Wayne marvels at miracle of God's provision
Wayne and his wife Helen have seen god’s provisions through the tough times they have faced on the land.
For Kyogle-based dairy farmer Wayne Dodge, hope shines brightest in the darkest times.
Wayne and his wife, Helen, bought their 335-acre property and about 200 cows 10 years ago. The first five to six years, he says, were fine, but then a series of natural disasters hit, including ongoing drought.
“Feed-wise, now we’ve got nothing," he says. "It’s so dry here the production is dropping. The week before last we lost eight of our cows and last week we lost another three. It’s really, really hard!”
It's at times like these that Wayne, a Christian, says "you really have to rely on God".
“At Christmas-time there was a guy in church, who came up to us and gave us a box of cherries and there was $1000 in there!
“The following week, this guy's father [who’s in England and didn’t know anything about his son's act of generosity] sent him a cheque for $10,000 dollars! God is amazing."
Wayne says he saw the same principle in action during fodder drops organised by The Salvation Army's rural chaplains, Majors Peter and Jean Ridley, and distributed from his Kyogle property.
“As people found out about the hay they got in contact and there were some really, really sad stories," he says. "So, instead of keeping any hay for myself, I gave it all away.
“Some time after the fodder drops we were pretty desperate, just about to the point of tears, and I was talking to Trish [Greenham] from Bush Church Aid who said, ‘how about if we pray’.
“Later that night, Trish had a phone call from a Christian fellow and he said, ‘look, I don’t know why but I feel that God wants me to donate some hay to you’.
"I love it! I marvel at the way that God works!"
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