There are 3+ acres on the YWAM base in Yei to begin an agricultural program. We have prayed and feel the Lord is directing us to present a YWAM model in the community of how to be good stewards of the land. And by this we mean how to benefit from the land that the Lord has entrusted to us. Also how to improve the land, causing it to multiply as was proposed in Mt. 25:21 about the “good and faithful steward”. Our future prayer is for more than 3 acres be developed.

Second we have a need to provide food for the YWAM base members and to provide lunches to the Pre-School pupils that come to our base for education.

Third is to lay a good foundation for the next generation citizens of Yei that will learn techniques of farming as they watch this Agricultural Program.

Fourthly is to impact the young men of Yei to develop a vision of agriculture as a self-reliance vocation.
Fifthly this program will create jobs for those idle boys and girls of Yei as they are hired to work in this program.

Sixthly the life will on the YWAM base will become easier as the food availability and variety improves.
Seventh we hope to begin the program of planting this year, 2010, in March when the rainy season is upon us. This means we need to begin clearing the land immediately to prepare for planting.


PEOPLE INVOLVED

First the YWAM base staff who have the heart and calling to the Agricultural Program and also to minister in agricultural ways to the community.

Secondly the people from the community will also be involved.

Thirdly the beneficiaries of the program will be the YWAM base, as well as the YWAM Pre-School (named Redeem Preschool and Primary).

Fourthly the Yei community.


OUR MISSION

Our mission is to reach out to the Yei community through relationship and this agriculture program, hoping they will become bonded to the YWAM base.

OBJECTIVES and GOALS;

Our objective is to see that in one to three years the families around the YWAM base shall see something new and they will be able to demonstrate what they have learned from the YWAM base.

Secondly the base will become strongly rooted in the Yei community in relationships.
Thirdly we hope the community will “buy into” the ideas and visions presented in this project.
Fourthly we hope the community will be lead to Christ through our witnessing to them in relationships.


ELEMENTS;

To achieve all of this we will need the following elements;

Two pairs of Bulls for pulling the plow: We plan to use Bulls because they are a bit cheaper than a tractor. They won’t need petrol. They can work around trees where a tractor can not work.
Medicines for Bulls: Each Bull will require a certain amount of medicines for de-worming, preventing ticks, spray, and for vitamins.
Two Oxen-Plows: Both two-Bull pair will pull one plow each.
Seeds: We plan to plant Maize, Beans, Peanunts, Onions, Tomatoes, Cassava, and many other plants.

Sprayer: The crops and the animals will need spraying.
Insecticides: This chemical will prevent pests.

Irrigation: We are praying to construct a new generator-electric water-well on this new portion of the base that will serve the proposed agriculture project and the new development of classrooms, dormitories, staff housing, library, dining, and maintenance.

Fence: The agricultural project will need a 4-wire barbed fence surrounding 3+ acres of garden. Also the animals will need a similar fence on ½ acre.
Harvesting Tools: We need two Oxen Yokes, one Oxen Cart, 5 wheel barrows, hoes, machetes, rakes, general hardware.

Harvest Storage: We need a large shipping container and we’ll have to construct a similar brick building to warehouse the crop.
Transport: We plan to purchase a motorized cart (like a motor cycle) to transport to/from town efficiently.

Labor: We need hired farm help for clearing the land.