How to wrestle a goat.
Interesting fact about Kacie number 1. I LOVE GOATS! I especially love baby goats,
and I love to try to touch them. Our contact Peter planned a trip out to West
Nepal, right near the border of India in order to partner with another pastor
in helping to build a new church for the small village of Butwil.
The church that they currently meet in was a small shack that was made out of
clay that would barely fit 25 or 30 people inside. The new church that we were
sent out to build will be able to hold double that amount, about 60 people! Yay
praise the Lord! So our team sets off on a 12 hour overnight bus ride to the
country farmland of West Nepal. When we arrived there.. to my surprise.. we
were greeted by goats! Dream come true.. Hallelujah! Goats everywhere, and they
were just lined up for me to pet and love on.
I quickly began to pet all the goats. They were so soft
and they were tied up so they couldn’t escape, so I got to touch all of them!
There were two baby goats that just stole mine and Rachael’s hearts. They were
so young and so soft, and we would pick them up and just hold them as much as
we could.
And then I saw him…. He walked with such confidence,
claiming his territory as he strutted in a circle around the post he was tied
to. He was brawny, tall, with a face that would melt any female goat’s heart. His
fur coat glistened in the sun, he had sleekness about him, yet his hair was
untamed. He was the king of all goats. His name was Lazarus, a name that was
feared all over West Nepal. Little did I know, he was going to challenge me to
a wrestling match… and I was about to come facet o face with the hardest
physical battle of my life. The battle was hard. The battle was long… but
somehow the physical struggle between Lazarus and I turned into a victorious
win! 10 tips on how to wrestle and win against a 7 foot tall goat named
Lazarus.
1. Feed
your opponent first. His belly gets full and it will make him a bit lazier.
2. Hug
him and pet him and make him think that you are a friend. He will never suspect
you as an opponent.
3. Send
out someone from the male species to size him up to see what the goat is made
of.
4. When
you wrestle him start off in the choke hold position. He cannot rotate his head
to see what has snuck up on him.
5. Firmly
plant your feet on the ground. If you aren’t steady then he will push you over!
6. Lean
into the goat as you push. The goat has no problem putting all of his weight
into the struggle. Do the same. It will be a fair match.
7. If
necessary, grab the horns and push!
8. When
he rears up, laugh at him and slap him down. This will make him feel awkward.
9. Make
him follow you around in circles, this will make him dizzy.
10. Never
give up. Goats never quit and neither do you!
