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“Buried” Treasure

Since Rose and I began as directors in early 2011, a key part of our SEED message has been that our partners do not deserve pity, because they have been made in the image of God, with dignity, gifts and skills attendant to that image. On my recent Asia trip, I saw that to a [...]

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Welcome to Community, Part 2

A different aspect of community came to light during my time in Cebu, the Philippines. Pastor Allan and Pastora Naomi Prochina have led the Light & Life Christian Fellowship for several years, and just in the past six months have also been leading services at an outreach church in a different part of Cebu. The [...]

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Welcome to Community, Part 1

One aspect of the recent SEED Asia trip that stood out repeatedly was the sense of being welcomed into the community. The reception went beyond gracious and was more warm and family-feeling. It made me think deeply about the idea of partnership. Sometimes I think we can make the mistake of thinking that we are partnering [...]

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Growing organic SEED partnerships

When people ask how SEED started, I tell them it started organically and has grown organically.  That’s important to us… and so is being intentional.  Especially after having an urban gardener grow organic vegetables in our yard for two years, we know: the best produce come from seeds that are organically and intentionally grown.  It [...]

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Asia by Numbers

Since I (David Brewer) returned from Asia last week, I’ve been trying to process the experiences in various ways. It certainly is hard to put a month-long trip to Asia into a short blog post! Maybe I can start with some numbers: 32 days from front door to front door 9 domestic flights 8 international [...]

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Celebrating Int’l Women’s Day – Faraja and Joy!

Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women, a day to call for justice for women who are oppressed, and a day to nurture and inspire girls. David and I (Rose) are in the midst of three months full of working with livelihood groups in person.  I had the great honor of working [...]

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