they went out 43:46 and did the practical gardening application 43:48 in the afternoon. 43:49 So when Pastor Wilson and the whole crew 43:52 was there a few months ago, 43:54 they had tremendous numbers of baptisms. 43:58 And we found out. And Pastor Ted Wilson? 43:59 Yes. Yes. 44:01 Okay. With Mckey. 44:02 Right. Duane Mckey. 44:04 That's right. Yeah. 44:05 And we found out that all the former rebels 44:06 that were in the FARM STEW training were baptized. 44:08 We're so excited. 44:09 We read it. Wow. 44:11 So we're developing and actually one of the reasons 44:15 I brought Elizabeth in, in this new role 44:17 is because this thing could be big. 44:19 So we're developing project proposals 44:21 and project budgets, 44:23 and we're going to need to seek 44:24 pretty significant funding 44:26 to reach all these mountain people, 44:28 including all our work in Africa, Cuba, 44:30 and now even hoping to start something 44:33 in the United States soon. 44:34 And you have a picture of Pastor Richard 44:38 that is involved in the Philippines work? 44:41 Yeah, it's pastor. 44:43 Oh, goodness. Dulay. 44:44 Robert Dulay. Okay. 44:45 Who is working with us in the Philippines, 44:48 and he's a tremendous leader. 44:50 And just excellent, excellent, so... 44:53 Now when we talk about, 44:54 I'm hearing from rebel to redeem, 44:58 that's their theme because I saw that. 45:00 I love that. 45:01 From rebel to redeem, 45:02 I saw that video with Pastor Wilson. 45:04 Yeah, we did. 45:05 And we read the article preaching to the rebels 45:07 that were in the mountains that became, 45:09 they went from darkness to light. 45:12 And they gave their energies now to taken the gospel out. 45:15 Talk about staffing now. 45:16 That's something that I want to hit 45:18 before we wind up our program 45:19 and some of the needs you have? 45:21 Yes. 45:22 So our staffing, like I said, 45:23 we work with local people in all the countries. 45:25 So it's led by nationals. 45:27 I meet with them on a weekly basis 45:30 on a management team. 45:31 And we, you know, we really have to make sure 45:34 that the funds are well stewarded. 45:36 One of the things Elizabeth didn't say about herself was, 45:38 she was at one point the Chief Financial Officer 45:41 for the university in Bolivia then. 45:44 Wow, in Bolivia. 45:45 So you bring this to the table also? 45:47 Yes. Yes, she's very... 45:48 Well qualified. 45:50 Diligent and she's helping me because, 45:53 you know, I'm growing, 45:54 I'm stretching into this position. 45:56 But one of the ways that God is equipping us 45:58 is by bringing staff that are just phenomenal. 46:01 So we're still a very small team 46:02 here in the United States. 46:04 But we have 56 full time workers in Africa. 46:07 Fifty six? Wow. 46:08 Yes. 46:10 And this is in five different countries, 46:12 we're actually also now training in three universities. 46:17 ASOME, which is the medical school 46:19 in Rwanda, 46:20 the Malawi Adventist University, 46:22 and launching at Bugema University in Uganda. 46:25 So this is taking our training, 46:29 and not just doing it under the mango tree, 46:32 but doing at the university level as well. 46:34 So we want to stretch 46:36 to basically get our information out 46:37 to as many regions of the world. 46:39 We've had a few other universities, 46:40 including the one in the Philippines, 46:42 reach out and ask, so we're... 46:45 Is it accredited course or is it just? 46:48 It's not accredited through the different university, 46:51 through the national levels yet. 46:53 So we're working on that accreditation. 46:55 But it's qualifying them to be able to participate 46:58 and function in the ministry? 46:59 Exactly. Yes. 47:01 And I was impressed as, you know, we were talking about 47:04 the program in our prep time. 47:05 You had a quote that was very inspiring 47:07 and encouraging about what FARM STEW does. 47:09 I want to have you share that with our audience right now. 47:12 Yes, so we are inviting everyone to stretch. 47:16 So we have a picture of this quote, 47:17 even it's so powerful, 47:19 because, you know, as we continue to be challenged 47:23 with all the changes in the world, 47:25 this quote inspires me. 47:26 It says, "The work that lies before us 47:28 is one that will put to the stretch 47:30 every power of the human being. 47:32 It will call for the exercise of strong faith 47:35 and constant vigilance. 47:37 At times, the difficulties we shall meet 47:39 will be most disheartening. 47:41 The very greatness of the task will appall us. 47:44 And yet, with God's help, 47:47 His servants will finally triumph." 47:50 Amen. I love that. 47:51 So it's not going to be easy, 47:53 but nothing worth accomplishing is really easy. 47:56 That's right. Absolutely. 47:57 Wow. And I saw the word stretch. 47:59 Yes. There we go. 48:00 Yeah. 48:02 Well, and one of the things I like to say sometimes is, 48:03 you know, we're blazing new trails, 48:05 they call it bushwhacking, 48:07 you know, and sometimes you're gonna have a branch 48:09 hit you in the face 48:10 when you're bushwhacking. 48:12 You can't expect things to go easily, 48:14 but with God's help, His servants 48:17 and that's what we seek to be is His servants. 48:20 We have a great team. 48:21 We're all trying to be synced together 48:23 as His servants. 48:25 And we do believe that we will triumph. 48:27 With God, all things are possible, isn't it? 48:29 Amen. That's right. 48:31 I want you to bring in some of the needs 48:32 because our listeners have been hearing this amazing stretch 48:36 and growth and increasing, 48:37 thank you for Elizabeth being part of this new stretch 48:40 and the manual. 48:42 We know this takes funds to make happen. 48:44 The 56 people that are working there 48:46 in the country in the continent of Africa, 48:48 different countries. 48:50 Talk about some of the financial needs 48:51 you have to keep this moving and going and growing? 48:55 It's a phenomenal ministry. Yeah. 48:57 So well, we have an incredible board of directors 49:00 and we've just approved a very bold budget. 49:02 And they say you should just account 49:04 on maybe five to 10% growth each year. 49:07 And I have to say we've had between 50 to 100% every year. 49:11 What? Amen. 49:13 And that is what's allowed us 49:14 to continue to stretch and grow. 49:16 So we put out a bold budget that 49:18 has those five freedom priorities. 49:20 So there's funds that go into trainers 49:22 and their transportation and the seeds for the gardens. 49:25 Freedom from shame. 49:26 We want to help 5,000 girls again this year 49:30 for with pads and latrines for families, 49:33 then we want to help put in wells. 49:35 This year, we are hopefully by the very end, 49:39 I shouldn't date this, we put in 30 wells this year 49:44 and we're hoping to do 50 next year. 49:47 So each of those costs between 4,500 49:50 or in some places where we do have to bring in a big rig 49:53 it can go up as high as 12,000 49:55 in a really difficult terrains like way North and South Sudan. 49:59 So the wells, the cook stoves are very cheap, 50:03 we can put those in for about $15 a family. 50:06 And then the freedom to share, 50:08 say, for example, a translation, 50:10 it may cost us $7,000 to do the full translation 50:13 of the manual and all the materials 50:15 that go with us. 50:16 Okay. 50:18 So and then the freedom to grow, 50:19 the businesses are anywhere from, 50:21 they could cost as little as 1,000 up to 200,000. 50:25 So, we're hoping and praying that 50:28 we can do some of those big ones 50:29 but again, we're going to have to have a stretch 50:31 from listeners and donors 50:33 that would make that possible. 50:35 Wow. 50:36 I'm looking at every time you come, 50:38 you always exuberant. 50:39 You do. 50:41 And trusting the Lord and we're seeing 50:43 how the Lord is stretching FARM STEW 50:45 and we didn't talk about this today, 50:46 but your conversion story to get 50:48 to where you are today is phenomenal. 50:50 We'll encourage our audience that's listening 50:51 and watching the program to go to that website. 50:54 We'll give the information just a moment but FARM STEW... 50:56 But, honey, she was also trained 50:58 from she was young by her grandparents 51:00 before she became an Adventist, which was good. 51:03 You had the foundation. Amen. 51:05 Growing up on a farm. 51:07 Well, her grandparents. 51:08 With my grandparents, yeah. 51:09 With your grandparents, but as you've heard 51:11 and FARM STEW is primarily an acronym, 51:13 farming, attitude, rest, meals, sanitation, 51:16 temperance, enterprise and water. 51:19 And at this news break, 51:20 we're going to give you the website 51:22 where you can go find out more about it. 51:24 And as we just found out, 51:25 it's in five different languages. 51:27 And they're going to be stretching 51:28 to include more resources to get the gospel out. 51:31 And after this news break, 51:32 we're going to come back for some closing thoughts. 51:35 So don't go away. 51:37 We'll be right back. 51:42 If you would like to contact 51:44 or know more about FARM STEW International, 51:47 you can write to them at PO Box 291, 51:50 Princeton, Illinois 61356. 51:54 You can also call them 51:56 at 815-200-4925. 52:01 That's 815-200-4925. 52:06 You can also visit their website 52:08 at Farmstew.org 52:11 That's Farmstew.org 52:13 or you can email them at Joy@Farmstew.org 52:19 That's Joy@Farmstew.org |
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