Living Magazine Summer 2016 | Page 31

TIMELINE branch of their ambitious project: garden kits. To help families have crops year round, the kit will include seeds, fertilizer, and a simple, efficient drip irrigation system, along with access to workshops at Deep Roots farm. Amazingly, their first efforts at fundraising brought in a little over $10,000 and the dōTERRA Healing Hands Foundation™ agreed to match $5,000. They had enough money to put in the first well in February, with a stewardship program that gave the community respon­ sibility over the care of the well. The program worked, and now, with fundraising efforts bringing in another $10,500, and another $5,000 from Healing Hands, they have plans to build three more wells and begin funding future aspects of the project. THE FUTURE While they still plan on putting in many more wells with the money that has been donated, Josh and Sarah have plans to start another This all contributes to their overall vision for Mozambique. Josh says, “The world­view of Africa is that everyone is starving, but the people are surviving and they have a tremendous amount to offer. We brought them a few ideas and t