Aquaponics Project to Provide Fish, Vegetables
 Today was the last official day of our aquaponics setup. If you aren't familiar with the system, you need to talk to Rev. Jeff Greer at Grace Chapel about it. He speaks with the passion and dreamer's view of what this system could mean to this community in the future.
A small team took a random set of resources and have put together a fully functional hydroponic vegetable garden and fish pond together to work symbiotically to produce what could be a monthly harvest of food.
My time here has been full of just amazement. I have been awestruck with the beauty and potential of what could happen with this project and even more so with what is happening within the group involved. I have put my enthusiasm and energy into this, but I have been outworked and out smiled by the local men joining our side.
 My personal growth is absolutely blooming due to the characters like Emmanuel, a member of Back2Back who is from the local village. He lives in such a difficult environment with so many potential dangers and troubles that I have never even considered an issue. Yet he never stopped smiling and even pulled tools from others to work and work toward a system he may not even fully understand.
His blind faith has allowed him to push forward and own this project despite any doubts of what may be happening. He has taught me so much about what it takes to be happy and push forward. There is no requirement for understanding the end result or having more to be happy.
The system itself is a wonder. The process of pumping water from a fish pond through a 32-foot bed of gravel, bacteria, and filters to provide for the growing vegetables is nothing short of inspirational. But being a part of the development is a true blessing. We have done so much over the past two days and it all started with a thought, a vision, a dream.
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works. Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” James 2:18
-- Tyler Moore, March 22
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