Miracle strawberries in Dodge County

A few weeks ago I had one of the most surreal experiences in the middle of nowhere. Well, actually it was in Dodge County. At a strawberry farm, nonetheless.
Some family members and I tooka break from reality and headed into the strawberry patch at the Miracle Strawberry Farm outside of Dodge Center. It may not seem like a dream spot to head out to, but then you likely don’t have any idea about the miracle place.
For Barry Mosier and his wife, Marybeth, it’s a miracle that they are alive to be operating a strawberryfarm. Nearly a decade ago, they werein a plane crash in the Congo where 47 people died and 100 others were injured. The Mosiers escaped unscathed, except for their son Andrew, who su ered a broken leg.
“When I saw the charred wreckage of that plane the next day, I knew that the Lord miraculously saved our lives and still had more work for us to do,” Mosier has said in the past. “We praise God every day to be alive.”
The Mosiers served for 11 years as volunteer missionaries in Africa prior to the awful plane crash. They returned back home and started the strawberry farm in 2014.

“We enjoy gardening and are particular about the food we eat,” Mosier said. “We are amazed at the delicious food that God can bring forth from the ground.”
They aim to produce food as naturally as possible in order for people to have safe food for their tables.
“We will do our best to honor your trust in us,” he says.
This year’s strawberry crop didn’t look promising, as the crop was nipped with an insect. But the Mosiers were able to salvage some and kept the miracle alive.
In addition to strawberries, the Mosiers also feature asparagus. They have just over two acres of fresh asparagus.
Perhaps what’s the most unique about the Miracle Farm is that the Mosiers donate 20 percent of all their farm pro t to help Congo Frontline Missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 
While serving in the mission elds

in Africa, the Mosiers saw rst-handthe great need and poverty of Africa. In DRC, more than 5 million people diedin the war over the past 15 years. Their son, Keith, is president of CFM and lives there with his family.
The Congo project has an evangelism training school and uses 70 church planters to carry the gospel to remote parts of DRC.
Funds donated to CFM have allowed 43 wells to be drilled, providing water for more than 100,000 people. Clean water is something that we all take for granted.
A dental clinic has also been established to service a population base of more than 1 million people.
CFM radio station provides gospel and health programs to a potential listening audience of 3.5 million.
The Mosiers are proof that miracles happen every day,whether it’s in the strawberry elds of Dodge County or in Africa.
I hope they will go in hot pursuit of continuing to make miracles happen for years to come.