In the evenings, our families often enjoy visiting out on the patio, watching the children jump rope and play together. What beautiful autumn afternoons we have enjoyed these past few weeks! The weather has been so nice to do everything outdoors. Just about every day we take a walk and enjoy the landscape with the […]
Timber Frame Business Now Part of Community
The Cook Strait is notorious for being one of the roughest ferry crossings in the world, but the waters were peaceful and placid. Twenty years ago, Brother Ralph and Sister Fleur Lattimore established Timberworks, the first (and for many years only) timber frame company in New Zealand. It was through Timberworks that Brother Ralph met […]
Preparations Underway for Thanksgiving Fair
We feel a responsibility to bring God’s message of hope to all who have faced the confusion and uncertainty of this year. Because of the many restrictions surrounding the pandemic, we worried that we might have to cancel our Thanksgiving Fair. But the Lord answered our prayers: the county officials have approved our holding this […]
Bakery Hosts First Farm-to-Table Dinner
Many of our guests stayed late into the night, reluctant to pull away from a delightful evening. Spring has arrived! The gardens are greening up, the vegetables are growing quicker, and the days are getting longer. The time has come to share our first harvest. On September 26 we hosted our first farm-to-table dinner at […]
Fifth Annual Farm Day and Craft Fair
Everyone rose to their feet as we finished the song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Greetings family and friends! Our fifth annual Farm Day and Craft Fair occurred on Saturday, August 22. Throughout the week, a steady stream of brothers and sisters arrived from Texas to help with the final push to completion. On the day […]
Gratefully Carrying a Generous Portion
Everywhere I turn, someone reaps an abundant harvest now from a small step taken in faith years ago. On the first day of fall, September 22, our community gathered beneath tall oak trees to witness the baptism of Miciah Connors and Joanna Luker. They confessed Jesus as the Lord of their lives and came up […]
A Year of Redirected Accomplishments
What we felt at the beginning of the year has been coming to pass and has even exceeded our expectations. As 2020 began and COVID-19 interrupted the lives of many around us, the Lord urged us to change our way of thinking and respond to the guidance of our hearts. And, in part, that guidance […]
Mohaka River Farm Continues Development
Whatever their walk of life, almost everyone who visits our farm comments on the peace and calm they feel while on the property. Kia ora, greetings from New Zealand! We have been very busy these last few months even though so much of the world has stalled because of COVID- 19. It is probably best […]
Solar Power Project Nearing Completion
We only had a week to keep the machine, and no one had any experience using it. As with our other communities around the world, the past six months have offered an opportunity to hunker down. Staying close to home has some advantages. Chief among them is attending to activities that might otherwise get pushed […]
Building More Sustainable Lives—Here and Abroad
We laughed many times as we sat on the passenger side expecting to find a steering wheel and a gas pedal. Hello from Deary, Idaho! We have participated in much activity this year, from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere. A good place to start is several months back. Heading for New Zealand In […]