Burundi

We Give Praise For:

• God’s protection during the month of June. God has been with us through all the joys and challenges of our work in local watersheds.
• Completing our fiscal year 2025 activities. God has been with us and with our participants this year. We give the glory to God for the progress we’ve made in our communities.
• The good harvest that participants achieved, thanks to good agricultural techniques and the blessing of strong rainfall.
• The national elections that took place in our country with peace and security. We thank the Lord that even after the elections, the country has stayed relatively calm and people can live their lives normally.

We Pray For:

• Continued protection during July and throughout this new fiscal year. May God continue to support us and give us the strength we need to serve God even more.
• Community activities that are establishing nurseries. May the Lord continue to raise awareness about nature preservation in our faithful community.
• The bushfires that are disrupting our efforts in watersheds, especially the dry season, which will last until September. We pray for greater community vigilance.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

We Give Praise For:

• God’s divine protection over local staff, families, participants, and watershed communities this month.
• A smooth and successful process as Purpose Groups shared their savings. We thank God that participants were able to share their savings and start a new cycle.
• The progress we’ve made in farmer training in Lugali and Kahungwe. We thank God that participants are attending and engaged in improving their farms.
• The security improvement in the region where we work. We thank God that there have been no major incidents to our staff or participants.
• The staff families who welcomed new babies this month. We thank God for their safe delivery and for the babies’ continued health.

We Pray For:

• The Plant With Purpose staff who are collecting data for the last quarter of this fiscal year. We pray for their safety while traveling to and from the watersheds.
• The Purpose Groups who are still planning their share out process. We pray that this progress will be smooth and successful.
• The family of our executive director, whose daughter will be getting married this month. We pray for the success of this happy event!
• The ongoing security situation in our region. We pray for a healthy dialogue between two opposing parties that will lead to understanding and peace within our region.
• The continued training of Purpose Group members, churches, and schools in Lugali and Kahungwe watersheds, where activities were delayed due to conflict in the past months.

Dominican Republic

We Give Praise For:

• A successful 2025 fiscal year. We give praise for God’s provision and grace toward our staff, participants, and partners.
• God's protection, even in difficult times. We are grateful for God’s faithfulness.
• The 40th anniversary of Floresta Dominican Republic. We thank God for the organization’s lasting impact on the farmers we serve.
• The triennial planning process, which is enabling us to secure clear, efficient, and optimized plans for the next three years.

We Pray For:

• A successful new fiscal year. We pray that God will help us be successful in achieving our goals.
• The Summer Bible School program that will be held in July and August. We pray that attendance will be high, and the program will run smoothly.
• God’s guidance and strength to successfully achieve our goal of monitoring one million tree planting parcels by August.
• Peaceful dialogue and positive progress in resolving the ongoing challenges between community members in one of the regions where we work and the Ministry of the Environment.

Ethiopia

We Give Praise For:

• Continued protection over our staff who are working in insecure environments.
• The fruitful launch of the Phase II program cycle, which has been endorsed by government signatories.
• The completion of this fiscal year’s program activities, despite pressing security challenges and the devaluation of the Ethiopian birr (ETB). We were still able to implement tremendous activities through strong community contribution.
• A successful Annual Staff Meeting, which was held to evaluate program performance.

We Pray For:

• Peace and stability across Ethiopia, with a special focus on the Amhara region.
• The successful planting of over 850,000 seedlings during this planting season.
• Relief from inflation and the soaring cost of living that continues to burden the population.
• A smooth and insightful preparation process for the upcoming Impact Evaluation.

Haiti

We Give Praise For:

• The safety and security of the staff who traveled in the field last fiscal year, and the ongoing motivation of the participants.
• A recent graduation ceremony, where participants expressed their pride to work with Plant With Purpose.
• A joyful celebration of Environment Day with schools, partners, and program participants, even though the global perception of Haiti is often one of hopelessness.
• The commitment of the partner churches in Fonds-Verrettes that are beginning to build a new house for a vulnerable family.

We Pray For:

• The country's leaders to be guided toward actions that promote stability, dignity, and the well-being of all people.
• A better fiscal year—one in which essential supplies are accessible, people can travel safely, and farmers are able to bring their harvests to market in the cities.
• Several members of our community who are ill and living with diabetes. May they find strength, healing, and the support they need during this time.
• The swift recovery of two team members who were injured in a serious motorcycle accident on June 12, 2025. Both sustained significant leg injuries, and we ask for healing and comfort as they recover.

Malawi

We Give Praise For:

• Our staff member’s family, who was blessed with the gift of a baby boy on June 15, 2025. We praise God for the mother and baby’s health and protection.
• Good health and God’s provision upon Floresta staff, families, and partnering farmers in Lwafwa.
• Community volunteers who served Lwafwa watershed farming communities diligently in fiscal year 2025.

We Pray For:

• The successful implementation of our planned activities in Lwafwa watershed.
• The nation of Malawi as we approach a new election campaign. We pray for peace in our country.
• Successful and fruitful year-end audit preparations and compliance auditing.

Mexico

We Give Praise For:

• God’s faithfulness and provision for the work we carried out last fiscal year in participating communities.
• The graduation of the Mesbiljá watershed from the Chiapas program and the Mixteca Alta watershed in Oaxaca.
• The reforestation activities that partnering farmers and families in different watersheds were able to achieve last quarter.
• The rainfall we have had to date in the different watersheds, which recharges water sources and benefits crops and reforestation.

We Pray For:

• The communities, groups, families, and team of facilitators with whom we will collaborate this fiscal year. We pray that the Lord's blessing will be with everyone, and more people will join this transformative development work.
• Health, strength, and provision for each of our partners and their families in different watersheds.
• The care and protection over the lives of our colleagues who go out into the community, as recent rains have affected some roads.

Tanzania

We Give Praise For:

• God's faithful protection throughout the month of June, sustaining our staff, partners, and communities in all our activities.
• The small but meaningful harvest received by our farmers, and the rains that supported our agricultural and reforestation activities.
• The successful celebration of National Environmental Day, where each watershed actively participated by planting trees, demonstrating our shared commitment to creation care.
• The completion of quarter four activities, marking the successful close of fiscal year 2025.

We Pray For:

• God’s continued guidance and presence as we enter fiscal year 2026. We pray that our goals, plans, and actions will be aligned with God’s will.
• A fruitful and spirit-led staff review meeting which will be conducted in July. We pray that this meeting will bring clarity, growth, and renewed energy for the year ahead.
• Blessings and smooth implementation as we expand our work into new watersheds in the Arusha Region.
• Wisdom, accuracy, and timeliness as we prepare our quarterly and annual reports. We pray that they will reflect the impact of God’s work through us.
• Full recovery and strength for two of our colleagues, that they may be restored and encouraged.

Thailand

We Give Praise For:

• Guiding us as we completed activities in each watershed in June. We believe that farmers will continue this work well next month. 
• Guiding the summary lessons we learned in Mae Ta Chang and Mae Yang Mint. We are excited to learn from previous experience as we continue work in the future. 
• The staff retreat that went well this month. We praise God for another opportunity to prioritize the welfare of and relationships with staff who are so dedicated to this work.
• Taking care of every staff member and keeping everyone healthy this month. 

We Pray For:

• The continued health of staff as they travel to different watersheds during the planting season. This is a busy time for farmers and staff, and travel is risky because of rain and landslides.
• The preparation of our quarter four report and several summary lessons. We pray that the reporting process will run smoothly and that we’ll be able to learn from the results.
• The health of the staff and partners who are working in the rainy season. We pray specifically for a Purpose Group member who is undergoing gallstone surgery. We pray for God's protection over this operation. 

United States

We Give Praise For:

• Scott Sabin - our inspirational CEO who after 33 years leading our global reach and impact will transition to a role as Global Ambassador in January.
• The generosity of our donors, helping us reach our fiscal year 2025 program and financial goals, including 522 new Purpose Groups, seven million trees planted, 115 new church partnerships, and seven new watersheds.
• Our two newest members of the Plant With Purpose team - Laura Rice, V.P. of Marketing & Development and Dana Del Vecchio, Global Finance & Accounting Analyst.

We Pray For:

• Wisdom and discernment as we begin our CEO search. We ask for God’s hand in every aspect of the journey. 
• A successful start in implementing our board approved three-year strategic plan.
• Safety for all of our teams during these busy summer months of travel.
• The marketing team, gala committee, and volunteers who have already begun preparations for the Planting Hope Gala in October.