tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post7383057671388921404..comments2024-02-15T08:22:52.443-08:00Comments on The Back Forty: Tikkun Olam and Kiva.orgRobbynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-26923544883454288932008-02-28T12:46:00.000-08:002008-02-28T12:46:00.000-08:00When I was on a short-term mission trip to Kenya, ...When I was on a short-term mission trip to Kenya, I found that a single act of kindness meant the world to a widow I met. She was taking care of four starving grandchildren and had nothing to feed them with. My fellow missionary and I bought the widow a lactating goat so she would have milk for the children. Unfortunately, even the several day delay before she got the goat was too late for one of the grandchildren, who died of starvation. But that goat, she said, was right from God, and I hope that the other children have survived. To see this kind of need with my own eyes - it's undescribably, really, and a reason I want to take my children to such destitute places. <BR/><BR/>Today, our family tries to make a difference to many poor families by buying goats for one child at a time through this organization: http://adnamis.org/wheresMyGoat.cfm<BR/><BR/>In fact, we have come to look at the world in terms of goats: How many goats could we buy if we didn't get this for ourselves? It's been a great lesson for the children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com