In 2022, the people of Isinya in Kajiado County faced one of the harshest droughts in recent memory. Crops failed, water sources dried up, and families struggled to survive. Amid this crisis, Sr. Mary Frances Sebastian, from the Congregation of the Little Sisters of St. Joseph, serving as Director of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation – Franciscans Africa, stepped forward with a vision rooted in faith and sustainability. Through agroecology, farming in harmony with nature and without artificial inputs, Sr. Mary Frances is empowering communities to grow food sustainably, restore dignity, and care for the environment. Her mission draws inspiration from Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’, a call to care for Our Common Home. This is more than a story of farming. It is a sto