Month: May 2012

View From The Road

    The new Hope for the Island Organic Farm sign couldn’t have come at a better time. Many islanders have been watching us build and plant for over a year. Our sign is warm and inviting. We are located adjacent to the major roadway for the island. Curious travelers have been stopping by the […]

Here At The Farm

It was exciting to see our latest harvest of cabbage, cucumber, string beans, radish, carrot, squash, kangkong, sweet basil, watermelon and papaya! This blessing of fresh and healthy produce was used to feed over 400 kids and 100 youth at our 2 day camps, “Summer Shine Kids Camp” and “Making Jesus Lord Youth Camp”. They […]

Rude Awakening

We recently bought matching rubber boots for all our farm staff and built a rack for the boots to hang upside down. They weren’t used to wearing boots and resembled kids by the joy on their face as they tramped through the mud with their new boots. Buying boots and building a rack all came about as the […]

Youth Camp

During the summer season Hope for the Island Preschool goes on break and so do our teachers. Well not really a break!  All our preschool teachers enjoy setting aside their uniforms and curriculums to creatively plan and minister to the kids and youth.   Thus far the summer has been very fruitful and God honoring! Let […]

Spider Game

I would like to tell you that my kids are collecting rock specimens to observe under a microscope- but they are not. They have been climbing trees and cliffs looking for big spiders that they can put in their little spider boxes. Each spider is given a number and then competes against another spider on […]