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]