VISION

MISSION/VISION

The mission of Choshen Farm is to impact rural Zambia for Christ through relational encouragement, community development and strengthening of the local church.

In order to do this, we seek to build a
Gospel motivated…
Culturally relevant…
Community Oriented…
Sustainable…
Community development effort …
as a means of building the Church and engaging the lost.

CORE VALUES
Gospel Motivated
Our motivation for living and working in Fimpulu is that our neighbors would know Christ and the transforming power of the gospel. Community development efforts are designed to express God’s common grace and also to create environments for directly speaking truth into people’s lives. Stewards of Choshen Farm live and work within an incarnational ministry framework, intending that in all things, Jesus Christ be magnified.

Culturally Relevant
Choshen Farm strives to be culturally relevant, thereby reshaping the image of “white missionary” as imagined by our neighbors. Through language, dress, food, mannerisms, attitude and actions we communicate our authentic desire to understand and engage our community in the most basic ways. We steer away from the identity of “outsider,” steadily gaining “insider” status based on mutual respect and trust.

Community Oriented
Opposite to the typical NGO approach, Choshen Farm works with the community, not for the community. Involving our neighbors in every level of Choshen’s functioning empowers the local population to imagine, design and manage their own programs in a variety of areas. We desire to see Fimpulu’s population flourish in every area of life. Programs are created and run so as to maximize the creative potential of each individual.

Sustainable
Choshen Farm aims to make all facets of its work as sustainable as possible. We provide training for and equip local leadership to take charge such that work will continue regardless of Choshen Farm’s presence or outside influence. Sustainable development strategy also affords the community a stronger sense of self-determination, independence, and ingenuity. Choshen’s philosophy on sustainable development is particularly evident in our careful stewardship of donor resources and material distribution within the village.

Strengthening the Local Church
Choshen Farm operates off of the firm conviction that the most sustainable, uplifting, Christ-centered avenue of development is through the local church. By engaging, discipling and otherwise investing in local church leadership, we long to see a new generation of Christ honoring leaders carry the banner, challenging their community to shift their focus from material gain to Christ, and Christ alone.

Engaging the Lost
While Choshen farm does not formally employ a preaching or evangelistic ministry in the community, Truth is communicated in a variety of contexts. The various projects of Choshen Farm exist in large part to create strategic environments for gospel communication. From youth to adults, farmers to teachers, fish co-ops to pre-schools, we aim to speak into the lives of people in a way that addresses their deepest, heart-felt needs.