The Cimbalik Family Adventures // Uganda Part IV

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The Cimbalik Family Adventures // Uganda Part IV

The Farm // Planting Trees

So many of you helped us financially to raise money to plant an orchard in Uganda. Thank you! What an honor to be the ones that got to physically go and help plant them.

These trees will help to make Heart For Uganda’s farm become self-sustaining to allow them to train more farmers in the techniques of Farming God’s Way. Farm days quickly became some of our favorite days. We loved getting to work alongside some of the local Ugandans. They were always laughing at our kids as they complained about the sun, chased frogs and found awesome bugs.

Your support not only helped us buy the trees but you allowed us to hire about five people to help with the planting. (Thank goodness for them! They did the hard work of digging the holes in really hard ground!) This is really the important part because it is difficult to find work in Uganda, so giving these men a way to provide for their families was truly wonderful. Because let’s be honest, we didn’t travel all the way to Uganda just to plant some trees. Anyone could do that and they could probably do it a lot quicker and better than we could. We just came over with the excitement to see the project started! Yes, we planted over 200 trees while we were there but for us, what really matters, is the relationships that took root during our time there.

Below are some pictures of us on some of our farm days. We have more to post at another time. You all made this happen! All these little trees we planted are soaking in that hot Ugandan sun and digging their roots deep in the red soil preparing to bear fruit and be a blessing in the years to come. And it’s because of you all, making it happen. Thank you!

I love this quote that my Mom shared with me earlier this year by Robert H. Schuller,

“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.”

Only God knows the expanse of the blessing these trees will bring! That’s kind of a wonderful feeling.

This goat we named Mr. Gruff
He is from South Africa and is much larger than the local goats. The hope is to breed him with the local goats to produce larger goats on the farm.
We really enjoyed working with Francis at the farm
Photographer in training. So happy to let the boys use our old point and shoot cameras to document Uganda through their perspectives.
Picking out the jackfruit trees
Mr. Gruff
So thankful that Musa and Gerald came with us! We couldn’t have done it without them.
Kaya wasn’t really into planting trees so she became the supervisor.
For every tree we planted they had to go get a jerry can full of water. It was a lot of work.
A rhinoceros beetle! The look on Carter’s face is priceless. Also, notice the little pink blur? That’s Kaya, supervising. 😉
The farm is located right next to a school. We had an audience while we planted the trees.
This is Klint Ostermann. The one who is in charge of the training and discipleship at the farm.
The boys were always finding fascinating insects.
Kaya is checking in on dad to make sure he’s doing the job right.
Still supervising.
During lunch break the kids came down for a visit.
No pressure, Laura. Just use a hoe for the first time with tons of spectators watching your every move.
Kaya decided that she would help with this one tree. 🙂
The school bell rang and they left as quickly as they came.
We pray these trees will be a blessing to many!