Goat Gift

Our new goat!!

Yesterday Bob and I received a gift from the father of one of my students at the seminary; our very own goat. The father wanted to express his thanks for what we're doing to help his son.

This all happened yesterday while I was at school. Bob got a call that the student's brother wanted to see us and so he told the brother to drive on out. A little while later the man drove up with a goat strapped over the back of his motorbike. The goat's feet were tied together, and Bob said when the guy got off his motorbike he picked up the goat like a suitcase and handed him to Bob. Bob said couldn't help but laugh as they untied the animal and the goat tried to walk; talk about dizzy!

This culture is very much a gift-oriented culture. Any and every thing you do is greatly appreciated and expressions of thanks are freely given and always gratefully received. And so, for now there is an addition to our Seed Ministry family and our new little friend will be allowed to roam the compound to his heart's content. As for his future? Well that is currently up in the air. Come what may, you can be assured that no harm nothing inhumane will happen to the critter. I will say this however; we definitely won't be giving him a name, or getting too close to him if you know what I mean…