A BRIEF HISTORY
For many years, the affairs of Seeds In HIS Garden in the United States was handled though Cypress Community Church. When I retired as the Founding Pastor in 2005, the operation of SIHG could no longer be maintained at Cypress Community Church, and it became necessary to form a new 501C3 to allow USA donors to receive tax credit. Hands of Hope International was formed to not only become the funding agency for Seeds In HIS Garden, but also for other worthy projects in the world. During the first three years HOHI was able to fully fund SIHG, and in addition provide thousands of dollars to many worthy projects both in America and in more than a dozen other countries. During the past three years it has been necessary to devote virtually all contributions to the support of SIHG. This became necessary for at least three reasons. (1) Considerable funds were needed for the SIHG building project. (2) An increasing amount of money was needed for the continuing education of the SIHG children (3) The serious economic downturn in America made it increasingly difficult to raise funds.
CHANGES AND WHY
For a number of personal reasons, it was decided that it would be best to close the office of HOHI and find another mission that would become the funding agency for SIHG. A major reason for the change was the fact that I turned 81 and it became increasingly difficult to travel to Africa and other parts of America as frequently as needed. In January of 2011 Discover the World based in Pasadena, California became that agency.
CURRENT COMMITMENT AND HOW
At this time I am committed to raising funds, writing newsletters, maintaining contact with old donors, and seeking to find new ones. This is done primarily through my home office and the internet. Discover the World (DTW) is committed to handling all administrative responsibilities that were previously handled in the Monterey office including bookkeeping, publishing of newsletters, donor acknowledgment, and annual State and Federal reports.
