Bobilee and Walter, who was involved in farming or agriculture-related activity nearly all his 78 years, had supported Habitat for Humanity and Heifer Project as a part of our tithe for many years, she said. Longtime members of New Providence Presbyterian Church, they became interested in Heifer Project in the early 1970s when Associate Pastor Glen Bays, who had served in mission in Zambia, Africa, and Papua New Guinea, talked about it. Bays had seen Heifer Project in action in several areas on the receiving end and talked about its efforts in Zambia. Bobilee remembers that was what sparked her and Walters interest. Heifer Project animals and training offer hungry families around the world a way to feed themselves and become self-reliant.
Farmers learn sustainable, environmentally sound agricultural techniques.
The prices include the cost of purchasing and transporting quality animals and the training and support services Heifer Project provides. Projects key concept is that each recipient must pass on to others some of the offspring of the farm animals they receive. This principle, called passing on the gift, assures that each participant in the program becomes a donor, enhancing dignity and participation in each project. Passing on the gift also helps communities to become self-sustaining. The projects roots are in the civil war in Spain in the 1930s, according to HPIs web page.