“What, if anything, did our years in Somaliland accomplish? I thought of story Jesus had told about the farmer sowing seed. We’d had done just that; we had sewed seed. Over thousands of days through thousands of deeds and thousands of natural spiritual concersations in everyday Somali life, we’d cast our seeds far and wide. For 6 long, hard, dry years, we watched, and we waited. My relationship with Omar Aziz served as a reminder that a few individuals might have taken note that we might have successfully planted a seed here or there. …”~Nik Ripken