It's rather that I'm suggesting that it is a wonderful side-effect of showing love to people that many of us don't think about.

BTW, Bernadette Pabon, not Gabon…

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A hungry child is thankful for the goat that provides milk, the hens that produce eggs, for food that takes away stomach pains. A thirsty child is thankful for clean water that satisfies a parched throat and removes the grime of the day. A child with asthma is thankful for the indoor stove that doesn't require wood to heat the food he eats and thus pollute the room in which he sleeps. A child without clothes is thankful for the warmth that comes even from hand-me-downs. A child who is cared for, who feels loved, is a child who can smile and return love; he is not a child who will not grow up to lob bombs at innocents in a marketplace.

I cannot imagine turning the cheek against the desperate need we know exists just because it could be said to be "evangelizing".

This is perfect:

"We need to evangelize by loving people and showing them that God loves them too."

And perfect timing with the Holidays coming….it brings new Light to the money spent on worthless gadgets that will be broken/forgotten about…..to just really take a look at what is going on, "put your money where your mouth is" and taking action. And it doesn't take much. A few years ago, we learned more of the Heifer International program…..I suggested to my children that instead of stocking stuffers, we took the money we would have spent and bought a flock of chicks and a flock of geese for a family (and in turn, a village). My daughter's Godmother heard about it and it really moved her…so last year, she bought a goat for a family in our family's name.

Thanks for spreading such important News, Peter!