Olivar Farm
Strengthening You in the work of the Lord
A place where God works.
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Welcome
We are a farm with a difference. We grow grass for dairy cows, trees and citrus. Aside from this we are passionate about the things of the Lord. So as we grow stuff, we grow the people we work with & come into contact with. It gives us great pleasure to see the Lord working in their lives.
Our Farm
Our Path
Aside from a few years at school, university and traveling, I have lived all of my life on Olivar Farm, Though I am somewhat of a slow starter, I eventually found my passion in farming. Though I gave my life to the Lord Jesus at an early age, I only recommitted my life to Him in 2000 and from then my passion for the Lord has only grown. I have been fortunate since then to spend a few years at YWAM and on missions. then in 2009 I met my wonderful wife Sarah, we were married early in 2011 and had the 2 most precious children in 2012 & 2014. Though we were both committed Christians and had a wonderful relationship, we differed on our approach to our spiritual life. in 2016 we went to a Bethel conference and this changed it all and we came into complete unity on how we viewed the Bible as spirit filled believers. From then the Lord really started to work in our lives and on our farm. Though God has always been evident in our lives, things got a whole lot more interesting, miracles started happening and the lives of the people on the farm (and ours) started to radically change for the better. While biblical writers have different definitions of what a revival is, we are not sure. What we are sure of is that God is doing many amazing things here in and through us and it is only just starting! It is this story that we are wanting to tell, to encourage you in your walk with the Lord. Our God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and He is no respecter of people, if He is doing this here, He will do the same and more in your life. AMEN
Our Beliefs
We are bible believing Spirit filled Christians who like to apply and live by the principles that Jesus Christ taught. While we are still growing in this, we have seen a lot of what the Holy Spirit does which fills us with great joy. We believe that this story needs to be told.
Our Community
Living on a farm near Ixopo, we are part of the rural community here. Our 2 children go to Lynford, a school we love and are very involved in. We are part of the Highflats Ixopo Agricultural society through which we are involved in many community activities. On the agricultural side we are also actively involved in Harry Gwala Agri which is a NPO funded by farmers and the agricultural sector, formed with the sole purpose of uplifting and educating the less fortunate in our rural community. Then last but not least, we serve and attend church at the One Life Ixopo Site which is a satellite church of the One Life church based in Pietermaritzburg.
The Work of the Lord on Olivar
During the first wave of COVID we submitted a testimony video to be displayed through One Life Church. Due to time constraints we were given 1 m 30 secs to fit in 11 testimonies of the wonderful work of the Lord in the lives of the people on our farm. It felt like an impossible task to condense 11 stories into such a short time frame. This is what we came up with, take a look.
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