A New Tractor!!
Kanyenyeva Ministries purchased a new John Deere tractor in August, 2018. This tractor will greatly help with the work on the 133 acre farm that was purchased last year. The first growing season at the farm they planted 24 acres with maize and 35 acres ground nuts by hand.
Kanyenyeva Ministries (KM) harvested 613 50 kg bags of maize. The maize will be used for the feeding program starting in November or December, 2018, after the maize is dried and treated. The harvest across Malawi was about 1/3 of what they expected. The harvest at the new farm was about half of what they expected. The poor harvests were due to ill-timed rains.
The ground nuts were grown for a seed supplier, who will sell them retail. KM will receive a higher price for the ground nuts than selling them on the food market because they are ‘certified’. KM received a Certificate as seed growers for ground nuts. The money raised from the ground nuts will be used to purchase fertilizer and seed for future maize and ground nut plantings. The ground nut harvest was about ½ of what they expected. The rains and disease limited their harvest. 
KM plans to rent the tractor to other farms for additional income.
As they move into future years, the plan is to rotate crops on acreage. In about 5 years, they expect the farm to provide 90% of the funding and maize for the feeding program.
A huge thank you to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby, MN. They donated the proceeds from their Manna for Malawi fundraiser for the purchase this tractor.
Liwiro la Malawi 5K Run/Walk 2018
The 5th Annual Liwiro la Malawi will be on Saturday, April 21. The 5k Run/Walk starts and ends on the square in downtown Mansfield, Ohio. Registration is at 8:00a.m. – 8:50a.m at 29 North Main Street (Crossroads City Center). The 5k starts at 9:00 a.m.
All of the awards come from Malawi. Overall top 2 males and females receive a trophy and the top 2 males and females from each age group receive a medal.
The age groups are 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & over.
The registration fee is $20.00 if received by April 7th 0r $25 after April 7th. T-Shirts & Goodie Bags guaranteed to those who pre-register by April 7th.
Go to http://ohioraceday.com/races/malawi-5k/
to register and for more information.
Malawi is an extremely poor country of 15 million people. There are at least 1 million orphans in Malawi due primarily to HIV/AIDS and malaria. The physical growth of at least 50% of the children under the age of 5 has been stunted because of chronic malnutrition. It is estimated that 55% to 74% of its population live in extreme poverty. This is why Liwiro la Malawi (We run for Malawi).
Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction
On Saturday, March 3, Malawi Orphan Care Project is hosting a spaghetti dinner and silent auction to raise funding for a team from the Mansfield area that will be going to Malawi to volunteer with orphans and their caregivers in June 2018.
The team consists of adults and high school students from Ohio. When in Malawi the team will visit widows and help them wherever needed, share time with the orphans, assist in preparing meals for the orphans, and teach Bible lessons among other things.
The spaghetti dinner and silent auction is Saturday, March 3 at Ontario Christian Fellowship, 636 S. Lexington – Springmill Road from 5:30 pm. – 7:30 pm.
Items for auction include Cleveland Indians tickets, tickets to the Columbus zoo, a pass to Snow Trails, Open Air Safari Pass to the Wilds, theme baskets, gift cards to local businesses, and much more.
Tickets are $5.00 If you live in the Mansfield, Ohio, area contact us at 419-512-9710 for tickets.
Planting in Malawi
Planting in Malawi
December is the time to plant in Malawi for the current growing season. Kanyenyeva Ministries has hired local villagers to plant their new farm land. The new farm is about 137 acres.
The rains have started and the upcoming growing season is expected to be fruitful. We praise God for this new business which is another step toward Kanyenyeva Ministries being self-sustaining.
The money to purchase the land and start this business was provided by Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby, MN.
The crops grown on this farm will be used to feed the children at the orphan project. The crops will also be sold and the profit will be used for current expenses at the orphan project.
