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Letter
from Rosalee
Grateful Thanks from Rosalee:
A few years ago I put together a collection of my journals,
essays and stories, and titled it "Blessings Along
the Way". Thirty-nine years ago I could not have
imagined in my best and wildest dreams all that has happened
in my life. I am grateful for many things. My husband
Paul and my children and grandchildren have given me the
freedom to follow my dreams. I have an extended global
family here and around the world who continue to inspire
me with their ability to share and to pass on the gift
of friendship.
I am deeply touched to have Heifer Foundation establish
"The Rosalee Sinn Women in Livestock Development
Endowment." Heifer's work to empower women has been
so very important. I can remember when WiLD was first
started that a group in Sierra Leone who had no relationship
with Heifer wrote that they had established a WiLD group
because they felt so empowered by the concept.
A cow is the symbol of Heifer and folks around the world
associate me with goats. Only a few know that I collect
teddy bears because when no one else hears you, they are
good listeners and more than once have helped me solve
a problem. But there is another special creature for me
- and it is not a yak. . . it is a frog. The reason I
like frogs is that they never go backwards, they always
go forward, but they can change direction. I hope that
Heifer will continue to go forward, but that we are willing
to change directions many times as we look at the great
needs in the world. There is a great need and opportunity
in this moment of history to lift people over the rim
of poverty to self reliance as we practice justice, peace
and as we care for the earth.
Truly, there have been thousands of blessings along the
way. I will cherish each of them as I move out into a
different life. I am closing one door and opening another
- and the view on the other side looks good.
With Love,
Rosalee
Rosalee
Sinn WiLD Endowment
Rosalee Sinn WiLD
Endowment Founders
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