Dream the Farming God’s Way dream of seeing the yoke of oppression lifted off the poor, allowing them to realise their own God given potential.

Biblical Motivation

“But Who am I Lord?” you may say. You are sons and daughters of the most high God. Jesus said, “As I see my Father do that is what I do. As I hear my Father speaking, that is what I speak”. We simply need to follow what Jesus has already shown us to do. He came to serve, make a way for the poor, sick, broken-hearted and downcast to be saved and to live in the promise of His abundant life. We have an amazing opportunity to do this through using the tool of Farming God's Way and fulfilling the commissioning of Isaiah 58 - God’s chosen fast. In so doing we could even have the privilege of serving the King (Matthew 25:35) and living in His blessing as we consider the poor and helpless (Psalm 41:1-3).

The gospel of both Word and deed can be put into place across the continent to break the curse of poverty and remove the yoke of oppression. God’s people can create the critical mass of effectiveness needed to roll out this message of hope to the hopeless.

It Starts With You

If you are going to become a Farming God's Way farmer then go through the teachings thoroughly and ensure that you start small and expand with faithfulness. Keep on studying the resources and go to frequent training sessions.

If you are interested in becoming an accredited Farming God's Way Trainer then you need to commit yourself to going through the equipping and relational accreditation process. You will need to:

• Attend at least 3 training events

• Plant and manage your own Well Watered Garden for a season

• Participate in in-field mentoring mission trips

• Present 18 oral sessions at training events under supervision

• Contact your regional overseer or local accredited trainer who can explain more about this process

Remember that Farming God's Way is not an organisation, but a tool given to the body of Christ. We are not trying to build you into Farming God's Way, but rather to equip you to use Farming God's Way. We want to release thousands of trainers to be able to extend this message of hope under their own coverings of church, mission or NGO.

Well Watered Garden Implementation

Well Watered Gardens are a wonderful mechanism to roll out Farming God's Way effectively. These small 6m by 6m demonstration gardens allow for the training and discipleship of farmers in their own communities. They are cost effective models and take 2-3 hours to complete. Although they are small, they are still large enough to train farmers how to implement the Farming God's Way techniques successfully on their own farms, as they allow for persons getting trained to see clearly, with sufficient repetition and opportunities to try the technique themselves. It is a very interactive demonstration method and can be lots of fun for all who participate.

Detailed information on Well Watered Garden implementation can be obtained via the Farming God’s Way Video series as well as the Trainers Reference Guide.

Pointers for a Successful Community Implementation

• Commitment of 5/6 years of repeat trainings

• Find a man/woman of peace

• Free giving to all – no preferential treatment

• Size of extension site – keep to Well Watered Garden size

• If living in or nearby to the community you are going to train, break the training sessions down into smaller portions, taking the farmers through a production timeline

• Ensure you train at the correct time of year

• Organise farmers into small groups

• Never use incentives or handouts of seed or fertiliser

• Field evaluations are a great tool for discipling of farmers

• Prayer

Conclusion

As Farming God's Way gets extended widely through the nations, our encouragement to you is this - never forget that the poor are the target audience. They have a special place in God’s heart and we must ensure that we keep focussed on serving them wholeheartedly.

Let’s take this message motivated by obedience to the Word of God, rooted in Christ-like compassion and deliver it with much love for the poorest of the poor to be set free from the yoke of poverty.