A Fun Mid-Year Seeds and Water Update

Hi friends,

I wanted to send a quick and fun mid-year update from Seeds and Water.

I recently shared a reflection that feels like it captures so much of what this work has been teaching me:

Most of the people I know want to make a difference. One thing I’ve noticed over my years in this effort is that the difference I want to make is rarely linear, cause-and-effect, or even measurable and visible.

Most of it is messy. It spreads like dandelion spores. Rarely does Action A lead neatly to Effect B. Many of my efforts, by pragmatic standards, have looked like failures.

And for any of us who desire control, visible results, or validation, this work can feel like a long, slow death to those things…and an invitation to embrace contentment with mystery.

To say, “I’m going to love God, love others, and love myself well… and I don’t know what is going to happen with any of it.”

As my friend Jess reminded me recently, “Efficiency is a tool of the empire.”

Love is the tool of the Kingdom of Christ.

That feels like a pretty good description of Seeds and Water.

So much of this work is not clean or easy to measure. It is slow, relational, sacred, and often hidden. And yet, we keep seeing little signs of life…conversations, referrals, healing, courage, reconnection, curiosity, and people finding safe places to be honest about faith again.

And this year, we are seeing more of those signs than ever.

Last year, Seeds and Water served 173 clients. This year is already shaping up to be our biggest year yet. We are still counting, but we expect to serve well over 100 new clients in 2026 alone — likely somewhere in the range of 60–80 new clients already, with more continuing to come.

That means more people finding safe spaces for counseling, coaching, spiritual formation, retreats, and honest conversations about faith, healing, and hope.

We are also getting close to launching our brand-new website in July, and I’d love to give you a sneak peek before it goes live.

Over the past several months, we’ve been working on a refreshed logo, new colors, clearer language, and a website that better reflects the people we are trying to serve: those who are spiritually wounded, spiritually curious, or trying to rediscover faith in a more honest, healing, and embodied way.

Here’s the preview link: New SWC Website Draft

If you have a few minutes to look through it, I’d love your feedback. You don’t need to edit every sentence or comb through every page. But I would be grateful for your honest response to any of these questions:

1. Does the site quickly make sense — who Seeds and Water is for, what we offer, and how someone can take a next step?

2. Does the tone feel emotionally safe and inviting for someone who may be spiritually wounded, skeptical, or hesitant to re-engage with faith?

3. What feels unclear, missing, or off-tone as you imagine someone new encountering Seeds and Water?

We are deeply grateful for the ways so many of you have prayed, encouraged, given, referred people, and helped make this work possible.

Seeds and Water continues to grow because of a community of people who believe there are many who still long for a way of faith marked by healing, curiosity, humility, and the way of Christ.

Thanks for taking a look…AND thanks for being part of this story.

Grateful,

Aaron