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A greenhouse was given to the Harvest Grove Community Center. The greenhouse was purchased back in January 2009. It was shipped to a freight service and spent three months at sea going from port to port. Four months later the shipment arrived in Mombassa and then was shipped by air to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. Jayne Hayes traveled to Kenya and facilitated it's last leg of transport to the Eldoret area in June 2009. ...all in one piece... NOT |
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| Assembling the greenhouse was a challenge, but with directions and Kenyan ingenuity, it was accomplished. | Wives and neighbors came and went throughout the day. All wanted to see the latest Harvest Grove toy. |
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The directions said to drill holes. Hot nails were used to drill the holes into the foundation. |
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Hot Nails Roasting on an Open Fire |
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| The assembled greenhouse door was hung finishing the work for the day. It had been a long and arduous day but the results were gratifying. | David stripped the bark off of tree branches that he purchased from a neighbor to build shelves for inside the greenhouse. |
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| Two of David's daughters, Mercy and Anika watch the men assemble the greenhouse from a shady spot. They are in charge of quality control. | The greenhouse is complete at the end of the day. Clouds full of water lull over the farm, but still there is no rain. |
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| David built two levels of planting beds and filled them with soil. He planted seeds in one section. | The next day, David planted seeds in another section and tended to the seeds planted the day before. | Seeds sprouted in the lower bed just one week after the greenhouse was built. |
| Jayne Hayes visited a number of greenhouses in the Kapsaret and Eldoret area. The wood-framed greenhouses had produced good crops for the first three years but today most are shredded skeletons that need to have the polyurethane material replaced. The manufactured greenhouse, although much smaller in size, will last ten years. David is using the greenhouse to start seeds.The seeds are planted in a rotation and are transplanted outside as soon as they are a couple of inches in height. David would like to have a large greenhouse for certain crops. We have added this to our wish list. | ||
| Medicinal Herbs | |
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Purity shows Jayne plants that her mother used for medicinal purposes. |
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| David's wife Purity took Jayne for walks on the countryside to collect herbs and medicinal plants. Some of the plants were brought back and planted on the farm. When the community center is finished, there will be information about these plants to the library. In the meantime, we are planting samples on the path to the building for the younger generation to view. Four books have been donated to the Harvest Grove Community center that focus on African medicinal plants. They are being stored until the building is finished. | |
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Intern at Harvest Grove In the photo on the left, you see Magdaline and Faith weeding the carrot bed. The crops did well despite the drought that had extended way past March. The well on the farm supplied plenty of water but the plants needed to be watered daily. Magdaline also helped with cooking the meals made from the garden. While visiting, Jayne especially enjoyed the sweet potatoes and the sukuma wiki. MMMM good. |
The Kenyan Kitchen The girls all gather in the kitchen and together they prepare dinner. Jayne said, "It was amazing to watch them cook the wonderful meals that I ate on the clay stove. But I have to admit, I was a lightweight and could not handle the smoke." |
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| Magdaline blows on smoldering firewood to get a flame. Heat is adjusted by moving the wood in and out of the stove. | Beatrice rolls the dough for chipati, an African fried bread, and Magdaline cooks it in hot oil. Anika learns as she watches. |
Making Jewelry and Making Friends |
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Life goes on at the farm The plants in the green house are doing very well and we have been putting water every morning and evening. The vegetables are doing well. We had very heavy rain for the last three days. My children [Vanessa and Mercy] came home [from boarding school] for a holiday and we have started weeding the vegetables together. The weather here is moderate and we still expect more rain. Thanks God Bless |
 David was invited to visit Maiyo and his family at their home to teach them how to dig double-dug and raised beds. |
"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children." Please make checks payable to Cornerstone Bible Church. Be sure to write Harvest Grove Project in the memo and you can designate whether you want the funds to be for the lecture building or for the short-term mission trip travel fees in June 2009. Mail your tax deductible donations to the following address:
Or call Jayne at 626-643-0331 and she will pick up donations. Thank you and bless you for your interest in the Harvest Grove Project. |
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