Heifer International – Page 4

148. Heifer International Tour to Guatemala – Judy & Cleo Kottwitz – Missouri UMC

Judy and Cleo Kottwitz (pictured here) are members of Missouri United Methodist Church, in Columbia.Â They traveled to Guatemala to learn about the work of Heifer International in the country and tell about their experience in this MissionCast.

Heifer International conducts educational tours all over the world on a regular basis.Â For information about joining one of these tours call Carol Oliver at the Office of Creative Ministries.Â Phone:Â 573-474-7155Â Email:Â oliver@umocm.com

Heifer International is one of the ministries supported by the Festival of Sharing.Â Contributions to Heifer International may be sent to the Festival of Sharing, 3009 Columbia, MOÂ 65202.

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143. MissionCast – Heifer Ranch – Wilkes Blvd. UMC

The Heifer International Ranch, in Perryville, Arkansas is a great place for youth and adults to learn about hunger and responses that help.Â Youth groups are able to spend the night in the Global Village where they break up into smaller groups and stay in different kinds of lodging reprsenting different cultures and economic conditions.Â For this MissionCast persons from Wilkes Blvd. United Methodist Church, in Columbia, Missouri tell of their experience at the ranch.Â For information on the ranch and how to get your youth group signed up call Carol Oliver at the Office of Creative Ministries (573-474-7155) or email her at oliver@umocm.com .

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109. April Is Pass On The Gift Month – Heifer International

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Now in its 65^th year, Heifer International has used livestock and training to help millions of families lift themselves out of poverty and then watched them Pass On the Gift of their new skills and offspring of their animals to other needy families, transforming entire communities.

This April, Heifer is inviting everyone, churches, schools and individuals to take part in a truly global event honoring those millions of examples of success.

During the month of April, over 200 Pass On the Gift ceremonies will be celebrated in towns and villages around the world – from Nepal to Uganda to Poland to Ecuador.Â Heifer families will pass on dairy cows, dairy goats, alpacas, and water buffalo as well as worms, trees and bees and other animals to help new families start on the road to self-reliance.

So we invite you to join in the celebration by hosting an educational and fund raising event at your church or in your home or at a nearby coffee shop with neighbors, family and friends.Â Heifer has provided lots of resources to make it easy!Â A booklet filled with ideas also contains a CD with multiple clips that tell the story about Heifer’s work.Â All resources are free.Â Heifer’s website at www.heifer.org Â is another rich source of material with games, free downloads and even an option for posting your event on a map.

So please join us in this celebration by passing on your gifts and sharing with others.Â With your contributions, Heifer will be able to provide hope and a new way of life to the millions of families who still struggle on a daily basis.Â Please join us in this effort to expand the network of hope, dignity and self-reliance around the world.

For more information or to learn more about Heifer’s free resources, contact Carol Oliver at 573-881-6330 or by e-mail at oliver@umocm.com .Â

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107. Missioncast – A Technicolor Promise – Manchester UMC

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Under the direction of Lori Borger, the Manchester United Methodist Church Music Makers Childrens Choir, presented “A Technicolor Promise”, by Allen Pote.Â On Sunday morning the channel was transformed into Noah’s Ark.Â The musical was presented as a benefit for Heifer International.Â The children set the goal of filling a Heifer International ark.Â Carol Oliver, from the Office of Creative Ministries, who serves as the Missouri Representative for Heifer International, told the congregation about the amazing ministry carried out by Heifer staff and volunteers the world over.Â Senior Pastor Carl Schenck was sure that the children’s goal of raising the $5,000 needed for an ark would be met and surpassed.Â Sunday was a wonderful celebration of the Biblical Drama and of giving hope to hungery people around the world.Â MissionCast was on hand to bring you this collage from the musical.

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95. Bringing Self-Reliance to Women in Nepal

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We think of Heifer International as an organization which seeks to alleviate hunger and poverty.Â It is indeed such an organization, however, it is much more.Â There is the old proverb:Â â€œGive a person a fish and feed him/her for a day; but give them a fishing pole and teach them how to fish and feed them for life.â€Â Heifer International seeks to alleviate hunger and poverty in such a way that is gives people dignity, builds self-esteem and makes them self-reliant. It does this through teaching a community of people 12 cornerstones for developing self-reliance.Â It then gives impoverished families animals to raise as a source of income and food but it does this also through the community organization which is now guided by the 12 cornerstones.Â The community takes ownership of the program and makes the decisions about who receives the animals.Â All of this is done in such a way that it builds self-reliance for the individual families and also for the community.Â To learn more about Heifer Internationalâ€™s approach and how you can help call the Office of Creative Ministries and speak to Carol Oliver, who serves as Heiferâ€™s representative in Missouri. (573-474-7155 or oliver@umocm.com)

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