Agnes is hopeful that the 13 goats she received will reproduce by the end of the year. With a smile on her face, she told ICC, “Hope has been restored to our lives and we feel encouraged to pick up our spirits and pursue our goals. I woke up without a single goat and now I have 13 of them. This is the doing of the Lord. I praise Him for remembering me. This is a gift that gives birth.”
We believe that these goats will be beneficial to the widows as their breeding, milk, and meat production can all be turned into lucrative businesses. ICC also carried out its first ever oxen project, comprised of two bulls, a yoke, chain, plough, and a cart which were delivered to Katana, a survivor of the Maleli attack.
Katana expressed, “As a person who has depended on farming for many years, I know the worth of having your own set of oxen and a cart. Crop farming needs tilling and ploughing. Furthermore, after harvesting, carrying the produce home or to the market becomes easier with a cart. I am glad today because I have been empowered with the oxen, plough, cart, yoke, and a chain.”
Unfortunately, al-Shabaab remains a security threat through its persistent attacks in northeastern Kenya, targeting non-local Christians, police officers, and foreign aid workers. Recently, the militants abducted two Cuban doctors, Assel Herera Correa and Landy Rodriguez, who were working in Mandera, and an Italian social worker, who was kidnapped in Chakama in the coastal region. The three are yet to be found. Please pray for the release of these individuals and for the safely of all those who are living under the threat of al-Shabaab.
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