Below is Sakunthalamma from the village of Buddam, her hut recently covered with a tarp to protect it from the rain. Our main sponsor for most of our widows, World Challenge, has notified us that 2023 will be their last year to sponsor our widows. We have about 120 widows we're involved with (a few of them widowers), WC helping many of them with monthly support (cash), medical needs and house repairs.
Not knowing whether or not another sponsor or sponsors will fill the gap in the future, one thing we are planning to do for the widows in 2023 is to build them more permanent structures. Since we have had the funds each year to help repair the huts of those who live in huts, we have been replacing leaves & sticks when needed and putting tarps on the roof to protect it from the rain. It is very possible that we won't have the financial ability to continue making repairs to the huts, so for those living in huts we hope to provide roofs with cement/asbestos sheets and several cement pillars to make the homes more stable. Approximately 20-25 widows are living in huts at this time.
We have funds which come into RHM from other donors to help other elderly people, but that amount is about 30% or less of what WC has been giving. So big changes may be coming before the end of 2023 for the widows & elderly ministry. Pray for the Lord to direct us, but also to provide new sponsors for the elderly.
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