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Unlikely Acts
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Unlikely Acts of Worship
Plant With Purpose Is Growing
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Directors Corner
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Village Spotlight: Los Guineos
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DirectorS
CORNER
TRANSFORMATION
When I tell people we
work with farmers,
preconceived ideas
come to mind. For
most Americans, our
image of farming involves men with tractors on large, flat fields
cultivating a single crop.
The farmers who comprise the majority of
our partners are different in almost every way.
More than half are women. None have access
to mechanized farm machinery and if they did,
it probably would not matter because they
are farming steep, eroded hillsides that most
of us would never recognize as farms. Instead,
they use small, often homemade hand tools
and cultivate a wide variety of crops.
Although these farmers dont tend to be part
of our popular imagination, globally they are
not at all unusual. Nearly one billion people
eke out their existence in this way, growing
most of what they eat without irrigation, fertilizer, or machinery. They tend to be among
the poorest and most undernourished people in the world. Of those whom I have met,
most are discouraged and disempowered, focused on day-to-day survival, at least when
we begin partnering with them.
It is easy to see these farmers tiny parcels of
wasteland and their weary, hopeless countenances and imagine that things will always
be this waythat their only hope lies somewhere else. But I believe God calls us to be
people of imagination. We can look at those
farms and start to imagine how a familys life
might change if the hillsides were transformed
into verdant and fruitful gardens full of good
things. It is possible, and may even be easier
than we think! God has given us a multitude
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Scott Sabin
Executive Director
Executive Director:
Scott Sabin
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and Marketing:
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GIVE.
PLANT.
GROW.
Enter Root 7.Your $7 plants a tree in 7 countries every month. When you join Root 7,
youre doing more than putting trees in the
ground. Youre planting healing, opportunity, and hope for a better future. You see,
trees restore the environment, clean the
water, nourish the soil, protect farms from
erosion, and provide a source of income
Breaking News
Planting Hope Gala
Mark your calendars! The 2016
Planting Hope Gala is taking place
on Saturday, October 8. Join us at
Omni La Costa Resort and Spa for
an evening of celebrating the lifechanging work taking place through
Plant With Purpose.
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CONNECTED TO CREATION
Far off the main roads in the Dominican Republic, Andrs Gonzalez lives in
a jewel-toned house with his wife and
seven children. Andrs farm is a multistory agroforestry plot reminiscent of
Eden with bananas, coffee, cassava,
and cacao growing together. The edge
of his farm drops steeply to a stream
below. Andrs sees it as his responsibility to protect this water source. Im
a watchman of water. If you dont have
water, you dont have life. But it is not
only the water Andrs is protecting.
He shares, Genesis 3:19 says, From
dust you came, and to dust you will
return. So by taking care of the land,
we are taking care of ourselves. These
profound words serve as a reminder
of our roots and our connection to the
land. Andrs honors God by taking
care of Gods creation.
Check out these resources to learn more about what the Bible says about
environmental stewardship:
Tune into an Earth Day webinar by Scott Sabin on April 22.
Can Faith Be Green? a sermon by Timothy Keller
Tending to Eden: Environmental Stewardship for Gods People by Scott Sabin
Saving Gods Green Earth: Rediscovering the Churchs Responsibility to Environmental Stewardship by Tri Robinson
Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action by Matthew Sleeth
Earthwise: A Guide to Hopeful Creation Care by Calvin B. DeWitt
Our Fathers World: Mobilizing the Church to Care for Creation by Edward R. Brown
Search environment on Q Ideas website (qideas.org)
Invite Scott Sabin to speak on the topic at your church.
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2015 program
milestones include:
Program Growth
Virgilio, a partnering farmer from the village of Palmarito, Mexico, shares, I thank Plant
With Purpose for the support we have received. This community has taken a positive
turn! In rural communities, the needs are great. Yet, as more and more families understand the solutions Plant With Purpose offers, engagement increases and programs are
rapidly expanding. The fruit of these partnerships and the growth of the program are
encouraging. Change is taking root as hillsides are now covered in lush trees, families
are enjoying hearty meals, and church congregations are living out their faith together.
The growth of Plant With Purpose programs is fueled in part by our focus on effectiveness and efficiency. By constantly seeking to improve the program and finding ways to
provide the most transformative service at the lowest cost, the program cost per family
has decreased by 35 percent in the last year, allowing us to reach even more families.
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25,000
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In order to sustain continued growth, Plant With Purpose is expanding its network of supporters. We are thrilled to announce
the recent hire of two regional representatives. Dave Luebkeman is overseeing partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area,
and Valerie Foulkes is launching an office in Houston, Texas.
These regional hubs will act as platforms to engage additional
churches, donors, and volunteers in providing hope for rural
farming families faced with poverty and deforestation. If you
would like to meet Dave or Valerie, please contact the office at
info@plantwithpurpose.org.
We anticipate rapid yet sustainable transformation in partnering communities in the DRC. Foundational work to launch an eighth county program
in Ethiopia by 2017 is being pursued. Plant With Purpose is excited to participate in Gods redemptive purposes in new regions around the world.
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