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GOAT PROJECT

Bringing Jesus Christ to Rwanda

By Danette Rogers

We have had about fifty people who have received Christ
as a direct result of help from the GOAT Project. We have
received testimonies from people who were considering
suicide due to the pressure of having no food and no hope
being saved. We have helped Muslim families who now
allow their children to attend our children’s crusade and
learn about Jesus.

In January 2018 God laid it on my heart to start this proj-
ect. I did not start it immediately. God persisted. I started
the Facebook page in March 2018 having no idea the im-
pact that it would have on others. I can truly say that it has
impacted me more that I could have ever imagined. It has
become my passion. God has provided many trustworthy
contacts on the ground in Rwanda. They literally go door
to door sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When desperate
situations present themselves, they send me the stories and
I post them, and God sends help. Over and over, I have seen
God move and send resources.

Our latest connection is with an animal sanctuary in Rwan-
da. They have twenty dairy goats that need a forever home.
Prior to me receiving this contact I received a message from
On September 11, 2009, I and several others went to Rwan- one of my helpers there. He wants to raise goats because he
da for the first time. With government approval we were cannot support his family on his current income. I was able
a part of a medical mission team combining medicine to connect him to this animal sanctuary. He is being trained
and ministry. From that trip a nonprofit organization was on how to care for dairy goats. The Rwandan society is
formed, The Rwanda and Company, Inc. Thru this nonprof- only familiar with meat goats. They are not familiar with
it we have done several projects. These include rescuing dairy goats, as they do not drink goat milk. We are building
orphans, helping to build a school, helping churches, three a building to house these twenty goats. We will be purchas-
well projects, building a community center, feeding people ing the young goats and training each recipient how to care
and The GOAT Project. for these goats. We will be providing milk goats to families
with starving children to provide milk for them. We are also
In the GOAT Project, G. O. A. T. stands for God of All looking into providing fruit trees to plant for these families.
Things. Under this project we have provided goats, hens, Our goal is to help people have renewable, sustainable re-
and food to many families that are in dire need. We have sources that will help them provide for their families.
also started a sewing class. We currently have 12 sewing
machines and 45 single mothers who are learning a trade Our next mission is December the 3rd-17th. We are current-
to help support their family. They are also learning how to ly taking shoe donations. Crocs and flipflops are good for
make hot pads, purses, and aprons. We are hoping to take this purpose. We are nearly finished with The Seth-Joshua
orders for our December trip and purchase directly from Home, a community center that will be a base for the min-
these women items to bring home just in time for Christ- istry. We are in need of plumbing fixtures and furniture to
mas in a project we call “Gifts with purpose”. complete this project, which has its own wonderful testi-

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