The longest international border in the world is shared by the United States and Canada covering an incredible miles of land and water Workers regularly cut down ten feet of trees on both sides of the boundary to make the border line unmistakable This lengthy ribbon of cleared land called ldquo the Slash rdquo is dotted by more than eight thousand stone markers so visitors always know where the dividing line falls The physical deforestation of ldquo the Slash rdquo represents a separation of government and cultures As believers in Jesus we look forward to a time when God will [... more]

Some call him the ldquo tree whisperer rdquo Tony Rinaudo is in fact World Vision Australia rsquo s tree maker He rsquo s a missionary and agronomist engaged in a -year effort to share Jesus by combating deforestation across Africa rsquo s Sahel south of the Sahara Realizing stunted ldquo shrubs rdquo were actually dormant trees Rinaudo started pruning tending and watering them His work inspired hundreds of thousands of farmers to save their failing farms by restoring nearby forests reversing soil erosion Farmers in Niger for example have doubled their crops and their income providing food for an additional [... more]