Ray of Hope is the main covering project, but the Lord spoke clearly with us about not neglecting the needs of the widows in the community. In an effort to achieve this goal the Dorcas Program was born which focuses on providing rations to the poor and needy widows. This is usually doneas and when resources are made available. Other projects for the widows include:

• House building. There are some widows who lived in structures that would have not been called houses. Through generous contributions of friends, we were able to put up houses for them and as at now we have been able to erect 5 homes even though the needs for such are overwhelming. We are still looking for partners in this venture.
• Income generating projects: Some of the ladies are able to bring in some income and with some support they are able to begin small projects either at a personal level or as a group. In the last three years, we have been able to help them do the following:

1. Peanut Butter making machine: The widows take turns in working on the machine to make Peanut Butter. The peanut butter they then sell to raise income. The local community are also able to bring their own peanuts and the widows help them make their own peanut butter
2. Goats: We were also able to provide the ladies goats for rearing which has been producing some income in the last few years. These goats they can either be sold to raise money or share the young goats between them and another widow is then able to raise a goat.
3. Merry go Round: This is where the members of this group meet every week in one of the members houses and they all put in a small amount of money. This money is then borrowed by one of the widows in the group, who is in need, to purchase what they need. At a later time the person refunds the money back to the group.

Future Project: We are trusting the Lord, with the widows, to buy a posho mill which is used to mill grain. There are two advantages to this purchase. They will be able to mill their own grain as well as an added advantage of blessing to them as a source of income from those who pay for the use of the mill.