For the past four years, Crown has partnered with a Brethren church serving in a predominantly Muslim region of Malawi—bringing both practical help and the hope of the Gospel through the “I Was Hungry” program.

John and Mary Beth Flippen shared an encouraging update from the field. “For the past four years, our team at Crown has partnered with the Brethren church… They are sending groups of villagers to our ‘I Was Hungry’ programs,” they said. “We are teaching the fourth village now.”

Through this ongoing relationship, lives are being changed in powerful ways. “Through this relationship many have given their lives to the Lord,” they shared.

A key part of the strategy is multiplication. After a year of walking alongside a village, leaders are raised up from within. “We choose three of the villagers to be Shepherds themselves,” they explained. “They are trained to reach the rest of their village and the villages beyond.”

Recently, two Crown staff members returned from visiting these newly trained Shepherds to witness the impact firsthand. Their goal was simple: to meet the people who had been discipled and reached through this growing network of local leaders.

What they found was deeply encouraging.

“WOW GOD! THE SHEPHERDING SCHOOL IS WORKING!!”

This testimony is more than a moment of celebration—it’s evidence of a model that is multiplying faith, leadership, and transformation across entire communities.

A recent African Money Map (AMM) training in Nakuru, Kenya brought together a team from Kentegra, one of our valued Alliance Partners, for an engaging and transformative experience.

Johann, who led the training, shared how the time began with connection and energy. “We started the first day with several fun group activities outside, which broke the ice and helped me get to know the group better,” he said. From there, the team “took a deep dive into the African Money Map stories and homework exercises,” laying a strong foundation for practical application.

One of the highlights came on the third day, when all 32 participants took part in the AMM game. “We played from 8:30am until 6:30pm… and they did not want to stop!” Johann noted.

Beyond the training itself, Johann also identified and invested in three individuals who showed strong potential to become future trainers—multiplying the long-term impact of the experience.

The Kentegra team expressed deep appreciation for both the content and delivery of the training. “It was really a blessing to have you train our teams,” shared Erastus Musundi. “The training resonated well with what most of them encounter in their day-to-day lives.”

He emphasized how the approach made a lasting impression: “Your methodology harnessed their focus and attention… and at the end they got empowered to teach others confidently and accurately.” The integration of faith was especially meaningful, as “the blend of our societal experiences with Christian teachings created a clearer perspective” on how to share these principles with others.

As a result, the impact is already extending beyond the training room. “The team is now more eager than before to disseminate the acquired knowledge, helping our key stakeholders achieve financial freedom for a better future for their families,” Musundi said.

This training is a powerful example of how equipping leaders with practical tools and biblical principles can spark multiplication—transforming not only individuals, but entire communities.

We’re grateful to share that Luis Rea and his wife traveled from Venezuela to the Dominican Republic in February to lead a powerful Crown Money Map training. More than 100 participants were equipped to become trainers in their own communities, multiplying the impact of biblical financial stewardship. God opened many doors, and pastors, organizational leaders, and nonprofit workers expressed deep gratitude for receiving a practical tool to help reduce poverty in the areas they serve. The entire team was thrilled with the results of the trip and the momentum building for continued transformation.

We are grateful for our continued partnership with FARM STEW and their faithful commitment to teaching Crown’s Money Map and Foundations for Farming as part of their “Recipe for Abundant Life.” Last year, they adopted the Latin Money Map as their global version, carrying these biblical stewardship principles wherever they minister around the world. This month, they are also bringing an international group of trainers to Crown Stewardship Center in Malawi to receive training in Foundations for Farming—further multiplying the impact. From October through December 2025 alone, FARM STEW reports that 2,070 people were trained in Money Map. Praise the Lord for the lives being equipped and transformed through this growing global outreach!

John and Mary Beth Flippen recently shared an encouraging update from the Crown Stewardship Center in Malawi. They just completed their first quarterly IWH Shepherd Day with their second group of 12 Shepherds—a special time set aside to encourage one another, build relationships, solve challenges together, and learn something new. This group is already reaching more and more people, not only through farming initiatives but also by strengthening families, faith, and financial stewardship in their communities. They are excited about the growing impact and the fruit they’re seeing from this initiative.

In the heart of Kemukaka, Zimbabwe, what began as a simple tuck-shop—a small, home-based shop selling everyday essentials to the local community—has become the foundation of a transformed household. For Dudzi Zinyombe, the journey from uncertainty to stability began with a desire to steward her resources wisely.

In January 2025, Dudzi enrolled in the Financial Money Map Training, a ten-month program designed to equip families with practical financial tools rooted in biblical stewardship. “We used to guess our spending,” Dudzi shared. “Now we plan together and track our income and expenses as a family.”

As Dudzi applied budgeting, saving, and investing principles to her tuck-shop, the impact quickly extended beyond her business. Her husband, a horticulture farmer, began implementing the same principles on their small plot of land. Using Pfumvudza farming methods learned through Foundations for Farming, the couple diversified their crops and strengthened their farm’s productivity.

Profits from the tuck-shop were reinvested into farming—buying seeds, tools, and labor—turning two modest efforts into one sustainable livelihood. Their disciplined saving soon led to a significant milestone: the purchase of a solar-powered irrigation system. “The solar system is proof that small steps lead to big change,” Dudzi said.

With the ability to grow crops out of season, the family can now pay school fees consistently and serve as a visible example of what’s possible. Their neighbors have taken notice, inspired by a partnership built on faith, planning, and shared vision.

Dudzi’s story is one of more than 450 families impacted through the Crown–Foundations for Farming partnership—living testimonies to how faith, stewardship, and practical training can bring lasting transformation.

Elton Chamutsakwari grew up in the rural Mandebvu community of Zimbabwe, the eldest of four children in a family that worked hard but struggled to make ends meet. Though poverty marked his early years, Elton found hope in reading Bible stories as a young man. Over time, however, peer pressure led him down a destructive path of substance abuse that cost him both his possessions and his sense of purpose.

Everything changed in 2014, after a devastating fire destroyed his community. In the midst of that crisis, Elton was invited to attend a Foundations for Farming training in Zimbabwe. There, he encountered a life-changing truth: food is both the problem and the God-given solution to hunger and poverty. Through the training, Elton rededicated his life to Christ, was delivered from addiction, and discovered a renewed calling—to live out and share the gospel with joy and excellence.

Elton went on to serve farming communities by teaching principles of stewardship, hard work, and biblical financial wisdom, including the Money Map. Though his efforts bore fruit—bringing improved harvests, income, and hope—his journey was not without hardship. Twice, success was followed by painful eviction from rented land, leaving him without a place to farm or provide for his family.

Earlier this year, Elton faced yet another season of uncertainty when the land he depended on for income was taken from him. For months, he was without work. But through prayer and God’s faithful provision, a new door opened. Today, Elton is once again cultivating rented land, growing produce that is being sold within his community and providing for others along the way.

Recently, Elton shared photos of his current harvest along with a heartfelt message of thanks—for the prayers that sustained him and for the Lord’s continued provision. Though he still hopes to secure permanent land one day, he remains steadfast, doing everything “on time, with excellence, without waste, and with joy.”

Elton’s story is a powerful reminder that God is at work even in the desert seasons—and that faithfulness, perseverance, and biblical stewardship can bear fruit that lasts.