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Final Day in Nepal
April 15

Our final day in Nepal started early with a meeting of like-minded Christian business owners who are part of a group called Great Commission Companies. The group meets regularly but called a special meeting just to spend some time in fellowship and pray for us. It was very moving and we were extremely excited to see and hear the hearts of fellow business owners who share the message of Jesus Christ in their business.

Later in the morning we met with 3 men who were former agricultural ministers in the Nepal government and have now started a small food processing plant. While their facility...

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Nepal Update
April 9

The book of Exodus in the Bible records a conversation between Moses and God where Moses pleads with God not to send the Israelites anywhere if God’s Presence would not go with them. This has become a prayer for us on each trip and after 4 days in Nepal we have certainly seen God’s Presence at work here long before we arrived.

Today was a full day that began with an inspiring meeting about cardamom spice. Through that discussion we formed a renewed vision for working with the small rural farmers not only here in Nepal but also in Africa. From there we headed over to Top of the World Coffee for a great lunch and great discussion with one of the owners about how best to do business as mission, not only in Nepal but everywhere, including the US. The afternoon was sweet as we met...

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Business as Mission in Nepal
April 8

Our first two and a half days in Nepal have been full to say the least. Not only in terms of the activity and meetings, but more so in the stories of how God is at work through some amazing people who have given their life to share the Gospel with these precious people. Despite the long travel and a city full of dust, traffic and trash we are more excited than ever about the opportunities that are here. We are also more convinced than ever of the need these people have for jobs and the even greater need for Jesus Christ.

We spent the first night in Nepal fellowshipping with a group of young people who work for an organization called Tiny Hands International. This organization is dedicated to help reduce the amount of young women, even children, who are impacted by the rampant...

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Looking Ahead - BAM Goals for 2013
March 14

As we enter 2013 we have established goals for each area of BAM work we are currently engaged in.

Uganda:

  1. Ship samples of our next amaranth crop to our plant in Mooresville, IN and a potential customer in Germany to validate use in protein products and pharmaceuticals.
  2. Increase amaranth production to at least 500 kgs per acre and 20,000 kgs per harvest.
  3. Employ 200 local farmers growing amaranth in Fort Portal.
  4. Continue to develop methods to provide spiritual, leadership, and business training to the farmers.
  5. Develop test plots in Masindi and Gulu to establish more viable long term partners.
  6. Identify and establish a management team to lead the project in one central...
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Final Days in Kenya
January 28

We finished our 7th trip to Africa by spending two great days in the Masai Mara (Kenya) talking about honey and cattle. For the past two years we have been exploring the opportunity to partner with a local bee keeper/honey producer and young couple who own 1,000 acres of land near the Masai Mara national park. We have spent the last few trips laying a strong foundation in trust and relationship but one of our primary goals for this trip was to move forward with a real business plan. After spending some time catching up with our good friends, we sat down and spent a few hours talking through all the details involved in building what we hope can be the leading honey producing company in East Africa. There are already 500 hives established and we created a vision for adding another 500...

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