We put three working dogs on the sheep this morning to keep them in their corner. Fate got butted by Zelda – Fate gets no respect from sheep – Red held everybody firmly in place, and Gus stayed back to supervise. No sheep were getting out of that gate. It’s nice to see Gus join the team, he is a farm dog now, for sure. Let dogs be dogs.

Today is a big working day at the farm. I’m heading off to Albany to meet a man named Mawulidi Diodone Majaliwa, he is bringing a list of the wood carving tools he needs to resume his craft. He’s been in the United States about a year, and I don’t know much more about him that that, except I’ve seen some of his wood carving work and it is quite beautiful.

I hope to raise enough money to replace his tools. This, to me, is the best way to help refugees and immigrants, meet them, talk to them, found out the kind of help they really need. Small things make a big difference.

I’m excited about the meeting, and I also have good news for Devota Nyiranaza, originally from Rwanda, now a U.S. Citizen.She walked thousands of miles across Africa to get to America. She is working hard to repay a $10,000 student loan she mistakenly thought was a financial aid offering from a college. This happens more often than one might think.

So far, we have raised nearly $4,000 for her loan repayment, and contributions are coming in steadily, mostly in the small accounts that characterize the work of the Army of Good. Small donations from many people, a joyful and manageable way to do good. You can contribute by sending checks to Jon Katz, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816 or through Paypal, [email protected]. Please mark the checks somewhere on the front “for Devora” Thanks.

I’m keep this fund going until we reach the $10,000 goal or till mid-August, whichever comes first. This will make a huge difference in Devota’s life, she has suffered enough.

I’m also meeting with Ali to present two sketchbooks from the Brooklyn Library of Arts “sketchbook project”  to two young students at the the RISSE school will get to send their sketches to the museum, where they will be placed on their website and seen all over the world. These are the first two scholarships our scholarship fund has awarded so far, Devota was the third recipient. Perhaps Mawulidi will be the fourth.

The idea behind the fund is to encourage gifts and passions.

I’m also giving Ali a check today so that  he can take the RISSE soccer team to see “Spiderman” this Saturday at a megaplex near Albany. I liked the movie, it was as much about growing up as it was about car chases and explosions.

I’m including enough money for popcorn and soda. Maybe I can get them to go see “Wonder Woman,”  another sweet take on the superhero idea. It’s up to them.

So a big working day at Bedlam Farm, and a good day to be alive. It is better to do good than to argue about being good, and the Army Of Good is becoming a powerful force in the world. If you believe in energy, then you can sense that we are capable of good things and righteous deeds.

This work is so important. The refugees and immigrants I meet are puzzled and frightened by what they see on the news. Through your good spirits, we are showing them the true heart and soul of America.