The ladies of Golspie WFM were delighted to welcome friends from the neighbouring congregations of Brora, Dornoch, Helmsdale and Tain to their Coffee & Gateaux Evening.

Annie-Margaret Macdonald, from the Dowanvale congregation in Glasgow, had come north to share with us her interest in the Dwelling Places Project in Kampala in Uganda, where Marsali Campbell, of Smithton Free Church, is the paediatric nurse. It was evident to us all as we watched the video clips and heard Annie-Margaret speak that she (and her daughter, Donna) were deeply touched by what they saw and experienced on their visits to Dwelling Places, and that the children there have a very special place in their hearts. Many children live in the Home while others come each day and all, from babies to teenagers, are affected in some way or another by the problems that are to be found in Kampala - homelessness, HIV/AIDS, poverty, disability. At Dwelling Places they are fed and clothed, nursed and played with and shown the love of Jesus in by word and deed.

To provide such care requires much patience and understanding. It also requires financial support. As we sat down to share together the good food prepared for us, we were very conscious of the plenty which we enjoyed compared with the needs of so many around our world. The collection of £240 taken at the close of the evening was given as a small token of our concern and of our desire to help provide food for the children at Dwelling Places.