Drs. Rick & Anita Gutierrez are based in Durban, South Africa. They are developing sustainable, replicable and holistic lay health ministries to address common health problems such as HIV, diabetes, malaria, high blood pressure and other nutrition related diseases. The doctors along with other trainers equip health builders to screen, educate and refer for these conditions. Health builders lead on-going health classes with video and Bible studies. The capacity of health builders to support themselves through gardening is strengthened. Local churches or Christian organizations work alongside the health builders to establish locally sustainable health ministries.

They write: In this new year we will work to integrate income generation initiatives into our health builder program. Forty percent of South Africans live on $2 or less a day. Our aim is to set up health builders in locally sustainable health builder ministries where they are able to minister holistically to the needs of their neighbors. Thank you for your faithfulness and commitment to make the long-term investments that are needed for excellent Kingdom return.

·        Praise God for how He has multiplied the offerings of time, talent and treasure this last year to transform lives.

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Luke 10:2 Please pray for God to raise up workers to help with the training of health builders in medical screening, health education and Bible study as well as income generation projects.