Due to insufficient irrigation supplies during periods of low rainfall, we realised that the 5 acres of land at Errampatti won't provide enough food and income to care for our targeted 50 children. So we are now looking at buying another 10 acres of land to grow crops and have more cows and goats in another village where land is cheaper and water supply is more consistent. Above is a property we looked at in Anaikarapatti Village. It has 2 deep wells and is in an area of greater rainfall.
We held the first of our village goat days in Kalikudi Village. 10 pairs of baby goats were distributed to widows, the elderly, unemployed and disabled. The participants will raise the goats for 6 months, then we will give them a breeding pair to keep, and the adult goats will be sold to fund the purchase of the replacement goats and another pair of goats to give to someone else in another village. We hope to give out 20 pairs of goats every 6 months.
The goats will supply milk and income through breeding. Everyone was very happy to get their new goats.
Thanks to some fundraising by Kenmore Baptist Church Kid's Church, we were able to take the boys on a 2 day tour. We visited waterfalls and an island just off the most southern point of India.
Only four of the boys had ever seen the ocean before. They had a great time paddling in the waves.
Jeremy and Simon donated their old k'nex toys to the boys and they had a wonderful time building all sorts of models.
The boys have never seen toys like this before and enjoyed playing with them for hours.
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