Land of a Thousand Hills

We introduced Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee yesterday to Hillcresters. Some equipment and existing partnership issues will delay us from being able to brew their coffee during Sunday morning services for a bit, but we gave away sample bags of their coffee to see if our coffee fanatics will like the product. While the coffee is certainly more expensive per pound then our current supplier, doing ministry and business with a company such as Thousand Hills makes sense. The coffee is fair trade, meaning that the Rwandan farmers and communities which produce the coffee are given a fair wage with which to raise their families on. For the Rwandan people, who were decimated by genocide in the early 1990s (i.e. Hotel Rwanda), companies such as Thousand Hills not only provide income, but also hope. Finally, $1 of every 12oz bag one buys from Thousand Hills goes to support microfinance initiatives for Rwandan communities, meaning that the local economy can continue to grow and develop. It's no wonder their slogan is "drink coffee. do good."