Why?

Some of you have asked me why Samaritan's Purse has decided open an office in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe suffers from a variety of factors due to erratic weather, high HIV/AIDS rate and an economic crisis.

Life expectancy dropped from 51.8 years in 1995 to 37.2 in 2006; mainly due to a high HIV/AIDS rate but also do to food insecurity.

HIV/AIDS rate has dropped from 20.1 to 18.1 in 2006 through intensive awareness and behavioral change programs but it is still one of the highest in the world.

Over 80 percent of the population is unemployed in the formal sector. This is mainly due to the agricultural decline; the agricultural sector use to employ up to 70 % of the population.

There are currently 1.3 Million orphaned children in Zimbabwe - 77% as a result of HIV/AIDS.

Zimbabwe needs our prayers, they need our help. Please continue to pray for Zimbabwe as it goes through this election time. There is a lot of uncertianity and insecurity for people here. Also, pray for our office as we work to develop the best programs to bring hope both physically and spiritually. This time of uncertainty has also lead to the slowing of our registration process, please pray it can move forward quickly. I hope to post some pictures soon but it is a little tricky right now with the situation to be seen taking photographs. Thank you for your prayers.