After taking our training, one South Asian woman testified that she had the armor of God with the sword of the Gospel in one hand and a blood pressure cuff in the other. She courageously entered a Hindu village facing physical harm, but over a short period of time took 200 blood pressures identifying many cases of hypertension that were ultimately treated with medicine. She was able to share the Gospel with this village and many others.  (The story behind our banner photo.) 

The vision of 5000Plus comes from the story of the feeding of the 5000 from Mark 6: 30-44. There are three key words that guide the training: compassion, empowerment and multiplication.  One student from South Sudan, John, started a business of selling exam papers to schools. However, he did not know how to do book keeping. He made money, but was not growing his business. John attended the 5000 Plus  basic income generation training, and he started keeping records. John started with $100, which he used to print 30 exam books. He sold these at a profit of $30. He was also able to revive a previously attempted shop with the training practices. John's plan is to register a company that will supply exam papers all over South Sudan. John says the greatest lesson of the training is "Always start with what you have."

After one group in Kenya started practicing Farming God's Way methods, they found that they worked less hours weeding and paid less expenses while harvesting more crops. Even in a drought and under a scorching sun, God's blanket kept their soil moist and wet. The group banded together to help each other out, and took care of two grandmother farmers among them.  They were able to train others from their villages and churches who could see a different between traditional farming and Farming God's Way. Their long term goal is to help the elderly and orphans in their community, increase crop production and share the Gospel.