THE GOAT MINISTRY

The Goat Ministry
Ok, so apparently I have a little bit more of a fan base than I thought I did with my daily journal and there has been a request for an elaboration on the Goat Day’s. To bring everyone up to speed, “Goat Day’s” refers to a new outreach ministry that we are starting at NWHCM, which a lady and her husband have felt led to head up. Their names are Dave and Sue, and sometime ago Sue felt a calling by God to buy pairs of goats and give them to needy families. She kept this to herself for a while, because she was afraid that people would think she was crazy. So time last year for one reason or another she told someone at her church about this and they went nuts with it and did research on the value of a pair of goats to a Haitian family and what it would cost to buy them, and then they made cards and sent out support opportunity letters giving people the chance to purchase a pair or simply donate to the ministry. In case you are wondering, a male and female goat, in Haiti is equivalent to 5 months salary for a teacher and I am sure much more to an everyday average person, that is of course, if they do not eat them. Selling the milk and breading them to sell the children is where the money comes from. Dave and Sue are really excited about this ministry and when they found out what it was going to cost to buy each pair they thought they would not get very many. Well, while they were in Haiti in October we had to make 2 trips to buy goats and distribute them to people that we knew needed them and that had a good re-pour with the mission. In total Dave and Sue were able to purchase 40 goats (20 pairs) and hand them out to the people themselves. I did not get to go on either of the trips because of being sick for one and having a previous engagement for the other but from what I hear, they were very successful and seeing the goats when they brought them back was a real treat as well. It was really funny to see the people loaded in the back of this truck right along with the goats. On the first trip the mission had seven teachers in mind out in the far west that they wanted to give the goats to because the church/school that they work for could not afford to pay them enough, if anything at all. So when they got this pair of goats that equals 5 months worth of salary for them assuming that they just do not eat them. The other pairs of goats went to families that were struggling as well and they joy on their faces when they received this gift was just so fulfilling. To purchase all the goats that Dave and Sue raised money for took two trips and to give out all the goats took about a week. This is going to be an amazing ministry and if you would like to get involved please drop me a comment and I will get you the appropriate email address to do so. Peace.