Bountiful blessings but still lots to be done!

Written By Astrid Alas

“The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore,
ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.”
(Matthew 9:37 b-38)

Come join the harvest (already!)

Dear fellow labourers in the Lord’s harvest,

Whether I look at all the food security partnerships around the world our Grow Hope Saskatchewan project helps support, or the blossoming updates of our growing season on social media, I can see just how plentiful the harvest that Our Lord talks about, while he walks in our midst, in our “cities and villages” (Mathew 9:35). Beyond a dollars and cents contribution toward ending global hunger, the plentiful harvest we find all around us is one of solidarity with the impoverished, for those lacking their daily bread. This bountiful harvest for the hungry manifests itself in the partnerships and programs of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, both through emergency food aid to disaster-struck regions and longer-term food security projects.

In Rwanda, food security programs aim at multiplying farmers’ outputs, helping to lift the local farmers (a majority of whom are women) out of poverty while also increasing the food supply to local markets, resulting in a win-win relationship with the local economy. This boost to local food production mirrors the nature of Grow Hope Saskatchewan’s growing season itself, further increasing the effectiveness of a donation. Whether in Rwanda or Saskatchewan, farmers are leading the way!

While our growing season could be said to begin with the planting of the first seeds, member agencies of Grow Hope Saskatchewan held an inspiring launch webinar on May 17th to cover all the promising territory that a new year, the 9th of our project, brings. Witness for yourself, via a recording, all the hope that this event creates in us:

Crop & donation updates

As alluded to earlier, our Grow Hope Saskatchewan Farmers are working incredibly hard to create the harvest that will fund food security for this coming year. Here are some of their seeding and early crop reports via photos and captions:

On the crop sponsorship side, many folks have responded to the many challenges that have “cropped up” this year by stepping up with their donations early. 225 out of 505 available acres have been sponsored, and more are rolling in every day. While this represents a promising start and mimics the hope that our farmers place in the fertile soil of Saskatchewan, more generous support is certainly needed. To add your contribution to this year’s tally, consider sponsoring your acres (donations of any amount are accepted) through the following links: https://www.growhopesk.ca/donate or click the button below:

DONATE

Active in Saskatchewan

While participation in communities is nothing new (we’ve been creating and participating in a variety of “field days” from our inception in 2017) we are publishing our list of community events EARLY. See below for a short “save the date” list. If you live in or near the areas represented, why not come out and say hello?

Field Days

Want to share the good news of Grow Hope Saskatchewan at your church before summer is over (or are you already planning ahead for September)? Why not gather and review some materials today? Share a video with your local congregation, review the Foodgrains Bank worship materials (including more videos), or simply drop us a line to access even more resources to share with your faith community.

Wherever and however you “sow in righteousness” (Hosea 10:12) this year, may you find in our growing project the means to make a giant difference, “thirty and sixty and a hundredfold” (Mark 4:20). May God bless you abundantly as you reap a “harvest of righteousness” (James 3:18).

Astrid Alas https://regii.ca
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