Two years ago we suggested to the indigenous that they plant some rice down on the marshy part of the land we own. When Dale came up for last summer, it happened. When we were gone, they got to work!! So it was a special time when for three weeks the rice harvest came in. We had the good fortune to have YWAM Panama join us with their Discipleship Training Team. They helped pick the rice. For those who don't know, first they walked around and cut, or picked off the rice. Next they put it into big bags and beat it with a stick to get the rice to fall from the small stalk. Then it was laid out in the sun for days to dry. After that they again beat it with a stick, but eventually carved a little stool with a bowl in front to beat it. This mixture was then thrown into the air, where the wind would blow off the chaff, and finally, rice to eat. The neighbors helped, the family of Tboo came from two hours away, and from 1/2 bag of rice seed came 20 BIG bags of rice. Then entire field is now being cut, and a new crop put in for February.