On June 18, 2009 Palmer Muench passed from this world to everlasting life with our Lord Jesus.  Palmer was a great and true friend to many people, and we know of his great love of Christ as he tirelessly worked to share that love with those he was given the chance to meet and work with.  Palmer was a board member for Hope Seeds over the past 5 years and also a dedicated volunteer for the past 10 years, scooping seed into packets every week, sharing the story of this ministry as he gave presentations, and even taking a mission trip to Haiti to help share the "seed message" of Christ in that hungry land.  Many of his friends and family have given memorial gifts to Hope Seeds in his honor, and it is with the same enthusiasm for sharing Christ which Palmer exemplified, a Teaching Garden will be dedicated in his memory in the Artibonnite region of Haiti this coming year.  A Teaching Garden is a place within the confines of a Christian church or school where children and families are taught the basic methods of gardening while also hearing of the Biblical narratives of Jesus and His Grace.  To all of you who have honored the memory of Palmer with your gifts we share this common theme which Palmer so many times presented - Plant A Seed! Feed A Soul!