Darwin’s Young Agriculturalists (Photos)

This morning as Darwin, four of our kids and several youth from our neighborhood were working in agriculture on our property, I slapped on my tall rubber boots and went trekking around to take some photos…

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Our neighbor Yexon (age 11) who is in first grade in our homeschool program, participates in choir and has publicly made the decision to follow Christ

 

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Our neighbor Sefora (age 10) who participates in Darwin’s youth choir with several of her siblings
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Our neighbors Ingris (13) and Marina (15) with our daughter Gabriela (6) preparing the soil to plant tomato seeds in recycled plastic coke bottles. Marina just passed second grade in our homeschool program, and both she and Ingris participate weekly in Darwin’s youth choir.

 

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Gabriela had a blast working with her hands in the dirt and posing for many photos!

 

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Our daughter Jackeline (11) with Ingris (13) and Paola (8). Little Paola participates three days per week in our homeschool program along with three of her older siblings.

 

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Gabriela (6), Yexon (11), Jackeline (11), Ingris (13) and Paola (8)

 

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Darwin supervising his young agriculturalists

 

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Darwin and our nurse/cook Miss Martha talking with the girls before beginning a new project

 

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Weeding the garden

 

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Darwin with Cristian (13), Donaris (11), Arlen (13), Ever (16) and Derbin (14) working together to clear a section of our property with their machetes. All five boys are members of Darwin’s choir, and Cristian (red shirt, next to Darwin) just passed second grade in our homeschool program and has publicly made the decision to follow Christ.

 

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Arlen, a youth who sings soprano in Darwin’s choir and has come to profess faith in Jesus Christ

 

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Our male calf that was born in February 2015

 

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One of our two adult cows with her female calf that was born last month

 

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One of our new puppies, a hound/pit-bull mix

 

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