October 2025 2nd Mile Giving Partner

Heifer International

On God’s Work Our Hands Day (September 8), one of the activities we

undertook after worship was to write to write postcards to Congress about helping to end hunger in the world. We wrote 57 postcards (thanks to everyone who was a scrivener that day) to our members of Congress to support hunger programs that were highlighted by Bread For The World.

In October, we are going to raise awareness of another program that is making

strides to end hunger. This program is Heifer International, our October Ministry partner for the All Saints Lutheran Second Mile Giving Program. This goes back to 1944, when founder Dan West made a note to himself when doing some work with refugee children by ladling out milk, that he felt the children didn’t need a cup of milk, instead they needed a cow. West founded “Heifers for Relief”, and 17 heifers were sent to Puerto Rico.

Heifer International evolved and has blossomed. Through sending animals,

agricultural and value-based training, Heifer has worked with more than 46 million

people around the world to end hunger and poverty. They currently have programs in 19 countries, and continue to support farmers and food producers to strengthen

local economies and build secure livelihoods.

Please join with the All Saints Lutheran family in supporting this wonderful and

important outreach.