West Africa Training

Klint Ostermann • March 15, 2024

Farming God's Way training in Senegal

We have been running an annual In Field Mentoring program in Uganda for many years and have have been running a mentoring program on a monthly basis in two different parts of Uganda. Because of this, we have been able to increase the number of Ugandan accredited Farming God's Way trainers from 2 to 10 in the last couple of years.

Because of this experience, Tom, an American missionary from Indiana and Grant, the creator of the Farming God’s Way materials, have requested me to travel to Senegal to help run a 5 day Farming God’s Way in-depth training to over 50 students from all over Western Africa including: Senegal, Chad, Cameroon, Mali and Democratic Republic of Congo. The goal of this trip is to help develop a mentoring development track to strategically implement Farming God’s Way throughout West Africa.

During this trip, we will be running a five day training to the 50+ students, mentoring trainers that are already on the accreditation track, running strategic planning sessions for how to develop the mentoring development program and helping to equip Tom on how to best manage and continue this program. We will also use this opportunity to plan how we can add an In Field Mentoring program in West Africa next year to help trainers go through the accreditation program. These In Field Mentoring programs are currently only offered in Uganda, South Africa and Zambia, so it is of strategic importance to give trainers in West Africa opportunities to become accredited without the challenges and expenses of international travel.

We plan to use this trip as a model for how we can expand into other areas of the world with Farming God's Way by investing in equipping and mentoring trainers. I'm excited to have the opportunity to be part of the extension of Farming God's Way throughout Western Africa!

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Healings and Salvations

By Klint Ostermann • April 16, 2025

Last week, during our West Africa In-Field Mentoring in Senegal, we witnessed God’s transformative power in remarkable ways. I’m excited to share this story with you. In-Field Mentoring involves coaching mentees as they deliver sessions for community training. As mentors, we guide them beforehand, evaluate their presentations, determine if they earn credit for the session, and provide constructive feedback for improvement. Occasionally, a mentee struggles, requiring us to step in to ensure the audience receives accurate information. This happened on the second day during a session titled “Consider Your Ways, for You Are the Temple of God.” This powerful session often leads to repentance and salvation, but the mentee struggled to convey its message. I stepped in to lead the session, and as I spoke, I felt the Holy Spirit moving in the room. In Senegal, where 97% of the population is Muslim, sharing the Gospel openly can be met with resistance, and attendees have left trainings after such presentations. Yet, I felt led to share the Gospel boldly. Praise God, six men raised their hands to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior! We guided them through a prayer of repentance and connected them with a local pastor for discipleship. During the break, a Muslim woman from a closed Northwest African country approached me. She had traveled to Senegal specifically for this training and shared that the Gospel message I presented needed to reach her homeland, where such teachings are unheard. She revealed that for years, she had suffered from a debilitating nerve condition in her leg, impairing her ability to walk. She had been praying for healing for years, yet she found no relief—until the first day of our training, when God miraculously healed her! Overwhelmed, she felt something stir in her heart during the Gospel presentation but didn’t fully understand what was happening in her. She even said she wanted to become a Farming God’s Way trainer. Her country is deeply hostile to Christianity. Apostasy can carry a death sentence, though no known cases of this has occurred in recent years. Converts face severe risks, including family rejection, loss of livelihood, or exile. Extremist groups further endanger those who leave Islam. We provided her with a Bible and connected her with missionaries working in her country. Through Farming God’s Way, someone from a closed nation, who might never have heard the Gospel, encountered God’s love. Additionally, two Peace Corps workers from Hawaii and California attended the training. Afterward, they approached our team with questions about Jesus. Missionaries shared the Gospel with them and gave them Bibles. God is moving mightily through Farming God’s Way, drawing people to Him in unexpected and beautiful ways. Thank you for supporting this work that is transforming lives!