2010 winter sower
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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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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:
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
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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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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!
Vii .pihpup.g c
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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
rtunitis, s c Dug Str
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