2010 Winter Sower

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winter 2011

Features

H Is King Th H

G Succss!

Hiti Rcvr Udt

Departments

Hid Git Ctg

Dirctrs Crnr

Brking Ns

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in this issue

Formerly known as Floresta Usa

At this years Planting Hope

Gala, the Missions Pastor atSolana Beach PresbyterianChurch, Tom Theriault, gavean introductory refection andoered a prayer to kick o

the evening. His words were soinspiring that Plant With Purposedecided to interview Tom anddevelop his testimony into anarticle. The ollowing storyinside recounts his riendship

with people in Oaxaca, Mexicoand what they taught him overthe past ten years.

At this years Planting Hope

Gala, the Missions Pastor atSolana Beach PresbyterianChurch, Tom Theriault, gavean introductory refection andoered a prayer to kick o

the evening. His words were soinspiring that Plant With Purposedecided to interview Tom anddevelop his testimony into anarticle. The ollowing storyinside recounts his riendship

with people in Oaxaca, Mexicoand what they taught him overthe past ten years.


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www.plaNTwITHpURpFoRmeRly KNowN aS FloReSTa USa

There is an African proverb that

says, Your ears are your fathers

friends; your eyes are your own

friends. This loosely translates to

seeing is believing. This saying

rings true for Tom Theriault, who

has witnessed the transforming

power of the gospel, particularly at

work in the lives of the rural poor.

Tn rs g, Thriuts church, Sn

Bch prsbtrin Church (SBpC), dcidd

h ntd t ddrss th vrt th

s n thir strt crnrs. mst th -

th s r iigrnts r mxic

h hd rsub crssd th brdr

g nd r n iving in vrt.

Th gt t kn s th nd c

undrstnd h th r n ur strt

crnrs. H hd drivn th nrth t nd

rk t d thir iis bck in mxic.

Th church ntd t d r thn ut

bnd-id n th rb. Th ntd t

ddrss th rb t its rts t nd

ng-tr sutin.

SBpC rchd pnt with purs, n

rgniztin th hd surtd r rs.pnt with purs suggstd rtnrshi

n oxc, mxic - c tht hs th high-

st igrtin rt n mxicn stt.

Un urthr rsrch, SBpC discvrd

h oxcns r ving thir hs.

with nd dtd b drsttin nd

cuntrrductiv ring rctics, ths

hrd rking n cud n ngr surt

hir iis. Hing r bttr utur,

h risk i nd ib t crss th brdr.

lking r ng-tr sutin, SBpC

d u ith pnt with purs b su-

rting th cunit e prvnir in ox-

c. whn Thriut rst visitd, h nticd

brrn hisids ith trd in c-c xtr vrt. H rnd tht th

cunit d gr iving b sing

chrc t cit drs t us s u d

r cking. Dsrt t d thir iis,

th rrs cut dn r nd r trs

n th dr hisids r chrc, dstring

th nd nd urthr ntrnching thsvs

in vrt nd nvirnnt dgrdtin.

SBpC bc invvd ith crting r-

tunitis r th cunit. Thriut ss

tht thir church bc rinds ith drs

in th cunit, nd it s ut this trust

tht th r b t rk tgthr. Thri-

ut s utcrings Gds v s th

vigrs trnsrd thir ivs b nting

trs, crting shnds, nd cnstructing

cistrns t ctch rcius rintr. SBpCs

Vctin Bib Sch risd n t strt

fcks sh, hich rducd tic

r r. Th n r SBpC visitd th

cunit nd cbrtd ith th -

n thr t think crtiv s t gnr-

t inc. Tgthr th c u ith th

id crting in nd bskts nd

n thr crt its, hich th n

n s in thir c rkts. Thriut sid

it s insiring t s ths industrius ndinvntiv oxcn n k r in

th rviv thir cunit.

on his churchs urth visit t e prvnir,

th nticd dirnc in th ttitud

th . w s sign t th ntrnc

th vig tht rd, wc t e pr-

vnir, hr thr r rtunitis, sid

Thriut. e prvnir itr ns th

utur, s it s xciting t s ith

rnd h r thir utur.

Thriut sk t n rr h sid, with

th h ur rinds t th Nrth, n hv

h. w r n ur t nd rducing thingsursv s.

with th rn e prvnir undr,

pnt with purs suggstd tht SBpC shit

th rtnrshi t nrb vig cd l

Chidi. Fcing siir hrdshis s e pv-

nir, th cunits g s t rviv thir

nd, thir mixtc ngug nd cutur, nd th

mixtc trditins nvirnnt strdshi.

Th s ntd t st igrtin nd k

h in oxc.

N, v rs tr, th cunit is fur-

ishing. Th hv cnstructd grnhuss t

uti thir vgtb crs, cistrns t str

rcius rintr, nd c-trins nd c-

stvs t irv hth nd rduc hr n

thir surrunding nvirnnt. lst sur,

vig dr td th SBpC t tht in th st

thr rs nt sing oxcn hs t l

Chidi r th Nrth.

Un rfctin, Thriut ss, ovr th rs,

bc rinds ith th oxc.

I hv sn ith n s h th gs

Jsus trnsrs , cunitis, nd

th nvirnnt tht surts nd c-

unitis. H is n ngr driving th nrth.H is king th h. It ks hrt

rjic!

I you or your church is interested in spon-

soring a village in Oaxaca or any o the plac-

es Plant With Purpose works, please contact

our ofce at:

(800) 633-5319

or email Doug Satre at:

[email protected].

Hope is KeepingtHem HomeAn IntervIew wIth tom therIAult

Missions Pastor at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church

annual gala plants HopeFor tHe rural poorThnk u t vrn h rd r

nd surtd this rs pnting H

G! This rs vnt risd $235,000

nd r s xcitd but this utc.

During th Fund a Nd uctin risd

$144,000. Ths uch ndd unds i

g trd u-cint stvs in Tnzni,

ns rnt rgrs in Thi-

nd, nd d scurit in Burundi. Th i

g trd tr cistrns in mxic, si

cnsrvtin in Hiti, nd svings nd n

gru trinings in th Dinicn Rub-

ic. additin, thnks t th vrh-

ing rsns rcivd during th Trs

ps uctin, 15,950 trs i b nt-

d in Hiti. This is in dditin t th nr-

240,000 trs hv rd ntd

in Hiti sinc th rthquk. w s hd

ight n vig snsrshis d

Thnk u t ths u h r

r nd surtd this critic und

ing vnt. Bcus ur surt,

rs i b b t d thir iis,

thir incs, rstr hth t thir

unitis, nd gr in thir knd

Gds v nd grc.


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a hirind. Tht b

th n t dscrib

2010. on Jnur 12th, th

rthquk in Hiti turnd

st th cuntr usid

dn, nd gv us rch-

ing rdrs r th rst

th r. yu cn rd shr in the Sower

but ur nging rsns, but I incrd-

ib rud ur t nd th th rs

t th ccsin, nd cntinu t this d, sc-

ricing t h rbuid th cuntr.

eshr ur rgrs d nrus

strids, xnding t n cunitis (

r n rking in 237 vigs gb) nd

nting vr 1 iin trs. Thusnds

bi-intnsiv vgtb grdns r nt-d, hundrds d-sving stvs r cn-

structd, nd hundrds ns r d.

N cistrns n rvid cn tr in dz-

ns cunitis. mn ivs r trns-

rd ith n rtunit, n h, nd

n ith. w tk sts t incrrt n

t crdit rgr in ur rk, th Vig

Svings nd ln asscitins, nd c-

td ur rst r rking ith USaID in

Tnzni t cnnct rgnic vgtb grrs

ith rrit rkts r thir rduc.

Hr in th US, bk s rsd in

Fbrur, nd rcivd unrcdntd

ubicit in ntin ubictins nd di.

w s ctd n bitius n str-

tgic n, hich nticits xnsin in-

t v n cuntris hi cntinuing t i-

rv th rk r ding in ur currnt

rjcts. w biv tht th rk r d-

ing is s th st ctiv in th rd

r sving th ustr cuss vrt.

w riz cud d nn it ithut

Gds grc nd th ctiv rtnrshi

ik u. yt r r r nishd.

Thr is sti s uch t b ccishd - s

n ivs t tuch. with tht in ind, s

cnsidr r-nd dntin, r cnsidr

using ur nin git ctgu t h ithur Christs shing this r (.

ntithurs.rg/gits).

Thnk u!

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giFts WitH a purposeWhat do you give to the person who has everything? How about a gift given in their honor

o help bring hope and wholeness to a rural community! This year, Plant With Purpose

s having an online holiday village market. You can shop for animals, trees, eco-items

uch as stoves, cisterns, or latrines, family gardens, micro credit loans, and resources

or community Bible study groups. Find the perfect alternative gift for your family and

riends by visiting www.plantwithpurpose.org/gifts. Or,check the gift box on the en-

closed remit envelope and check which items you would like to donate. Then go to www.

plantwithpurpose.org to download a gift card that you can print out and send to those

pecial people in your life.

here Are someexAmples ofAlternAtIve gIfts AndtheIr lIfe-chAngIngbenefIts for rurAlcommunItIes:

P nuiiu Fi Gd f $50

mnutritin is srius rb in th rs

hr pnt with purs rks, nd this git

i grdn i k hug dirnc

in th quit i r n ntir i. yur

git $50 nbs pnt with purs st t

h st u grdn nd trin thr nd

hr i t divrsi thir dit, bttr us th

iitd sc vib r gring d, nd

irv th rtiit nd rductin thir

nd. pnt with purs s hs ths -

iis rkt thir rducts t c rkts nd

in thr citis. Th xtr n gnrtd t

rkts s thrs t r sch s

r thir chidrn nd rvid bttr hth rthir iis.

Drsttin nd vrt r dvstting

gb rbs tht cnt b svd in is-

tin. Dsrt t d thir iis, r

rrs r drivn t cut dn trs r i-

dit surviv dsit th hrrib disstrs tht

sut: rs bc stnd, srings dr

u, fding nd ndsids nsu, nd th nd

s uttr dtd r utur gnrtins. D-

nting trs i h rrs nd thir iis

rv th quit thir si, rtct vunr-

b hisids r rsin nd ud sids, nd

utit rstr thir nd. Trs r ru

s tht cn trnsr th ivs th r.

$10 - P chd (10 )

$25 P hiid (25 )

$50 P gv (50 )

$100 P f (100 )

Bu Fu-ffici sv f $30

Fu-cint stvs h iis nd

th nvirnnt. In st th dv-

ing cuntris hr pnt with purs

rks, n ck d nd bi tr

vr n n r insid thir hs, rc-

ing th nd thir chidrn t inh un-

hth unts sk ch d. Ig-

in n n cr in ur kitchn! Fr

$30, pnt with purs i rvid -

i ith cnr burning stv. B rduc-

ing d us b 50%, ths stvs rvnt

drsttin nd s rduc disss nd

dth cusd b sk inhtin. Fr just

$30, u cn k signicnt ict n

th hth th nt nd th rur r.

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ph: (800) 633-5319

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ei: [email protected]

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Directors cornerBy SCOTT SABIN, Executive Director

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to Eden is vib n az

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as th n-r nnivrsr th rthquk in Hiti rchs, r ncur-

gd b th rgrss hv itnssd in th ivs ur Hitin brthrs nd sis-

trs. Sinc Jnur 12th, 2010, hv distributd 118,740 unds bn sd t

vr 2,700 iis nd d vr 6,000 rrs thrugh ur Csh r wrk

rgr h ntd nr 240,000 trs nd cnstructd vr 360 is si

cnsrvtin brrirs. This rgrss is ncurging, but thr is sti uch rk t b

dn. with th h gnrus dnrs such s urs, i cntinu t nt

trs nd cnstruct rsin brrirs t cnsrv si, irv cr ids, nd r-

tct rrs r urthr disstr b rstring thir nd. S r hv risd vr

$1 iin, nd h t intin this ntu. ps jin us in cntinuing ur

rcvr rts in Hiti b dnting nin t .ntithurs.rg r cing

ur c t (800) 633-5319.

we wAnt to plAnt trees everywhere

Around our communIty; we Are

dreAmIng of A forest! we know thAt

If we cAn do thIs, the young men of

our communIty wIll fInd hope And

opportunIty here, rAther thAn hAvIng

to look for work In the sugAr cAne

fIelds of the domInIcAn republIc,

or for food In port Au prInce.

ronAld,Community Leader, Fonds Verettes, Haiti

BreaKing neWs

Haiti eartHquaKe recovery eFForts

important tax DeDuction reminDerTh nd 2010 is st un us! I u r nning n king dntin nd hv-

ing it cunt trd ur 2010 inc tx rturn, IRS pubictin 526 stts th tiing

ur dntin ust b s s:

Check: The envelope in which the check is mailed must be POSTMARKED by or on

Dcbr 31st.

Credit Card: Your card must be PROCESSED by or on December 31st, even if you

dnt ur bi unti Jnur.

Stock and Securities: When electronically transferring appreciated stock or securi -

tis, th dt dntin is th dt pnt with purs ReCeIVeS th stck in urccunt. ps t st 5 ds r th ti u initit th trnsr.

Fr r inrtin n h t dnt stck nd/r th bnts dnting stck,

s r t c ur cs r i Kristn Tuckr, Dirctr Finnc & adin-

istrtin, t [email protected].

I u hv n qustins, s cntct ur cs b ithr cing (80 0) 633-5319 r

iing [email protected]. oc hurs r 9 ..5 .. pcic Ti.

S th drkst stris Iv vr hrd

hv c r Nrthrn Thind. Stris

hun trcking nd chid sx svs.

Stris rting r nd r-

ing n iis s dsrt tht th ud

chs t s n chid t sv th rst. St-

ris dsrtin, hssnss, nd x-

ittin. Stris tht brk hrt.

whn I rst rd but th Hui

wi, vig pnt with purs rks

ith in Nrthrn Thind, hrt brk.

Fing cnfict nd rssin in th Bur-

s Shn Stt, ths pung hi trib

brs rsttd in Hui wi. Dsit

thir nund rd nd st, i is

nt s in Hui wi. Vigrs sur r

chrnic hungr nd r hth s th

strugg t rduc nugh d r

thir vrrkd nd brrn nd. as th

run ut tins, th Hui wi

rsrt t cutting trs t rvid r thir

iis, rdxic dstring thir ri-

r surc sustnnc nd crting

vicius cc vrt nd nvirnnt

dstructin. mrkd b such vrt, dis-

cnt, nd dsrtin, iis b-

c vunrb t xittin s th rrcd t k dicut nd tn unthink-

b dcisins just t surviv. But th str

dsnt nd thr.

pnt with purs is rking ustr

t ddrss th rt cuss vrt nd

drsttin tht rc s n hss

iis in Hui wi int dsrt situ-

tins. prjcts such s h grdns, sh

rs, tr rjcts, nd cunit sv-

ings nd n grus r rrs t

villagespotligHt:huai Wai,thailandFromheartbreakto hopeBy Aly lewIS, Grant Writer

H is in shrt su in mngnd, Tnzni

hr nvirnnt dgrdtin, shrtg

tr, nd ck cnic rtunit r-

suts in chrnic hungr nd nutritin. Sii-

r, in Ri pz, mxic thr is itt rin

nd, s st rsrt, k gr iv-

ing b sing chrc t cit drs t us s

u d r cking, cutting dn th trs

th dnd n r surviv.

Ths issus rsntd ith Rick Hun,

prsidnt Bsstt Furnitur Suthrn

Cirni, hn h rst hrd excutiv Di-

rctr pnt with purs, Sctt Sbin,

sk cu rs g t Brnbs gru

ting. at th ti h s king r n r-

gniztin r Bsstt t surt, nd pnt

with purs sd ik gd t.

w ntd t giv bck t th cu-

nit, nd pnt with purss issin h-

ing th nd nd th d sns t us,

sid Hun. w hv n Hisnic i-

is rking r us, s thr is ntur cnnc-

tin t mxic. and bing urnitur cn

surt Tnznis rrsttin r jcts.

Sinc thn, Bsstt hs cittd t snsr-

ing th vigs mngnd nd Ri pz in n

rt t rvrs th vicius cc vrt nd

rstr thir nd nd irv thir ivi-

hds. Instd brrn ds, rrs

rduc n bundnc nutritius crs.

Instd bcing urthr ntrnchd in

vrt, iis strt s businsss tht

th t r d, hthcr, nd

sch s. Instd bing bckd int

crnr, iis r quid ith tins

nd rtunitis.

yu cn h th Hui wi t trns-

r stris dsrtin nd hrtbrk

int stris victr nd h b rtnr-

ing ith pnt with purs t snsr Hui

wi r n $30 r nth. and, i u sign

u r rcurring dntin, ur git i b

tchd r th rst r!

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pig vig.

rstr h t ths cunitis.

Suthrn Cirni strs in Sn

Chu Vist, Tcu, Irvin, nd

V hv pnt with purs

thir inds, nd custrs r

gd t nt tr r n $1.00.

sid stis custrs i s

bn t Tnzni r oxc, s thr

ttic cnnctin.

Bsstt is s cittd t nvir

issus. accrding t Hun,

rciv trining n th irtnc

rnnt rsrvtin, nd Bss

this issin b using rutb u

nd rciving thir tx nd

r quit ctris h rctic

sustinbiit.

pnt with purs ud ik t t

stt r thir citnt t rvid

tr, sustinb sutins t brrit nd dignit t rur c

Tnzni nd mxic. Bcus t

rt, nds r bing rrstd n

r b t d thir iis, strt

s, nd hv h r bttr utur

I u r intrstd in rning

pnt with purss crrt sn

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