Burundi

We Give Praise For:

• God’s protection throughout September. God has been with all our staff, their family members, and the Plant With Purpose family.
• Completing the necessary activities for the first quarter of the fiscal year. We thank the Lord for giving us the energy to accomplish these goals together with our participants.
• The birth of a baby to our colleague. Both mother and child are in good health and enjoying time at home.
• The hiring of a new economic empowerment coordinator. We are pleased to have recruited him to our team.

We Pray For:

• Continued protection during October for our staff, their family members, and the entire Plant With Purpose family.
• Those mourning the passing of a village agent from the Mugere watershed. Let us pray for his family and the entire Mugere community, which he served with dedication.
• The participating farmers who are actively planting crops and ensuring that the techniques they learned are being applied at the start of the new season.
• The ongoing fuel shortage in Burundi. We pray for an end to this shortage, and that living conditions will improve.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

We Give Praise For:

• The safety of our staff and the communities with whom we work. We thank God that in all the watersheds where we are working, there was no disturbance of activities.
• Protecting two of our staff members, who were affected by threats and insults during the military security check in Uvira. Many people were robbed and others were beaten in Uvira city, and we thank God for keeping our staff safe from being victims of this brutality.
• Our logistician, who was able to safely transport tree nursery materials to local watersheds, where security is uncertain during this period of conflict.
• The progress we’ve seen in program activities, despite national conflict. We thank God for the training and leadership meetings happening in the watersheds, especially in Kahungwe and Lugali where activities were delayed last year due to regional instability 
• God’s protection over our driver’s wife, Treasure, who is recovering well from a surgery.

We Pray For:

• Security in our region, especially the watersheds where our activities are located. Please pray that the peace and dialogue discussions in Doha will benefit communities in South Kivu and North Kivu.
• The data collection for the upcoming quarter one report. We pray for the staff who will be traveling in the communities to collect program activity information.
• Fruitful conversations during the board meeting that will take place in October.
• The health and growth of tree seedlings that are being cared for in local tree nurseries.
• The health of three staff members from Kahungwe and Lugali watersheds, who were in a motorcycle accident last week. We thank God that they are now receiving treatment and pray that they recover well from their injuries. 

Dominican Republic

We Give Praise For:

• Our ongoing conversations about expanding into new watersheds. We pray that God guides us to the right communities.
• The effort of the agroecology team, who spent July, August, and September collecting tree data to complete our agroecology project.
• The summer Bible schools, which took place in the communities with children this quarter. We thank God that these Bible schools were well attended and encouraging to everyone who participated.
• The care and protection of the staff, especially our team member who is recovering from a motorcycle accident.

We Pray For:

• Rain, because we have been experiencing drought for several months. We ask God to send rain so that farmers can plant their crops.
• The cacao seeds that we need to establish nurseries. Cacao seeds are very scarce this season, so we ask for God’s provision.
• The new churches that are beginning their partnership with Plant With Purpose in the Guanuma watershed. We ask God to facilitate relationships between the Purpose Groups and local churches.

Ethiopia

We Give Praise For:

• Continued protection and safety for our dedicated staff working in high-risk environments.
• The successful completion of the Impact Evaluation, despite ongoing security concerns.
• A promising start to the localization process in collaboration with local authorities.
• The completion of our quarter one program goals, even in the face of challenging security situations

We Pray For:

• The successful compilation and submission of the Q1 report for Fiscal Year 2026.
• Acceleration and successful completion of Plant With Purpose Ethiopia’s localization process.
• A swift and favorable resolution to ongoing legal matters and local registration processes.
•  Lasting peace and improved security across Ethiopia, especially in the Amhara region.

Haiti

We Give Praise For:

• The ongoing rain in the watersheds where Plant With Purpose is working. We praise God that the crops and the trees are growing while farmers continue to plant more trees.
• The successful vaccination campaign for livestock in some local watersheds.
• The interns who joined Plant With Purpose during September.
• The construction of a concrete cistern in one watershed. This cistern will provide water for nearby families and permit farmers to produce 12,000 trees annually.

We Pray For:

• Better leadership in watershed communities so that more people can get involved in the stewardship and development of their communities.
• The continued safety and security of staff members and their families in all the regions where Plant With Purpose works.
• A quick recovery for the staff members and community leaders who are sick. 
• A swift and sustainable resolution of the multidimensional crisis facing Haiti. We pray that soon, people will be able to move freely anywhere in the country.

Malawi

We Give Praise For:

• Good health and God’s provision for farming communities in Lwafwa, Plant With Purpose staff, and their families.
• As he moves on from this office, we are grateful for our environmental restoration officer, who served Plant With Purpose, and the people of Malawi with dedication. We are grateful for all of his contributions to the mission.
• The current peace and stability, after the tripartite elections in September.

We Pray For:

• The successful implementation of planned activities. We pray for teamwork, especially during this time when Plant With Purpose is preparing its partners for the establishment of new tree nurseries.
• The upcoming Community Readiness Assessment (CRA) of potential watersheds in Nkhatabay District. This assessment will help us determine the watershed where we will expand our work in the next fiscal year.
• The recruitment of a new Environmental Restoration Officer. We pray that the person that we hire for this position will be motivated by the Holy Spirit, full of integrity, and aligned with our mission and values.

Mexico

We Give Praise For:

• The families who have joined the newly formed Purpose Groups. We pray that this program will be a blessing to every family that joins.
• The completion of water catching systems in Chiapas, which will greatly improve water availability, especially during the dry season.
• A successful "Principles for Participatory Facilitation" workshop, which the Chiapas team held to improve the quality of our services in the communities. 
• Our 29th program anniversary, which we celebrated on September 22, 2025. We give praise for the care God has shown the team during all these years of work, and for God’s grace and mercy toward all of us.

We Pray For:

• Our upcoming meeting with pastors in Chiapas. Together, we’re excited to promote a network of Stewards of Creation.
• The new families who will join the program in the next quarter, the formation of new Purpose Groups, and the achievement of our transformative development goals in the intervention watersheds.
• God’s grace as we form new Purpose Groups with farming families and set transformative development goals in local watersheds.
• The health of one of our team members. May God heal her body and alleviate her ailments, and may she return to the team soon.

Tanzania

We Give Praise For:

• Finalizing our program activities for the first quarter of our fiscal year.
• The blessing of new babies to three fellow staff members.
• The ongoing monitoring and evaluation project, which evaluates the progress of local Purpose Groups, goat project participants, lead farmers, and institutions.

We Pray For:

• Good health and protection for all Plant With Purpose staff, facilitators, participants, and the surrounding community.
• The upcoming staff review week, and group leaders meeting, which will be conducted throughout the month of October.
• God’s grace as we work toward our quarter two goals for the fiscal year.
• Peace and tranquility during the upcoming general election.
• Our team as we look for an expert to conduct staff capacity building, to meet the needs of our growing team.

Thailand

We Give Praise For:

• Allowing us to work in health and safety with leaders in various watershed communities.
• The ability to harvest agricultural produce in farms across the region. We praise God that we’ve been blessed with good crops, joy, and celebration.
• The productive tree planting, where farmers in all watersheds have successfully planted trees during quarter one of the fiscal year.

We Pray For:

• The continued health and safety of staff and their families as they carry out their duties, including field work in target watershed communities.
• God's guidance in operations and activities conducted with schools, that they may proceed smoothly and successfully.
• The staff and farmers who will undertake nursery cultivation and self-planting, that they may succeed in cultivating seedlings.
• Village leaders and field officers, that they may have wisdom and encouragement in working together with government agencies in the area. We pray that their achievements will benefit the community.
• The epidemics that break out during the rainy season, especially dengue fever. We ask for God’s protection over our staff, partners, and their families.

United States

We Give Praise For:

• The Planting Hope Gala which takes place October 11. We are grateful to the staff and volunteers for their detailed preparations and give thanks for the generous spirit, enthusiasm, and support of our guests.
• International Programs U.S. team’s September gathering in San Diego. The team had a fruitful in-person meeting for strategic planning and discussions about team structure. 
• The 40th Anniversary of Plant With Purpose in the Dominican Republic in November. We give thanks for the incredible Dominican team, including the country director and all the farming partners past and present. They are making a significant impact in the communities where they live and work.

We Pray For:

• The CEO search. As we narrow the list of CEO candidates, we ask for continued wisdom and discernment in the process.
• We pray for safe travel for CEO Scott Sabin as he travels to the 40th Anniversary celebration of Plant With Purpose in the Dominican Republic.
• The board committee meetings that are scheduled this month in advance of the November board meeting. 
• Scott Sabin’s participation at the Tarrytown Schmoozefest conference in New York, a key event to build strategic relationships with like-minded organizations and leaders. 
• The group from San Diego that will be participating in a Vision Trip to our programs in Oaxaca, Mexico. We pray for safe travels and the opportunity to learn from our local partners.