Christian movement National Repentance Malawi (NRP) is introducing “Jesus Farms” in three districts of southern Malawi as part of a holistic campaign to support victims of Cyclone Freddy which displaced more than 100 000 families and killed more than a thousand people earlier this year.
NRP national organiser Rev Edward Mikwamba says they are busy with winter cropping on the farms in the Balaka, Thyolo and Mulanje areas which were hard hit by the powerful and deadly storm which struck in February and continued into March.
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The harvest of potatoes, cabbages, onions and sugar cane will be used to feed widows and other needy people who are struggling as a result of the cyclone or who are unable to feed themselves. They will serve people irrespective of their denomination, he said.
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He said National Repentance USA under Pastor Jeff Daly is supporting the project, as are local community members through contributions of organic manure and a water pump in Thyolo.
Mikwamba said NGOs are also assisting cyclone victims. But he said: “As an intercessory group we still have a role to play and it is encouranging unity among different denominations around the farms.”
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He said they are encouraging local congregations to pray at the farms — for displaced people to be able to return to their homes, most of which were destroyed.
“As National Repentance Malawi I’ve been trying to give a token cash donation to households that have been affected. It’s not enough but we believe that the Jesus farms will help to bring food security to communities and will encourage communities that have been affected.
“We’re encouraging beneficiaries to pray for the healing and restoration of Malawi which was badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic as well as by an outbreak of cholera. There has also been bickering among political parties in Malawi, and even church leaders have been castigating each other. We feel unity is the way forward to heal our nation,” he said.
As part of its holistic support campaign, NRM is also encouraging church leaders to conduct counselling programmes. “They might be able to address the physical man with food support, but the spiritual man might be left out as some people have lost parents, their homes and are affected psychologically.
“We are going to some of the homes of cyclone victims to pray for them and to counsel them with the Word of God. According to Psalm 46:1 — ‘God is our very present help in trouble‘,” said Mikwamba.
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