April 2025

Roots Are Growing:

A Relentless Update

Hello friends and family,

We've been quiet with updates this year, not because nothing has been happening, but because so much has. Some seasons are for sowing and staying close to the ground. And in that quiet, deep things have taken root.

This work has taught me to trust the slow unfolding. To believe in what we can’t yet see. And to remember that transformation rarely looks like fireworks. It often looks like a woman learning to trust her own voice, a shared meal after a long meeting, or a small group deciding to try something bold together.

I'm excited to share that one of those bold seeds is blooming: a group of women we’ve been walking alongside is now running their own cooperative. They’re organizing, making decisions together, generating income, and showing what’s possible when women are given space, trust, and support. It’s been beautiful and humbling to witness.

And we’re not stopping there. In the coming weeks, we’ll begin planting seeds for a second cooperative in a new community. The leaders and women in El Naranjo, reached out to us and we met to start the process of creating a sewing coop for women and a n agriculture one for the men in that community. Every place has its own rhythm, its own strength and we get to help that strength grow.

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, we’ve started laying foundations for change in new ways. We launched community-led work around Waste Management and organized our Clean Water Day. The needs may differ, but the heartbeat is the same: relational work that centers people, not just projects.

If this kind of work moves you, walk with us. You can give, share this story with someone who cares, or reach out to see how your gifts might fit into what’s next. We need hearts, hands, and voices.

​Give here​ or connect with us to get involved.

Thank you for believing in this kind of work the relational, deeply human kind. It matters more than I can say.

Saludos! See you next month!

Esther Mejía RFI Honduras

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