Goat farm!

So Trent, Stu and their families have included me in their new project. They are starting goat farms. One in San Antonio, and one in Via Victoria. 

Heres some background info about the goats and what they provide to the families:

The guys have noticed that the families here are not getting enough dairy in their diets, and so they thought they would get some goats to fix the problem. These goats provide more than just milk for the families though. They give the families a job, an income, and a healthier diet. If a family has a goat, they can sell the milk, drink it themselves, or feed it to their babies (mothers here often dont have enough milk for their babies). 

That being said, there will be up to 10 families running these goat farms, breeding, feeding, and milking the goats. These families will be trained to take care of these goats. They will know how to help bring the baby goats into the world, give them vaccinations, and treat them when they are sick. They will be able to sell milk and the goats to local people, which will provide a steady income for these 10 families. 

I will be using some of the money I raised before coming down here to get a goat farm started in Via Victoria. The money will go towards buying materials for a shelter on the farm, paying rent for the land we use, and to buy some goats to get started.

I will get pictures up when the farm gets set up!

Thanks for all the prayers and support! :)

Courageous

I was given the new Casting Crowns CD at Christmas before I came back here. The first track really stood out to me. It was called Courageous. Here are some lyrics:

We were made to be courageous, we were made to lead the way. We could be the generation that finally breaks the chains.
Where are you men of courage? You were made for so much more.  Let the pounding of our hearts cry, we will serve the Lord.

It made me think, where is my courage coming from? I am living in a house on my own, having to take care of myself for the first time in my life.. I am driving between 10 and 20 people around the cities and villages in the back of a pick-up truck, and I am with the teams 7 days a week for about 14 hours a day. Normally, all that would freak me out, and I probably would have wanted to stay home. But I know that God gave me the courage to take on this responsibility and He will help me through it.
I know these next 10 weeks are going to go by faster than the first half of my trip. I am excited to come home, but I also dont want to ever leave this place. My heart is in 2 places at once...