For Christmas Joe and Jaclyn made a donation in our names to
Heifer, International. The memories
tumbled back. I saw with my eyes the
difference one heifer made in the life of one farm family in a village near
Njmobe, Tanzania. Here is modified
version that first appeared in our Tanzanian blog.
A Man, A Woman, A Farm
Life sustaining agriculture is practiced by this husband and wife on land less than four acres. They speak openly of their faith and gratitude to God. Now their three children are being educated by their farm income.
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At church, an Anglican congregation, she heard about Heifer, International. She went ahead and signed up for a cow. She decided if she failed they could take the cow back. “I got courage from other women and the help from the heifer project.”
“Cows must have a house and so other group members helped me build a small barn. After six months we needed another barn for manure.”
Baba was asked to go for training in sustainable agriculture and he went. When he came back he used the training and also shared it with others. The farming practices are now 12 years old.
They
now have 7 cows. In the spirit of
Heifer, Intl their first calf was given to their neighbor. AND they have also shared other calves with
family, neighbors and the church.
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We also made jab chae a beef and rice noodle vegetable stir fry. and shi gum chi na mul, a spinach beef salad.
