Some of Our Blessings

One of the biggest blessings God has given us is our garden. We struggled so much last year and barely harvested anything, but we learned a lot through our failures and tried again this year. It was kind of  a step out in faith planting this year because we planted the week before leaving to Canada for two and a half months. We weren't sure if anything would result of it, but we prayed, set up a watering system we hoped would work, hired a boy to water and weed, and left. By God's mercy, most everything grew and the missionaries here on campus were able to eat quite a bit from the garden while we were gone. It has continued to produce. Some things are ending and maturing now, but there has been such an abundance compared to previous attempts.We are very grateful.

Tomatoes and peppers from the garden. We are picking the tomatoes a little green because
of the worms. They are quickly eaten if left too long. 

Tomato plant.

Ripening tomatoes. We have had all we can eat and enough to share with the
other families.

Cherry Tomatoes

Spicy Peppers

Kale in amongst marigold flowers and squash vine.

Swiss Chard.... yummy greens

Some of the plants are finishing and going to seed.
The white flowers are the parsley blooming.

Some of the herbs.... with flowers, and lemon grass around the tree.
The lemon grass is a grass that smells and tastes similar to lemon.
We boil it and make a nice tea with it.

In the carrot patch

Some of the veggies

The squash vine decided to take over the yard!!!

One of the flowers that bring me much joy!

     The papaya are not doing so well. The monkeys really did a number on them and they need more rain to thrive. We have more little ones coming, so hopefully we will get some one day. 

      This is just a peak into the garden. It is where a lot of my time ends up going. It is worth it though because we don't have to buy too much from the market and our garden is organic.

       We are just so thankful for all that God has done to protect and bless our efforts. 

Until the next post... God Bless             

                            Helen