I have been a member of a Purpose Group for nine months, and I am currently the Chairman of my group. Before joining the group, my family struggled with low agricultural productivity.

Through my Purpose Group, I participated in a creation care training. I saw that the creation of God was greatly destroyed by humans, which led to soil, water, and air becoming polluted. I think churches should teach their members to turn to God and protect the creation for our next generation to have a good environment.

I am a community leader in my community. I have served on the church committee and work as a community volunteer. I work with UHDF as chairman of the Purpose Group, where I have held various roles to develop my community. I work on development by asking the local government for the construction of concrete roads and water supply systems. I also asked NGOs to provide training on professional skill development, natural resources management, and savings groups for personal emergencies funds.

Before partnering with Plant With Purpose, I had little income, and I used chemicals in agriculture. I also had a lack of knowledge about farming and livestock.
I had joined other projects in the past that supported pig and fish raising. But it failed because my pigs and fish died due to lack of knowledge and skills in feeding and caring for them. My family had to pay for the project in the amount of 10,000 baht.

I now participate in a Purpose Group. I have been trained in various farming techniques such as soil conservation techniques and integrated farming. I am excited to have the knowledge and techniques of farming, pigs raising, chickens raising, and growing vegetables in the backyard.

I also have a good relationship and understanding with my neighbors when we participate in community activities. Our community became more united in caring for and protecting our forests and environment.

Pasae and his wife were born in Myanmar and immigrated to Thailand in 1975 because of the civil war in China, which affected indigenous people in Myanmar.

“Many indigenous males had to become labor and carry supplies for the Chinese army. If we acted against them, they would kill us. Thousands of people immigrated to Thailand, and it took about a month to travel to Thailand; the journey coincided with Christmas.”

Today, Pasae and his family have been doing missions and teaching the Gospel in a community in northern Thailand for nearly 30 years. When Plant With Purpose began work in Pasae’s community, “I joined the Purpose Group as the group's chairman, and I also joined a demonstration of agroforestry. I gained a lot of knowledge, especially about the protection of God's creation and restoration of the environment from destruction to bring back the natural environment by encouraging people in the community.”

“I would like to thank God for giving the Plant With Purpose (UHDF) organization to work and develop with our community.”