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Let the building begin!

Things just don’t happen as quickly as one might like to see them happen at times, here in Tanzania.  Roofing sheets were ordered for the One-Day-Church program back in January.  After multiple broken-promise-dates, the materials finally arrived last week (today being May 6th!)  Now the construction plans are gearing up as we are working to build 120 new One-Day Churches in addition to some other building projects.  A good crew of workers showed up to count, unload and stack the new roofing sheets.  We are so thankful that these needed supplies have arrived safely.  Now – Let the building begin!

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June 2012 REACH Agricultural Training Center – KIBIDULA Short Report

After two years of training in Kibidula, twenty-eight young people were looking forward to their graduation on June 20 of this year. Full of anticipation they prepared this special day with songs, poems and decorations of the cafeteria and surroundings. They had invited their parents or care takers to come and celebrate. For most of those who were invited it was the first time for them to see Kibidula.  They were impressed with the development of their children and thankful for what Kibidula offered.

Happy, but also a bit sad, the graduates said good-bye to their teachers and first year student friends. We hope to see you again – Karibuni Tena!

June 2012 Graduates

Last week we had the intake interviews for the new year. We could choose only twenty students from a crowd of over fifty young people asking to be allowed to join the training in Kibidula. We hope to have made the right choices. Ten more will be allowed from regions farther away.

Jean-Luc Waber
Principal, Agricultural Training Center

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Kibidula Video

Take a moment to watch the Kibidula video and see our dedicated missionary staff at work in the various outreach projects that we run. Some of those programs are the School of Evangelism, School of Agriculture, One Day Church Project, Lay Missionaries, Aviation Outreach, Primary School, Publishing work, Livestock farming, Avocado Farm, vocational training of young women in sewing and young men in carpentry. If the mission of Kibidula touches your heart and you would like to help, please contact us.

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Sunflower cycle

Kibidula Sunflower Kibidula Sunflower Kibidula Sunflower

The Kibidula farm units produce all of their own food on the farm, including cooking oil! Beautiful sunflowers cover the hillside in a vast array of vibrant yellow. These are planted, the seeds harvested, the oil is then extracted through a press, and the oil used in cooking in each of the 3 farm units. It is incredible to have organically grown plants that yield all you need to live on.

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Self Sustaining Farm Units

Kibidula Farm Kibidula Farm Kibidula Farm

The Kibidula Agricultural school is a 2 year program that is holistic and well rounded. Each person studies the knowledge of organic agricultural farming as well as getting their hands into the soil. There are three farm units, as we call them. They are groups of students who live, study, and work together on the farm. Each farm unit has a portion of land in which they work and harvest the bounty. The students have rooms to sleep, a kitchen, meeting place, and carpentry shop. Each of these students feel much gratitude for the opportunity that Kibidula has given them.