Our Story: Planted

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Our Story: Planted2021-12-06T17:19:47-08:00

A story of hope

A Rochaโ€™s work in Canada began in 2000 and has spread across Canada with focusedย activity in BC, Manitoba and Ontario. In each place, A Rocha staff and volunteers areย responding to the biblical call to steward creation through hands-on conservation,ย education and agriculture projects.

The story of A Rochaโ€™s beginnings and growth is whimsically told in the bookย Planted, a Story of Creation, Calling and Community. Plantedย invites the readerย to travel with author Leah Kostamo and the A Rocha team on the wildย ride of salmon saving, stranger welcoming and God-worshipping asย they establish the firstย Christian environmental centre in Canada.

A Rochaโ€™s work is most fully expressed through our environmentalย centres and projects in BC, Manitoba and Ontario.

โ€œPlanted is a work of grace and wit, conveying the joy for which A Rocha is known.โ€
Huffington Post
โ€œIf bad news about the planet is getting you down, read Planted. If all Christians were like those in A Rocha, ours would be a radically different world.โ€
Margaret Atwood, Author
โ€œIn an arena frequently marked by controversy and acrimony, A Rocha is cheerful, winsome, exuding gratitude. A Rochaโ€™s work is characterized by joy and humility โ€“ it is always local, personal, relational, and hospitable.โ€
Rev. Eugene H. Peterson, author of The Message

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