This is the heartwarming true story of Dan West and the beginning of Heifer International.

It touches on conscientious objection, suffering during war, poverty, generosity, faith in God and others, doing justice, community, prayer, responsibility, ripple effects of giving, and the ability of one person to make the world a better place.

"Faith is a cow with a mission to make people who are starving and very very thirsty not thirsty any more.  Virgil Mock, one of the farmers, gave Dan West, the person who thought of doing this, Faith.  Just one cow can make a difference because it will have a calf.  That calf will have a calf and the family that had Faith in the first place will teach the people that they gave the calf to how to take care of that calf.  It will keep on going. 

I like this book because Dan West says that he has faith, but the other farmer says, 'not that faith, I mean my Guernsey cow in the barn.'  I also like this book because he helps so many people with one cow."

-Nathan Alexander, age 6

Author: Susan Bame Hoover

Publisher: faithQuest (March, 1995)

ISBN:  0871782294

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