The story begins with a farmer in Northern Thailand. His grandfather moved from Southern China to Thailand to grow opium, hoping to capture a piece of the lucrative opium trade between Great Britain and China. Two generations cultivated this nutritious rich soil, carefully tending the opium plants as they emerged from the soil. John, the owner of todays coffee plant inherited the land from his grandfather when his father was shot dead.
His father wanted to stop making opium, and he asked the king of Thailand for permission to grow coffee. Because of this, he was killed by jaleous nearby opiumfarmers. John then was only 10 years old, and then his mother died when he was twenty. But this strong young man did not give up! He gave his life to Jesus, and started his mission to turn the old ways into right ways, making an honest living by growing the best of quality coffee instead of selling opium. He had a new dream and new vision for the land. A dream to redeem this well toiled land and grow a legal product, organic coffee beans. He wanted to plant seeds of justice in the soil of injustice.
