Merry Christmas to All!!
Merry Christmas to All!!
I have so many friends and people that I love. During this time of year when giving is the primary focus for me, I have been frustrated that I couldn’t give everyone a gift. I have solved my dilemma this year. Instead of giving individual gifts I have bought a flock of geese from Heifer International and also loaned money to help a woman named Lanuola in American Samoa, farm and fish to support her family and fix their home up. If you are interested in doing something like this also, please check out their websites:
Lanuola is not new to the SPBD programme and her business is a plantation and she fishes in addition to that. She would like to buy some new tools for her business and that is what she would use the funds for. She said she is happy with SPBD’s (Kiva.org) help and will welcome the opportunity for another loan in future.
Geese Get Results: Geese make a great gift, and here’s why: Since some geese can lay up to 75 eggs a year even “six geese a-laying” can add up quickly for families in desperate need of protein and a means of income. Geese are easy to care for because they don’t require much shelter and can adapt to hot, wet or cold weather. Geese can also find a good portion of their food by themselves, and they efficiently dispose of weed seeds and gobble up insects, slugs and snails.
Best of all, geese are highly efficient producers of animal protein. And they’re vigilant “watchdogs,” loudly warning when uninvited guests arrive at the homestead.
As we move deeper into this season, remember not only your loved ones but other people around the world who are not so very different from you and yours.
Love and Joy to All,
Sue
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