This year, during our annual Montrose Christmas Parade and Fellowship Meal event coming up on December 1, our ministry is kicking-off our Thanksgiving/Christmas project called "Feed a Village".  The idea behind this project is quite simple.  We are asking people to buy goats to donate to Rwandan villagers in need.  Why goats you  may ask?  Well, goats are actually one of the most giving animals around.  They thrive in all kinds of environments and are actually such gentle creatures that it's usually the children in the family that care for them.  But most importantly, a single goat can provide a struggling family with a gallon of milk every day, which can be used to make yogurt, butter, and cheese.   The extras can also be sold to buy school supplies for the children, as well as medicine and other necessities for the family.  The gift you give can then be multiplied when the offspring from the goats are given to other families in the village who will receive the same benefits.  For $25, you can make this difference.  Information on our website: www.inhisshoes.org

Need a little inspiration?  Read Beatrice's Goat, a heart-warming true tale of one African family who received one such goat.  The following is a book review: When her family's fat, sleek new goat arrives in her poor Ugandan village, little Beatrice hugs her close and whispers, "Mama says you are our lucky gift...." And indeed it is true. Soon the goat bears two kids and provides enough milk to both feed the family and sell for profit. Until the goat arrived, life was very hard for Beatrice and her five brothers and sisters. The family could not afford to send the children to school, and it was difficult to make ends meet. Magically this one small animal, one of 12 given the village, opens up a new world of health and prosperity. Before the year is out, Beatrice happily realizes her dream of becoming a school girl and her delighted family moves into a sturdy new house.