Burundi

We Give Praise For:

• God’s protection of staff and their families during the month of March despite numerous cases of illness reported among the staff.
• The end of an epidemic of ocular conjunctivitis. We thank the Lord that the people affected by this conjunctivitis are currently in good health with no complications and all our staff have been able to regain their sight.
• Carrying out all the activities planned during this quarter as we planned. May our Lord continue to bless our staff who give themselves body and soul to holistically transform lives in the community.

We Pray For:

• More protection during this month of April. May the Lord continue to keep our lives, our families, and participants.
• The gradual and continual deterioration of living conditions in our country. May the Lord support us and enlighten those involved in economic life to change the trend.
• The fuel deficiency which has resumed. This hampers our activities as well as access to basic products for people, especially those living in cities.
• Good rainfall so that farmers get the right production for their survival. We observe intense sunshine which suggests that heavy precipitation could be devastating to crops in the fields.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

We Give Praise For:

• The health and security of our staff in the watersheds where they are implementing programs and conducting regular field visits.
• The success and increase in the number of our participants initiating small businesses. We thank God that families are improving their daily basic living conditions.
• Protecting our staff and local population in Uvira during the protests. We thank God no one was affected by this violent movement.
• The improved health of our spiritual renewal supervisor, who was sick and now is improving. 
• A successful meeting of peace and reconciliation with our leaders across all watersheds. We thank God for the engagement and involvement of leaders in peacebuilding.

We Pray For:

• Our monitoring and evaluation supervisor who went to Kigali to check the progress of his health. We pray for him to quickly recover and come back to work.
• The Kakumba watershed graduation readiness assessment process, which has already started. We pray for the last surveyor training planned for next week.
• This phase of the quarter three data collection process. We pray for the staff who are conducting movement to the field. 
• The security improvement in our region and especially for our watersheds.
• The on-time completion of the Three-year Operating Plan (TOP) for fiscal years 2025-2027. We pray for the staff who are contributing to this proposal.

Dominican Republic

We Give Praise For:

• The Lessons of Hope manual (a curriculum by our spiritual renewal director) that is having an impact on the lives of the participants in the Bible groups. Several people have converted to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in the study process!
• The workshop for pastors and leaders “Discipleship and Evangelism strategies for the growth of the Church” taught in the border region. The participants were very motivated and committed to working in evangelism and discipleship in the churches under their care and in their communities.

We Pray For:

• Strength for one of our partner pastors and his family after the loss of one of his brothers. May the Lord comfort them.
• The continuation of Taking Root’s work. This project is very important for the communities’ development. The farmers have good expectations and the Plant With Purpose staff strives to meet the programmed goals.
• The son of a partner pastor who has just woken up from a coma after a motorcycle accident and is beginning to recover. We ask God to continue working in his favor.
• The April-June quarter and the scheduled goals. We ask God to help us achieve them successfully.

Ethiopia

We Give Praise For:

• The high recognition from stakeholders on the GO-NGO Forum for implementing its activity without interruption in the midst of ongoing conflict.
• The safety of staff and property. We praise God that staff are able to continue their regular activities given the ongoing instability and conflict.
• The successful implementation of the church fencing activity with high community participation in the midst of severe conflict.
• Soil and water conservation activity, which is progressing well thanks to the active participation of Purpose Group members.
• Good progress in revising the working manuals (HR, finance, etc.)

We Pray For:

• God’s help to successfully undertake an audit.
• Peace and stability for Ethiopia in general and the Amhara region in particular.
• Successful closing of a legal matter.
• Smooth implementation of remaining fiscal year 2024 activities like soil and water conservation, spring development, seedling plantation, etc.
• Smooth completion of fiscal year 2025-2027 planning.
• Completion of ongoing system strengthening initiatives of Plant With Purpose Ethiopia.
• Restoration of Internet access for the Plant With Purpose Ethiopia office. 

Haiti

We Give Praise For:

• The health and the security of all the staff members while they continue working to fulfill the mission of the organization, especially in the midst of our present national crisis.
• The sufficient rain this quarter in the north of the country, where the farmers prepared their land and planted trees.

We Pray For:

• The farmers who are waiting for the rainy season to plant trees for the fourth quarter.
• Steps forward in the resolution of the multidimensional crisis in the country. With the transition of the Prime Minister, we no longer know who is responsible in the country.
• Good leaders to rise up and help the Haitian people recover our sovereignty and well-being that has been missing for much of the last century.
• God to touch the hearts of the gangsters and the politicians toward freeing the Haitian people. Our prayer is that every person can move freely about the country.

Malawi

We Give Praise For:

• God’s provisions toward Plant With Purpose’s work and the whole team.
• The wonderful review and planning meeting which we had in Mzuzu and the travel mercies given. 
• God’s continued love, peace, and unity amongst us and the people we are serving.

We Pray For:

• God’s blessing over the works of Plant With Purpose not only here in Malawi but also in other countries. 
• Wisdom from God as we improve the Spiritual Renewal Curriculum so that we can have a positive impact in that community.
• The successful activities ahead of us and continued rains as we draw toward the end of the fiscal year.

Mexico

We Give Praise For:

• The representatives from the Watersheds Foundation, who visited our program in Puebla. It was a great blessing for the team and groups in Puebla, and we are thankful for these partners in our vision and work.
• The attitude of the groups in Nuxaá and Oaxaca, because despite challenges in plant production for our reforestation efforts, they remain committed.
• The good rains in recent weeks in several communities in Chiapas. They are a real relief to the people, the environment, and the work.
• The work that allows us to develop and support ourselves and our families, and the way God takes care of us every time we leave home to visit the communities.

We Pray For:

• Early rains, since the water shortage in Oaxaca and other areas of our country is becoming more severe every day.
• The social situation in the state of Chiapas, so that security and harmony between communities are promoted.
• The upcoming elections on June 5, the political-electoral environment, and the changes in government, so that there is peace and tranquility, since conflicts affect the people.
• The triannual planning. We ask God for guidance, wisdom, and provision for the work, so that with God’s blessing, we can continue forward with strength and vision.
• Peace to one of our partners. Last month, his beloved wife passed away. May he and his family move forward with God's blessing and comfort.

Tanzania

We Give Praise For:

• God’s amazing grace that has been with all staff, their families, program participants and our supporters throughout the month of March. 
• The successful women’s day celebration. Female staff and representative female program participants from the Mala watershed managed to participate in a regional women day celebration held at Mwanga district with the theme “Invest in women to accelerate the progress.”
• The successful completion of the Purpose Group monitoring and evaluation exercise whereby non graduate groups were visited for evaluation of program activities. 
• The successful participation in International Day of Forests that was nationally conducted in the Same district. The organization participated by planting 6050 trees across all watersheds and showcasing its activities to people from different parts of the country who visited the exhibition.
• The completion of the TOP for fiscal years 2025-2027.

We Pray For:

• God’s protection throughout the month of April and the successful beginnings of the last quarter of fiscal year 2024. 
• A successful staff review meeting.
• A successful tree planting campaign expected to be conducted during the creation week in the first week of April.
• The healing of the mother of one of our colleagues from the Wona watershed. May God restore her health. 
• A Purpose Group that lost one of their group members. May God console the Shengena West team, group members, family, and all who are grieving. 

Thailand

We Give Praise For:

• God's guidance in the activities and the collaboration with farmers.
• The mobilization of the work and the implementation in Mae Ta Chang and Mae Yang Mint watersheds. Thank God for the pig raising in the Mae Yang Mint watershed that is safe from the epidemic disease.
• The activities in the community and the training that went well by God's guidance. Thank God for the collaboration of the leaders and the farmers in the community.
• The health of the staff and God’s protection of the staff, community volunteers, and community members.
• A successful Vision Trip. It was a time of great encouragement and advice. 
• God’s love for UHDF, Plant With Purpose, and the global family.

We Pray For:

• The budget for fiscal year 2025. We pray that the activities will be carried out according to the plan. We pray for the completion of the report for quarter three.
• God's guidance in our work for the whole year. We pray for every main work and also in each activity, especially for the fire break-making activities. And we pray for the staff that go to work in the target communities.
• The activities of water tank, fish raising, and frog raising. 
• The good health of each staff member. We pray for their family to also have good health.
• The training for six curriculums and the watershed network meeting.

United States

We Give Praise For:

• The Vision Trip to Thailand last month involving staff from the U.S., board members, and donors. We praise God for the learning and relationship building during that time.
• The completion of a series of training sessions conducted by Scott Sabin, CEO, on behalf of our team of regional representatives.
• The productivity and efforts of the strategic plan working groups as they continue to conduct research, engage our global partners, and prepare for the development of our fiscal year 2025-2027 strategic plan.

We Pray For:

• The Oaxaca “Wahine” Vision Trip April 15 - 20. We pray for safe travel and for the opportunity to share and learn with the local staff, community members, and Vision Trip participants. 
• The work being done to finalize our fiscal year 2025 budget. We pray for the board’s approval at the May quarterly board meeting.
• A productive and fruitful High Impact Funding Summit scheduled for April 18 & 19. This meeting will include presentations from outside experts from various funding sources to discuss future opportunities.
• New connections and learning opportunities as Christi Huizenga Renaud travels to Oxford, England for the Skoll World Forum. We pray for safe travel and successful and fruitful meetings.