Harun Tackles Hunger in Kenya

Through the unique work-study programme at African Christian College, Harun Miheso was exposed to practical agricultural skills that would later define his ministry.

“In the Tree of Life project, we used high quality irrigation systems and learned orchard management, while on the other hand we grew vegetables and produced chicken and eggs,” Harun, who graduated in 2014, recalls.

The experience planted a question in his mind that he could not shake: “Why can we not do this in our communities? We have the land, the rain, and the resources.”

Upon graduating, Harun returned to Kenya and took up a position as a Bible Teacher at Nairobi Great Commission Training College. But a classroom job was not enough to contain his passion for community transformation. That passion found an outlet when he encountered Healing Hands International, an organisation that travels across communities and villages training people in improved food production methods.

Harun joined and found his calling.

“Every time I work on these trainings, I am reminded that it is better to teach people how to fish rather than giving them a fish,” he says.

The training covers practical, accessible solutions. Attendees learn improved irrigation techniques, simple vegetable growing methods that require minimal land, and receive starter tools and seeds to get going.

The results have been tangible.

Families are putting food on the table without depending on whether they have money. Young people who had been held back by unemployment have found productive work and are selling surplus vegetables to earn an income.

The impact has also reached inside the Church.

“In the congregation where I minister, we have been part of this programme and it is helping us move towards holistic discipleship,” Harun shares. “We are not just focused on the spiritual aspects of believers, but also the socioeconomic aspects, ensuring that we grow towards what God designed us to be.”

For Harun, feeding a community and preaching the gospel are not two separate callings. They are one and the same.