To all supporters of Rubatsiro Ministries,

Once again we want to take the opportunity to thank you for all your support of this ministry and of the people of Zimbabwe. Rubatsiro is continuing to send over food parcels to our contact in Harare and we are also continuing our support of Fathers’ Love Ministries (sausage sizzles have raised almost NZ$1000 for this ministry over the month of August!) This month we are also excited to welcome Doug Maarschalk onto the Rubatsiro board.
We have watched with bated breath the happenings in Zimbabwe over the last couple of months, and wait in anticipation to see what unfolds with the new power sharing agreement! We hope and pray that this agreement will be of benefit to all Zimbabweans’ and that NGOs and Aid organizations will be allowed to freely operate within the country. This newsletter includes feedback of how your money has been helping those in Zimbabwe; we pray that you will be blessed as you hear from the people in Zimbabwe.

Food parcels arrive in Harare…

From an e-mail from Pastor John Bell in Harare: “I would just like to take the opportunity to thank all who have expressed Christian love for people here in Zimbabwe through the gifts of the Zambezi Grocery food packs. The basic packs we have used to give to individuals who come to us generally "off the street" as it were. As a city centre church, we often have destitute people coming to us for help and over the past couple of years we have developed a very active Social Concerns ministry. These food packs mean we have something to give to these people. The family packs we distribute to families known to us, sometimes elderly folk and widows, often members of our church but not necessarily so. When we handed out one of the packs, the man to whom we gave it, who in fact is a teacher at a private school with a family of 5 delightful children, said to me "Pastor, we have not had sugar in the house for 5 weeks, and we are so grateful to the Lord for this gift". Another older couple in the church thanked me and the lady said something to the effect, "Now we are waiting to see who the Lord wants us to share this with". One of the encouragements at the moment is to hear words to this effect from believers, who, having received a gift like this, are looking for ways to share with others. So thank you for your gifts and interest in the lives of believers here. Please pray for us, it is not easy to remain positive in these days.”

We ask that you pray with us for the people of Zimbabwe this month. Pray for: 

•    Freedom of Aid Organisations
•    Encouragement for Christians in Zimbabwe
•    Wisdom for those leading the county
•    Good rains and easily available food and water
•    Soft and receptive hearts to the Lord
•    For the joy, peace and love of God to pour over Zimbabwe

We would like to say a big thank you for all your support which is invaluable to the work of this