Blessed Earth

 

A decade ago, the Sleeths and their two young children were living out the American Dream, in a beautiful home, filled with beautiful things. Matthew Sleeth was an ER doctor, at the top of his career, chief of staff and director of emergency services.

One winter break, the Sleeths went on vacation to an island off the coast of Florida. They put the kids to bed early and sat outside on a balcony under a blanket of stars.

 

Nancy asked her husband two questions that would change their lives forever. "What is the biggest problem facing the world today?" Matthew answered, "The world is dying." Then Nancy asked, "If the world is dying, what are we going to do about it?"

  

After returning from Florida, the Sleeths embarked on a faith and environmental journey. Matthew read the gospels and found the Truth he had been seeking. Matthew got back to Nancy about the second question. He would quit his job as a physician and spend the rest of his life trying to serve God and help save the planet.

 

Over the next few years, they downsized their lifestyle, giving away half of their possessions and moving to a house the size of their old garage and reduced their energy usage by more than two-thirds and trash production by nine-tenths. Together they started an educational nonprofit, Blessed Earth, and thus a ministry was born.

 

Regardless of where you are on the journey, Blessed Earth provides a hub of practical resources for everything from household cleaners, gardening, and fast food-to tips for Christmas shopping, making conscious choices about technology, and finding quiet time with God. Blessed Earth is not, however, just about practical ways to live with less. It's about tuning out so you can tune into God. It's about living abundantly.

 

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