Barry and Heather work with Growing Nations in Maphutseng, Lesotho. One of the joys of being in Lesotho is hearing the testimonies that gradually come to light during conversations with the team. Examples of these include past students who are developing their own agri-businesses and others, such as Katleho Mohalinyane, who are now leaders in their community. He was a student in 2021-22, who returned home to his remote community, put into practice what he had learnt and the whole community was so impressed with his Farming God’s Way demonstrations, and the way in which his life had changed, that they asked him to be their representative on the local council in 2023. Katleho has used the leadership skills and confidence in God, which were developed during his time at Growing Nations, to influence others in a positive way and bring change. The Growing Nations team also discovered that he had a gift of writing when he was a student, which they encouraged him to develop whilst there. He has subsequently published several books and in one he included a testimony about Growing Nations. Praise God for such testimonies and ask that the Lord may transform more lives through the work that Barry and Heather are part of.

Barry and Heather work with Growing Nations in Maphutseng, Lesotho. At the beginning of March was ‘Farming Quest’, a two-week training course to equip mission workers in how to use agriculture as a tool to share the gospel. Praise God that there were nine participants, three each from Botswana, Lesotho, and Zambia, all of whom had a calling to missions and were keen to learn different ways of sharing the gospel. Please pray that God will use what they have learned to further equip them for their future ministries. On 28^th March there will be a US mission group spending six weeks at Growing Nations, learning about serving on the mission field, and living & working alongside the students; this will include a two-week home stay with them over Easter. Ask the Lord to multiply the fruit of these events, that all who visit will experience the love of Christ and that they will leave transformed and inspired.

Barry and Heather work with Growing Nations in Maphutseng, Lesotho. Praise God that Growing Nations’ work was broadcast on national television and radio last month! Please pray for timely, ‘soft’ rain, which is greatly needed as the crops are now showing some signs of stress, and that they will recover well ahead of the Annual Field Day next month; this provides Growing Nations with an opportunity to showcase its work at a national level. Ask the Lord to work in and through Farming Quest, which is a two-week intensive course starting tomorrow (28 Feb – 13 Mar), designed specifically for missionaries, pastors and church workers, which equips them for agricultural mission and Farming God’s Way.