“The last thing Charles said to me before leaving was, ‘Take care of the farm for me until I get back.’” Fell paused. “And he never got back, so I kept taking care of the farm for him.”

Dr. Fell had just returned from Southern Africa, where he’d served in faith-based ag development for the Church of the Nazarene. He was back in Kansas City, unsure of what to do next, when the university asked him to step into Dr. Morrow’s role. What began as a moment of tragedy became a continuation of legacy.

After the recent Joseph Summit in Kazakhstan, AgGrandize Board Chairman Kevin Stark traveled to Eswatini on a scouting trip to explore agricultural development work in this small, newly-renamed African nation.