Stand as One Ministry

New Year, New Projects at Mitongwe! Let's talk agroforestry. This is a land management approach in which diverse crops, trees and livestock co-exist to benefit each other and the total soil health. Enough shop talk, take a look at the fields! We have 4 hectares being prepared, there is much more info coming in the next few days.

We are truly launching an amazing agroforestry system at Mitongwe, and can envision the future restoration of communities all over Malawi. The hard work of Deon and his teams to get this underway is sobering and envigorating. Dream along with us.

Are restrictions starting to drain you? Enthusiasm, we need enthusiasm. Watch this from November! We have 12 soccer teams at Mitongwe all excited about the days tournament. Perfect for a smile, and maybe a few new moves.

Community development is key to our ministry in Malawi, and so much of this revolves around the youth. Lack of education, respect, options and hope are the norm. So picture what sports, development of skills, teamwork, acceptance of correction and guidance and so much more can do! This video captures so much of this. It's awesome! #standasoneministry #mitongwereserve

The landscape in Malawi changes dramatically with the wet and dry seasons. Take a moment and enjoy the green and growth after the summer rains. Ahh. Our farmers fields will be enjoying it all too. #standasoneministry #mitongwereserve #farmandfood

Rainy season in Malawi has many good benefits and some not so good. Due to deforestation and mono cropping when it rains there is a lot of erosion. Water does not sink into the soil and percolate down to the water table. One of the ways we are teaching is to collect rain water and the other is to harvest it! Here are some photos of what we are doing. Swales are trenches dug to slow the water down and any soil coming down from the hill side which is deforested. We dug 10.1 km of swales. each swale hold 2500 liters of water, we have 1600 swales, meaning we harvested 4 million liters of water every time it rains. The other way we harvest is with the calabash. It harvests water from the roof tops. we can collect 10,000 liters of water and store for use in none rainy season. Sustainable solutions