Harare Help's - Zimbabwe

Tropical Cyclone Idai hit Zimbabwe eastern coast on March 15, 2019 after making landfall near Beira, Mozambique the day before as a Category 2 storm with sustained winds exceeding 105mph. As of March 20th, heavy rains continue making search and rescue operations and damage assessment almost impossible.

A Zimbabwean couple, the Kirk’s, living in Birmingham, Alabama will be traveling to their native country for a visit.  Some of their family members are involved in the relief efforts in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe that was hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai, a little over a month ago. The Kirk’s are collecting donations and supplies for ‘Harare Help’s”, a ministry in Zimbabwe, helping get supplies to the ravaged areas. 

The request is for:  Pain relievers; anti-inflammatories; bandages; bandaids; children’s supplements; vitamins; wraps; slings; etc.

Scatter Christ is so thankful the Lord presented this opportunity to be involved in relief efforts across the globe and much of the needed items have been purchased and sent to Zimbabwe with the Kirk’s.

Conaway Gandy Church - Rhino Refugee Settlement

The thankful people in Rhino Camp have worked so very hard! We thank God for the well done work…. as you can see all is not finished yet but each day is getting closer. Pastor Juma Emmanuel will hopefully be able to have Easter with his church member at this new building. Thank you Lord for meeting the need according to Your riches. —Bullen Timo

pillowcase dresses

Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for providing someone to sew these dresses for the orphans in Africa. I know that You have a special purpose and place for each one! Scattering Christ to the Nations.

Aug 24, 2010 A few women in my Small Group are interested in making the pillow case dresses, but we need to know the deadline for having them done and details on who we get them to. Carol Brown.


Sept 2, 2010 I've gotten some response, but plan to contact more in the next week. I believe there will be at least 4 or 5 ladies working on them. I believe we are just going to fund the pillowcases as well as make them. I will check, but I don't think we will need any materials. I'll get back with you.


Sept 3, 2010 Hi Lisa, We are going to get together on Friday Sep. 24th in the morning to sew. There are 9 women who are going to work on the dresses. We will also work independently. I have no idea how many we will be making, but we are going to start collecting pillowcases now. If you have extra pillowcases or ribbon that need to have someone working on them, let me know. Thanks, Carol Brown


Sept 4, 2010 Looks like I have 8 or 9 women now who will be starting on these dresses independently and then we are getting together to sew on Fri. Sep. 24th. I hope we get a lot done between now and the 24th, but who knows how fast it will go for them. I'll be in touch. Carol Brown


Sept 18, 2010 Lisa, Some of our ladies met Thursday night to get prepared for our big sewing day. Some have already started and we have 6 finished. We have about 25 pillowcases to do and twelve pieces of fabric. My goal is about 40 - 50 dresses by Oct 10th. Then we will keep sewing for the next group going in Nov.

I'm so thankful to the Lord to find something these women are excited about doing. I know young people don't understand, but some of these ladies are older, they have also lost their husbands and have health issues. They just can't go overseas for various reasons. They so desperately feel left behind when mission trips in foreign lands are talked about. Now, don't get me wrong, the women and men in the Branches class work locally in several different types of mission endeavors. Just wanted to say, the pillowcase dresses give them a way to extend their hearts to the church in poor countries.Another idea: My granddaughter had an idea about the little boys. She said, we could have t-shirts donated and just make colorful crop pants to go with them. If we had a few small groups bring solid t-shirts, maybe various color blues, then we could buy blue fabric prints for the crops and they would blend well together. Just a thought.Also, I purchased a pattern from eBay,( which has not come yet) of children's scrubs. The pattern says it's sizes 2-8.

calling all believers in SS

Samaritan's Purse and church leaders in Sudan are calling on believers across the nation and around the world to participate in prayer as the nation of Sudan prepares for historic presidential and parliamentary elections. After two decades of brutal civil war during which more than 2 million people died, the CPA (Comprehensive Peace Agreement) was signed five years ago. The 2005 agreement was an uneasy truce, tied to a promise that the people of Southern Sudan would be allowed to participate in the national elections in 2010 and vote for independence in 2011. If successful, this balloting process could help lay the foundation for lasting peace across the nation. However, if violence erupts, it could start a chain reaction that draws the nations back into civil war.

Kisses from Katie

I just finished ready Katie Davis’ book and here this is her blog - kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com

This is Katie Davis. She is a 20 yr old from Brentwood, TN who lives in Uganda with her 14 adopted children. In addition to her 14, Katie cares for 400 impoverished children in the area. If you can take a few minutes to read some of her blog, I know you will be glad you did.

I have been following this blog for over 6 months and I look forward to each new post. Some members of The Church at Brookhills visited Katie last month and described their amazing time in Uganda. Uganda is also the home of Murchison Falls (Murchison is my maiden name). I plan to go to Uganda in the next few months with a couple who is adopting from Uganda - I can't wait to visit Katie!

To God be the Glory!

Clean Water Needed

Benjamin Franklin once said,

“When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.”

For millions of children around the world, they have already learned this difficult lesson.
In Africa, children are walking one to three miles, carrying back 40 pounds of water four times a day. The constant need for water is time consuming and exhausting.

Around the world, 376 million children must walk more than 15 minutes to access water. Studies show that in sub-Saharan Africa and many other areas around the world women and young girls must walk an average of four miles every day just to provide water for their families.

Each year in Africa, 40 billion working hours are spent just on fetching water. The consequences are tragic. Children have no time for school and the adults, especially the women, have little time left to pursue opportunities that would financially benefit their families. The long-term damage and ripple effects of this loss of time are too great to measure.

The world’s poorest 1.4 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day. Many of these same people lack a basic education. And it should be no surprise that a large part of this number—1.1 billion—lack access to clean water.

In addition, communities without water do not thrive and there is usually no infrastructure for schools. Without water, communities literally dry up, and as always, it is the children who suffer the most.

There is an African proverb, “Filthy water cannot be washed.” It is a simple statement but it reveals the helplessness of those who have no way of reaching clean water. It is said by those who know water’s true worth.

John to Sudan

A 15 year old boy named John wanted to go to Mundri from Uganda for the holiday's to visit family. The trip is very long (2 or 3 days) and cost about 100.00 usd. Thanks to Western Union (Quick Money), John is on his way to Mundri by bus and taxi. Kamaru Martin - helped John, who is under age, pick up his money transfer. He will visit Andrew's sister in Juba, which is the first stop, while waiting for a taxi to Mundri to be with Andrew's mom and dad for the holidays.

Thank you, Jesus that we are able to help one another in a time of need. We give You all of the Glory.