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A new day for farmworkers

Lupe Gonzalo understands all too well the hardscrabble life of a farmworker.

First Presbyterian Church of Roseburg, Oregon, helps connect its community

In a town known for timber, a Presbyterian congregation continually finds ways to grow in service and stewardship. First Presbyterian Church in Roseburg, Oregon, has its hands as well as its historic building in direct efforts to meet the community’s most basic needs. Through the Presbyterian Foundation’s coaching program for pastors, the Rev. Vicky Brown developed her knowledge and fluency in supporting this important work.

The PC(USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing changes lives

Lupe Gonzalo understands all too well the hardscrabble life of a farmworker. Having worked for 12 years in Florida’s tomato industry — in addition to traveling to other states to pick sweet potatoes, apples and blueberries — Gonzalo often had to wake up at 4 or 5 o’clock in the morning to travel to a local farm, where she was handed a bucket and told to fill that bucket as many times as humanly possible during the day.

Sowing seeds of hope

Paola Tognarelli’s connection to Mother Earth is sacred. Just like the bond she now shares with the other significant women in her life.

Sowing seeds of hope

Paola Tognarelli’s [Tog-na-rē-le] connection to Mother Earth is sacred. Just like the bond she now shares with the other significant women in her life.