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HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL
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HERE to visit Heifer International's website
Heifer
International is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to
work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth.”
The leaders of Heifer International envision “a world of communities
living together in peace and equitably sharing the resources of a healthy
planet.” How do they make this
seemingly impossible goal a reality?
Heifer
sends pairs of animals to impoverished families around the world.
The families commit to share the offspring of these animals with their
other village members so that the entire village benefits from the products
produced by these animals. For 60 years Heifer has been committed to giving families a
food source (long term relief) rather than short term relief and have changed
lives for millions of families in more than 128 countries around the world.
Heifer
International is an organization that the children of Trinity have supported
this past year and they invite you to join them in their efforts.
They have been working on special art projects for you to purchase.
Our goal is to be an “Ark Church,” a church that contributes $5,000
to purchase animals for an entire community.
Additionally, we will plan a trip to Heifer International Headquarters
in Georgia during this calendar year.
You
are invited to attend the Trinity Children Art Auction on May 6.
 
A
Spaghetti Dinner will be available for a reasonable cost.
All proceeds will go to Heifer International. Please mark your calendars today. Watch for more information later.
Join us for the:
MISSION AND MERCY MEETING
APRIL 1, 2007
FELLOWSHIP HALL
4:00 P.M.
to learn more about
this trip and other mission opportunities that you and this church family can
be involved with.
DON’T MISS A
CHANCE TO SHARE GOD’S LOVE!!!
S.I.F.A.T.
S.I.F.A.T
(pronounced see-fat) stands for Servants In Faith and Technology and refers to
a missionary training organization in Wedowee, Alabama.
The leaders of S.I.F.A.T. know that one of the most practical ways to
share God’s love is in the merging of faith and technology.
Volunteers are taught to establish farms while maintaining the
integrity of rain forests, to establish microenterprise within urban slums, to
build and maintain schools in third world countries,
and to promote safe motherhood while combating infant mortality.
In short, they are taught to bring God’s peace and love, in practical
ways, to others.
In
addition to training missionaries for work throughout the world, S.I.F.A.T.
offers opportunities for churches to work in their Global Village for several
days to learn about some of the work that missionaries carry out in God’s
world. We all need to be
more sensitive to the needs of the world, and learning how to express God’s
love in practical ways helps to meet those needs.
Trinity
United Methodist will plan a trip to S.I.F.A.T. this summer for anyone who is
interested in discovering the joy that comes from being a servant of Christ.
Families, children, and youth are welcome.
We will have the opportunity to live the life of a missionary for a few
days – we will make bricks from dirt and water, learn how to farm with
little or no water, learn how to create energy from animal products, and much
more!! This will truly be a life
changing experience!
Soles4Souls
Mission
and Mercy Highlight
“Changing the world one pair at a time”
is the logo/mission statement of a non-profit organization, Soles4Souls
that works to keep shoes on the feet of the people of the world.
Born as a response to the 2004 Tsunami disaster and hurricanes Katrina
and Rita, Soles4Souls collects shoes from retailers, civic organizations, and
churches (like Trinity UMC!) and delivers them to the hurting worldwide.
Practical, gently used, or new shoes for both children and adults are
collected.
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