Alpha Program

Dec 09, 2009

We’ve made the motto of our Chickens for Christmas program, “Give a farmer a chicken and he will eat for one day, teach him how to raise chickens and his family will eat for a lifetime,” with the hope of helping poor farmers provide food, education, other basic needs for their families.

In 2005, I met an American who asked for advice for someone who was starting a poultry farm in the same area where our Poultry Project farmers were. Upon visiting this farmer, I discovered that it was a divine appointment. This man, Albert, had a calling to minister to the people in Sierra Leone through poultry. This was my calling too! What a divine coincidence to find someone with the same calling and who was living among our farmers! With his pastor, Pastor Conteh, they started an Alpha Program. Every Saturday afternoon for 4 years now, a meal is served to approximately 100 people from our farm community. They hear the word of God and participate in lively discussions. Two small churches have been started are being led by Pastor Conteh. These farmers and their families are now fed spiritual food for eternity.