This document summarizes an interaction between two boys in a remote village in China that receives aid from Heifer International. A young boy from the visiting group engages an older local boy in conversation about books they both received as gifts. Their discussion is interrupted when a local woman points out to the older boy that he is an orphan, as his mother left and his father remarried. The document advocates that Heifer International's approach of providing livestock and skills training is better than temporary donations, as it allows families to support themselves through small businesses and help prevent situations that drive parents to abandon their families.