Report from Benedict on Graduation pf Conservation Farming students

I am so grateful to the Lord for the graduation! It was quite excellent. We had it in the restaurant. The Chimwemwe ladies sang, also the UCZ Church choir. Both were totally amazing. Their harmonies could blow you socks off. I taped the whole thing. The UCZ choir has a lead woman vocalist with an incredible soprano voice that works so well with the rest of choirs voices. Harriet gave the commencement address; Emmanuel spoke, and I spoke just a little. 70 to 80 people came. There was lots of singing and dancing. The students made food.

We ground the maize they served on our new hammermill! I pointed out that they had prepared the land, planted the seed, and God grew the maize. They then harvested it, and even ground it on our own mill, then cooked it. They were the hands throughoutthe entire process, but it required God's partnering with them. He provided the seed; He grew the maize; He provided the hammermill.