Joy is the Founder of FARM STEW which is a ministry designed to share a recipe for abundant life, inspired by Jesus in John 10:10, with the world. FARM STEW addresses the root causes of hunger, disease, and poverty, especially in Africa. Joy’s a public health nutritionist (master's from Johns Hopkins University), master gardener, wife (23 years), mom (two teenage girls), and "grandma" to two orange cats! Joy loves working for God and His people.

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What is a Gold Medal Worth?
What is a Gold Medal Worth?
Joy Kauffman · Aug 9 4 minute read

What would you be willing to sacrifice to compete in the Olympics and win a gold medal? Athletes sacrifice a lot to compete in the Olympics. When I was growing up, my family made many sacrifices so my siblings and I could achieve our athletic dreams. Over the kitchen sink in my childhood home hung...

Soymilk versus Civil War
Soymilk versus Civil War
Joy Kauffman · May 15 2 minute read

Joseph Malish is a church elder, a trainer, and one of a million refugees from South Sudan living in Uganda. He has another name, too: “Malish Leben.” His new name means milk, and in a country with one of the world’s worst refugee crises, it represents...

Health Benefits of Seeds
Health Benefits of Seeds
Joy Kauffman · Feb 8 3 minute read

God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Together they form the Godhead (Trinity). This truth, an essential Christian understanding is revealed in seeds. Have you ever thought that the gospel could be shown in a...

Is Soy Good for You?
Is Soy Good for You?
Joy Kauffman · Sep 6 3 minute read

Soy just got real personal for me. For years, I’ve been telling people the fact that more than one cup of soy milk each day can reduce men’s chances of prostate cancer by 70 percent. Recently my dad, who’s taken most of my health advice but has never been a fan of soy, was diagnosed with...

Be Daniel Every Day!
Be Daniel Every Day!
Joy Kauffman · May 17 3 minute read

Now is the time to get started. Like Daniel, purpose in your heart that you won’t defile yourself with the king’s fare. Rather delight yourself in the King’s classroom, the garden! Let its food be both thy medicine and...

Ingredients to Longevity
Ingredients to Longevity
Joy Kauffman · Feb 4 3 minute read

One of the discoveries that aligns perfectly with Scripture is that love and connection are longevity boosters. Psychologist Susan Pinker, social science columnist for The Wall Street Journal and author of The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier and Happier, found the top two predictors of a long life were close relationships and...