This project will provide direct administrative oversight for the registration of SOWERS in Tanzania. It will also solve the shortage of high-level facilitators. This visit will result in three candidates ready for Level 4 mentorship while refreshing the skills of all current Level 3 facilitators for better quality training.

Can you help? Donate online USD2593

This project addresses the need for transport and seminar support for five Level 3 Sowers in Tanzania. These funds will enable them to conduct seminars and mobilise local churches for evangelism. These funds will be a huge encourage to the team.

Can you help? Donate online USD575

The project will allow for the printing of 2,000 counselling booklets to ensure evangelists have enough counseling resources for open-air meetings. It will also provide 500 "Nje Kupenda" manuals for students in Level 1 seminars. Additionally, 500 Swahili follow-up booklets to help new believers grow spiritually. To support Level 1 training, we will produce 500 "How to Sow" manuals. and 1,000 high-quality glossy brochures to promote the work of SOWERS.

Can you help? Donate online USD649

The proposal is for Emmanuel K. to return to his native Zambia to conduct two-months of deputation and spend time with his family and church from September to December, 2026. This deputation covers seven provinces where Emmanuel will lead weekly church services and Pastors' Fellowships. These meetings are designed to promote mission and encourage partnership. The visit also incorporates family time and taking a break. Emmanul's wife will be with him for the first month before returning to Kenya. Their daughter will stay for the duration of the visit to renew her passport and seek job opportunities.

Can you help? Donate online USD2717

My recent March visit to Ethiopia confirmed the door is open, but the work cannot flourish without a dedicated team of leaders. This visit will allow face-to-face meetings with key church leaders representing a number of denominations, to identify key people. Also, by leading a workshop at the Christian Brethren International Conference, I will address the need for a formal platform to promote SOWERS to a wider audience. This promotion is vital for securing the long-term "member support" and the backing required to grow the work from a pilot project into a self-sustaining national program.

Can you help? Donate online USD1014

This project is to provide vital financial assistance to support the growth and development of the ministry in Namibia. They are seeing it grow in Okahandja, the coastal city of Walvis Bay, and the bustling northern town of Ondangwa. Despite personal hardships, Bertie and Daniel, remain committed to advancing the SOWERS ministry. This project will provide funding for ministry development so they can continue doing the work they love.

Can you help? Donate online USD690/qtr or 230/m

With a shortage of qualified, well experienced leadership at the highest levels of the ministry, this programme is designed to accelerate the speed that key people can be trained in both field work and administration and operational procedures. This will result will mean that the load that the two RAs are currently carrying, will be shared by more people resulting in great efficiency and effectiveness.

Can you help? Donate online USD11500

Due to the current low levels of stock, it has become necessary to print the following in Chichewa material for Malawi and Eastern Zambia. 1000 Chichewa Leaders Manuals, 1000 Chichewa Digest Ones, 10,000 Chichewa Counselling Booklets, 10,000 Chichewa Gospel tracts.

Can you help? Donate online USD3030

In much of the eastern part of Mozambique, seminars are conducted in Lomwe, reflecting the significant need for material in this language. The following are urgently required. 1000 Out To Sow Manuals, 1000 Follow up booklets, 4000 Counselling Booklets, 4000 Gospel Contact Tracts, 500 Leaders Manuals and 500 Digest One.

Can you help? Donate online USD1665

There is a significant demand for Chichewa materials in Mozambique, and the current stock levels are critically low. In particular, there is an urgent need to print the following. 1000 Chichewa Out To Sow Manuals, 1000 Chichewa Follow up booklets, 4000 Chichewa Counselling Booklets, 4000 Gospel Contact tracts, 500 Chichewa Leaders Manuals and 500 Chichewa Digest Ones.

Can you help? Donate online USD1838

Edmond in Zimbabwe has requested the following material and equipment from Godfrey. 1000 Out to Sow Manuals in English, 1000 Follow up booklets in English, 500 Leaders Manual, 500 Digest One, 2000 Shona Counselling Booklets, 2000 Ndebele Counselling Booklets 2000 English Counselling Booklets. Edmond also requires: 5 rolls of newsprint, 300 brushes and paint.

Can you help? Donate online USD2362

SOWERS calendars serve as an effective tool for raising awareness among churches and pastors, providing them with valuable information, reminders, and resources to support their ministry activities and community engagement. This project will allow 6000 calendars to be printed.

Can you help? Donate online USD2206

After his visit late last year, Godfrey is keen to follow-up with the team in Botswana, as they are still in the early stages of development. Providing regular encouragement, guidance, and support will be crucial in fostering their growth, building their confidence, and ensuring they have the resources needed to succeed. His objective is to train a team to L.2 enabling them to conduct open-air meetings in.

Can you help? Donate online USD2864

Godfrey is keen to return to Eastern Zambia as conducting Level 3 seminars has become increasingly challenging due to the absence of a qualified Level 5 trainer. This situation underscores the urgency of completing David’s Level 5 seminar to ensure the availability of certified trainers capable of facilitating these sessions effectively. Godfrey will visit and encourage other Sowers along the way.

Can you help? Donate online USD1334

Godfreys visit is to encourage this new work in Namibia. The team in Namibia will receive encouragement, support and motivation, while Bertie and Daniel will undergo training to achieve Level Four certification.

Can you help? Donate online USD2323

Godfrey's visit to Zimbabwe is to actively engage and encourage more men to participate in the work as it is currently being carried out solely by Edmond. It is imperative that more men are involved in the growth and advancement of the initiative to ensure its sustainability.

Can you help? Donate online USD3772

Godfrey's visit to Zambia in May 2026 involves attending the SOWERS International Annual General Meeting, engaging with Coordinators, Senior Sowers, and the National Board, as well as meeting with provincial committees and assessing the performance of the SOWERS work in Zambia. This will serve to encourage the staff and workers to increase their efforts and contributions toward advancing the work.

Can you help? Donate online USD3312

Godfrey's visit will ensure that the SOWERS workers in Mozambique will receive encouragement and support, while Pastor Mwashani successfully completes his Level 4 seminar, marking a significant milestone in his training and ministry development. At the same time, Godfrey will oversee the field testing of the new Portuguese materials to ensure they are fully completed, thoroughly reviewed, and rigorously tested for quality and accuracy.

Can you help? Donate online USD2576

SOWERS Kenya desires to make the most of this opportunity to promote the ministry at a Pastors and Leaders Conference in Nakuru county. As there is low awareness for the need of outreach by pastors and church leaders in this region, attending this conference would not only provide a stand to show the SOWERS material and promote the Program but also an invitation to speak to the attendees during the plenary session. This project covers the cost of the stand and the printing of the promotional material to give to the attendees.

Can you help? Donate online USD575

Emmanuel needs to travel to Uganda to work with the board in clarifying the role and function of the board members. This has resulted in some confusion between Board roles and staff duties. The Board has not yet been fully trained in SOWERS International governance so Emmanuel will take the time to work through this with them.

Can you help? Donate online USD1756

New churches often don't have Bibles available, even for the pastors or ministers. There are many existing churches in the same predicament. This project aims to supply Bibles to leaders who don't have them.

Can you help? Donate online NZD2000 / USD1165

To visit and follow up on the Sowers International ministry in the Southern African region. Other options are virtual meetings but are not good as compared to in person meetings. Most of the Sowers's activities are rural based where internet communications have serious challenges. Therefore, is worth to visit and meet people in person. Face to face visits demonstrate care and encourages field people to continue with the program. 

• Existing National Boards, Teams, Coordinators, AGM delegates, Sowers Seniors and families will be encouraged.
• New opportunities for Sowers International in the Southern African region.
• Constructive overall report of the ministry in the Southern Region will be collected and made available to the SIHQ.
• Education on Sowers matters like SEEDS, policy and etc.
• National Boards will be encouraged to invest in IGP for the sustainability of the work in the region.

Can you help? Donate online USD

Godfrey's tablet computer needs replacing and his visit to NZ provides a good opportunity to do so as David will have the time to sit with Godfrey and set it up.

Can you help? Donate online USD1133

Godfrey has been invited to a Baptist Convention in Australia so we will leverage off that and have him visit NZ for 3 weeks in August. It will be helpful for David and me to spend time with Godfrey, and an opportunity to visit some churches and home groups to promote the ministry.

Can you help? Donate online USD1663

Due to misunderstanding, the registration of SOWERS Uganda lapsed. In order to re-register the ministry in Uganda, the board has to complete a number of legal requirements. This project is to cover the expenses involved in that process.

Can you help? Donate online USD1559

This project will set up a revolving fund for the senior Sowers. This will lead to self-reliance and reduce donor dependency. The funds will help Sowers Seniors in Malawi to set up business projects to generate extra income for their families which will empower them.

Can you help? Donate online USD2300

This project is to make 30 folding sketchboards for newly trained Level 3 Sowers. A traditional sketchboard is large and difficult to transport. Folding sketchboards open up like a suitcase and are approx. 1.2m x 50cm and the legs fit into the case meaning they are easier to take onto public transport or carry on a bicycle or on your head.

Can you help? Donate online USD1208

There is currently no L.5 Sower in Eastern Zambia so this visit will allow Godfrey to complete the L5 training with David Lungu.

Can you help? Donate online USD1334

Godfrey will spend time with the Zimbabwe Board and will guide and advise them in areas of management and administration. He also wants to develop a good working relationship with the new Board Chairman. Godfrey will also meet and spend time with the existing provincial committees and will work closely with Senior Sowers.

Can you help? Donate online USD3772

This project will allow us to have trainers who can teach Level 2, 3, and 4 seminars. This will empower Sowers in Nampula to develop the SOWERS program on their own. The SOWERS program in Nampula is more than ten years old and the work is not progressing because of lack of trainers and training material in Portuguese.

Can you help? Donate online USD1495

This will be the first visit of SOWERS President to Uganda where he will meet National Board. Meanwhile, Emmanuel will meet with SOWERS National Executive and evaluate the progress of the projects. They will both meet with Sowers to encourage and inspire them. Emmanuel with then attend a SOWERS Level 3 seminar and open-air meetings to evaluate the standards.

Can you help? Donate online USD1810

Emmanuel will travel with Rodwell to meet the National Board. Rodwell will encourage them on the importance of understanding role of the National Board and of completing the SEEDS course. They will also meet with the Mennonite Executive in order to strengthen the partnership we have with them.

Can you help? Donate online USD543

This project will allow Marcel to travel to Central/East Africa to be trained at levels 4 & 5, to gain experience in the ministry and a greater understanding in how SOWERS operates. This in turn will better equip him to introduce SOWERS to the West African countries that come under his responsibility as Head of Evangelism for the Methodist Church in Ivory Coast.

Can you help? Donate online USD11500

Emmanuel has taken Zachary with him to Tanzania to advance his Level 4 training and experience. They will meet with Sowers, encourage them and teach a Level 2 seminar, and start training someone in Tanzania to Level 4.

Can you help? Donate online USD1111

The ministry in Mozambique has not moved ahead as well as it could have because of a lack of Sowers trained at Levels 3, 4 and 5. Once completed, this will mean that the ministry in Nampula will have trainers who can teach L2, L3, L4 seminars and this will empower Sowers folks in Nampula to develop the Sowers program on their own.

Can you help? Donate online USD2156

Godfrey will travel to Zimbabwe to: 1. Follow up on the Chiredzi and Victoria Falls Ministry Development Projects 2. To help Edmond who is working alone to develop Sowers to Level 4. 4. Meet and encourage the National Board.

Can you help? Donate online USD2277

Since Covid, some 50 new churches have been planted in poorer regions and none of these churches has a single copy of the bible. This project seeks to allow two bibles to be given to each of these churches.

Can you help? Donate online USD1305

The 12-month project will provide Edmond with the finances he requires to develop the ministry in the Chiredzi Province. The current senior Sowers will be trained to Level 4/5 to help grow and expand the ministry.

Can you help? Donate online USD1655

With Victoria Falls being far from Harare and transport expensive, this 12-month project will provide Major Edmore Zinyowera, a L.4 Sower, the means to buy material and equipment to develop the ministry in that region.

Can you help? Donate online USD2760

This project is to purchase 8 treadle sewing machines and training for the families of 8 senior Sowers so they have the means to generate funds for themselves. The Green Life Training Centre will help with the training so that each family have all that they require in order to succeed at this venture

Can you help? Donate online USD4185

Emmanuel and Thuo teach both L.1 and L.3 seminars. This is part of the ongoing development of the ministry in Tanzania and it is also good leadership training for Thuo.

Can you help? Donate online USD1110

Thank you for your support. Training course completed. This visit will allow Emmanuel to conduct the next stage of training for CAR Sowers.

Training, encouragement, and church mobilisation are challenges being faced by Rwandan Sowers. Deo has been asked to visit and help. He is well suited to the task.

Can you help? Donate online USD430

This project will provide funding assistance for churches to conduct Level 2 Seminars while the country experiences hardship and food shortages following cyclone Freddy. It will allow more churches to hold L.2 seminars as the burden of providing food for the participants will be offset by this project. This in turn will enable them to reach out into their communities with the Gospel.

Can you help? Donate online USD1105

To train a Sower at Level 4, there is a process that they must undergo. The trainer observes how the Sower plans, prepares and leads a Level 2 seminar. On his previous visit, Emmanuel started this process, and, on this visit, he wants to observe how well they implement that training. Also, while there, Emmanuel will start the process of translating the Level 1 manual into Sango, the local language.

Can you help? Donate online USD1,355

Following the death of Kafusha, the work in the Luapula region of DRC has slowed down. The region is in urgent need of both equipment (sketch boards, easels, paint boxes) and material (contact tracts, counselling booklets and teaching manuals etc). Once supplied with these things, the ministry of SOWERS will have all that it needs to be able to move forward again.

Can you help? Donate online USD3420

The work in CAR has been steadily building with each visit Emmanuel has made. With trained L4 Sowers, they need their own stock of SOWERS equipment (easels, paint boxes, sketch boards etc) and their own tracts, manuals etc, in order to develop the ministry further. This will help them to become more Independant because all of the material they currently have was carried by Emmanuel from DRC.

Can you help? Donate online USD3530

By providing Tanzania with the means to register the ministry they have more freedom to operate as they see fit with a greater lever of autonomy. They can make local decisions plan their own program schedule. This empowers them to take ownership of their ministry. 

Can you help? Donate online USD495

This project will allow Godfrey to train up Sowers in the Tete Province of Mozambique over a 12-month period. As he lives closer to Tete Province that the senior Sowers in Mozambique, this makes good economic sense.

Can you help? Donate online USD3820

After living in Kenya for 10 years, Emmanuel, in conjunction with a Planning Team in Zambia, has planned an extensive time of deputation in his home country of Zambia. It is hoped this 6-week visit will allow Emmanuel to reconnect with family, friends and colleagues, present the ministry he is doing in Kenya, raise awareness along with prayer and financial support.

Can you help? Donate online USD2115

As Regional Advisor, Godfrey has been invited to attend the Zambian AGM and to spend a day with the Zambian Coordinators. For the advancement of the work, it is important for Godfrey to have this level of involvement where he can meet with, discuss and encourage Sowers and Board members alike.

Can you help? Donate online USD1125

Recently, Regional Advisor Godfrey had a burglar enter his house and among items stolen was his laptop. In order to operate efficiently, Godfrey needs to replace his stolen laptop.

Can you help? Donate online USD2200

This is an emergency situation where the health of our colleague Tizie Auguste is severely compromised. He needs medical intervention immediately for stomach related issues.

Can you help? Donate online USD575

Following the death of Peter Kabunga who served with SOWERS for many years, we would like to honour his service and commitment with a visit to his family to let them know how much we appreciated him. At the same time Godfrey will make use of his time by meeting with the Zambian Board while in the country.

Can you help? Donate online USD1390

This project provides Coordinators and senior Sowers with the camping equipment they need as they travel and overnight in villages. The tents, mattresses and lights will make their travel safer and more comfortable.

Can you help? Donate online USD1040

This project will allow 20 bicycles to be purchased allowing greater mobility and distances to be travelled by Coordinators in the Provinces. More Sowers and teams will be able to be visited in far less time thus allowing the Coordinator to operate much more effectively and efficiently.

Can you help? Donate online USD3135

This project is for 47 Lightweight sleeping bags that are less bulky than blankets easier for Sowers to travel with. Also, as many couples only have one blanket between them, this means that they both have bedding when the husband travels. A number of these sleeping bags will replace those purchased earlier that have worn out through use.

Can you help? Donate online USD2900

The Zimbabwe National Board is submitting this SOS Application for an increase to our present SOS by USD600 per three months (which is USD200 per month). SOWERS International Zimbabwe has a prospective donor who is willing to fund this through SIHQ. Read more about Edmond.

Can you help? Donate online USD600 /qtr

Churches are calling for training but not all can pay even the minimal cost. Others are calling us to visit to explain more about our ministry. There is a shortfall of funding. Would you consider even a little support for the ongoing ministry of SOWERS in the Philippines? USD11,400 per year; USD950 per month.  Donate online

Philippines Development ...

Church training is proceeding apace. The annual visit by SOWERS staff has provided a core group of churches trained in this particularly effective method of outdoor evangelism. Funding of USD350 per month is sought to cover ongoing development.  Donate online

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Charged with imparting vision, direction, inspiration and encouragement to Sowers around the world, the President needs to travel. Depending on where the President lives, his/her communication budget may also need boosting.   Donate online. Thanks.

How did the need arise?

No other means of communication encourages and inspires people as much as a personal, face-to-face, meeting. This is the President's role in SOWERS. It has been severely restricted by the lack of funds and the work has suffered accordingly.

Project purpose

The purpose of this project is to provide a President's fund to enable him/her to carry out this vital role.

Who will do it?

The President. The fund will be administered by the international office.

Cost

USD8000 per year.

That would fund two or three significant trips per year.

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Good governance is a key function in any organisation. SOWERS' Governance Board members need to represent a wide international range of interests. Stringent attention to costs ensures that most of the Board's work is done electronically. It is crucial, though, that the Board periodically meets face-to-face. Donate online. Thanks.

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Stop Press! Right now there is an urgent need for printed materials so that training of church teams can continue. Could you help with one or more of the items? Click on 'read more' below for a list.

Congolese Christians have been trained by Zambian Sowers and are now spearheading the work in Katanga Province of DR Congo. Church planting is proceeding rapidly. Already the work has reached a stage where a couple of senior Sowers need to travel to train, shepherd, and develop other leaders. These experienced men need prayer and some support to replace the 'lost' income from other sources for caring for their families. Would you pray with us? They need USD400 month. If you could give part or full support, please DONATE ONLINE.

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