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Faith Like Potatoes


“The condition for a miracle is difficulty, however the condition for a great miracle is not difficulty, but impossibility.”

Log at Billychinook

My husband and I watched the movie Faith Like Potatoes last night. Great movie for this season of our life especially. It’s the real-life story of South African farmer Angus Buchan who, in faith, plants potatoes in the dust in the midst of a severe drought. You can guess what happens.

Are you facing difficulty or impossibility? Then you are ripe for miracles, if you would just have “faith like potatoes,” or “like a mustard seed,” as we have more commonly heard from Scripture.

The photo I posted here was from our recent outing to Lake Billy Chinook. This log captured my attention and mesmerized me for quite some time. The old timber would float to and fro with the waves, smoothed to nearly silk from the endless action of the waves. It provided hours of glee for my son who would sit on it, and hours of contemplation for me as I thought about the ups and downs and yet constancies of life.

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8 Responses

  1. e-Mom August 13th, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    An inspirational post, Jennifer.

    Aren’t we blessed to live in the PNW where old logs populate our beaches? :~D

  2. mrs darling August 13th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    Okay now I really want to see that movie. But really I dont know what happens. Am I a little dense? Am I too assume that since there was a drought the potatos didnt grow or am I to assume that of course the potatos grew because he planted them in faith? Yikes, Im sorry to be so thick headed here! LOL

  3. Jen August 14th, 2009 at 12:03 am

    e-Mom, yes, our location is such a blessing! Beauty.

    Mrs. Darling, Well, you’ll just have to watch the movie. :-) It’s excellent, run right out and get it! And be sure to watch the documentary that’s included on the DVD, it’s even better than the movie!

  4. tipper August 14th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    A very thoughtful post-I enjoyed it!

  5. Fencepost August 14th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    Great post!
    And great picture!
    Having faith amongst the turmoil is so hard.
    We have to remind ourselves to trust him.

  6. funkiplanet August 19th, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Oooo, loved that movie. Very moving and inspirational. Hope you are having a wonderful summer. I still have some Odyssey CDs for you guys.

    Someday right?

  7. Jen August 20th, 2009 at 11:37 am

    funkiplanet, yes, someday, hopefully very soon!! I’m trying hard to enjoy summer, and stay in August instead of freaking out over September and all the frenzy it brings. :-)

  8. Rich Peluso October 6th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Dear “Faith Like Potatoes” supporter,

    Affirm Films extends to you a sincere “Thank you” for your recent mention/coverage of our film!

    Your interest and willingness to include information about the “Faith Like Potatoes” DVD in your blog/website truly helped us exceed all expectations in creating awareness and impacting far more people than we ever imagined. Thank YOU!

    We would like to forward you a link to additional online tools, which we trust are helpful in adding content for your blog and your readers. Please email us at affirmfilms@gmail.com to receive this information.

    Thanks again for your support and interest in Affirm Films projects!

    Rich Peluso, Affirm Films/Sony Pictures

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