We use business, land, finances, and relationships to equip families to honor Jesus with what they have been given.
Land
We use our land to provide for the school. Our cows produce milk for the children, and we are using our mango and papaya trees as a source of income.
We are currently in need of more land for the cows, and another green house.
Relationships
We are nurturing our relationships through discipleship and the love of Jesus.
CURRENT STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS
Tornow Tailoring Center
The Tornow Tailoring Center is a business focused on making school uniforms for not only kids in our sponsorship program, but also other schools in the community. The business will also focus on days for girls’ kits to be given to young woman during their cycle. Other items will be made and sold at market. This building will also function as a meeting place for weekly bible studies and discipleship training.
Goals:
Employee 10- 15 Kenyans in the community
Revenue per $5,000-$10,000
4 weekly bible studies and community gatherings
Waiting Project Start Date
Green House Project
The greenhouse project was started to increase the nutrition of the food that children were eating at the partner school. These greenhouses are located on the director’s land and the tomatoes and onions that are grown help feed the children at the school. This year green peppers were planted in hopes to sell and buy other vegetables from the market yielding a profit to help the school.
Employee 1
May 2016-Present
Dairy Project
The dairy project was first started when the founder Chase Ward purchased two cows for the school in 2014. The children at the school asked if he had names for the cows, but the only names he could think were his parents Annie and David. Today the herd of dairy cows has grown to 9. Some challenges have been faced in this project with cattle dying, or mostly bulls being born. The bulls are sold for their meat.
Current State:
Producing 90 liters per day
Employee 1
January 2014- Present
Goals
Get every child a glass of milk at our partner school and sell excess
Mango and Orange Farm
The Mango and Orange farm was purchased in 2016 and land was cleared for planting. The land was fenced on three sides in hope for expansion. Mangos and Papayas were planted. The Papayas gave a good yield the first year and was given to the local church. Mangos take three years to mature. A challenge was faced when goats came in and ate the small trees and also lack of water. In 2019 the ministry has dug a well and fenced the fourth side and has started replanting the mangos and adding orange trees.
Goals:
Supply for children at the school and sell excess
Estimated Revenue in 3 years: $15,000
March 2016-Present
Employee 1-3
Tractor and Hay Project
The tractor project was a tractor that was shipped from a farmer from Hills Beaver Creek, Minnesota. The community did not have a tractor before so most of the jobs were done by hand. This prevented them from getting a better yield on crops. This tractor is hired out for plowing, planting, road construction, harvesting, and much more. Along with the tractor, a hay baler was sent. Because the dairy industry is on the rise in Kenya. Hay is sold to the local dairy farmers for their cows’ dry matter.
Current State:
Employees 3 Kenyans
First Year Revenue: $3,000
Goals
Revenue $5,000
Purchase another tractor in Kenya.
June 2018-Present