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Healing Hearts through the Ancient Practice of Storytelling

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 by Kim Kerr

Morocco – The Arab world is famous for their storytelling genius. From 1,001 stories of Arabian Nights to Sinbad the Sailor, stories call to the innermost parts of our hearts with pathos, with longing, and with joy. Yet, the most important story of all, the story of God’s Glory revealed through His Son, calls out from deep to deep (Psalm 42:7) and welcomes every person to understand the deep inner story of their own life.

“Did you know God is writing his story through your life? Your story is deeper, more profound than you know right now, and God desires that you discover it and share it with others.” Leslie Leyland Fields, Author of Your Story Matters

Women in the Window invited Leslie to our Middle East and North African training conference earlier this year and the result of this gathering of women leaders was magnificent. Each one of us, including our WiW volunteer leadership team, left with hearts filled with joy as we discovered the simple, yet profound way to write our stories, tell our stories, and then live our stories with greater confidence the love of Christ. Yes! Our stories matter and writing them has a profound impact on our souls as it also provides a beautiful way to love and serve others.

And, as always, our goal for any Women in the Window International training is that the women are equipped and empowered to pass along what they learn with rippling, multiplying impact. One of the women leaders who attended our training this Spring had the honor of traveling to Morocco, North Africa, to train 25 more women with the Your Story Matters method that she had just received. Once again, the results were magnificent, as women’s hearts were opened to receive and share God’s love.

Here are just a few of the comments she received from those she trained,

“I noticed something significant that I had never even thought about before.”

“I saw that God was present and enabled me to endure the pain; He never left my side as He supported me through and out of my troubles.”

“ My story became beautiful as I saw it this way, and I was able to see it even more clearly than I had before.”

“Now that I have learned this, I will apply this storytelling method to all the situations in my life to see what I can learn from them.”

Each woman recognized that God is with them in a beautiful way and that He has been present in their story from the very beginning. They are eager to share the news of His tender mercies! Thank you for your faithful prayers for this mission. You are the reason we can continue to love, tell, and live His Story!

How do you define good health

August 14, 2025August 7, 2025 by Kim Kerr

INDIA– The scorching summer heat only compounds the many duties assigned to women and girls of India! This summer, temperatures exceeded 40 to 50 degrees Celsius in several states (that is, 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit).

Women are frequently assigned the daily duty of drawing water from a nearby well and hauling it the long distance back to their homes. No wonder they are less inclined to drink water throughout the day. Sadly, this only adds to their increased rate of cardiovascular disease, the highest cause of death among females in India!

Here is a brief story we received following our WiW health training in Preeti’s village:

Preeti is a field worker. She oversees 7 Community Transformation Groups (CTGs), each has approximately 30 members. Each member influences her own family, and in some cases, multiple families throughout her village.

“When I went to the well this morning, I had a new spring in my step. The other women and girls who walked along with me, and stopped to pump our water from the well as we have done countless times before, noticed the difference. “Why are you smiling?” they asked. I couldn’t wait to share all that I learned at our recent WiW training in my village.

I learned both spiritual and physical things, like how to study the Bible and how to eat a balanced diet and drink enough water, I said. Until now, I drink only a little water each day, but that is going to change, because there is a purpose for my life.

And, I learned about women in the Bible who really matter to God, the One True God. I learned that women are an essential part of His Story. And I know that I am, too!”

Preeti has already started putting the spiritual and physical lessons of this training into practice and multiplying this training to those in her 7 CTGs in her village and surrounding villages. The following illustration provides clarity on the manifold impact of defining good health.

Thank you for your support to Women in the Window International. Because of you, women like Preeti are broadcasting this Good News in practical, spiritual and Life-giving ways so that:

The Ripple of YOUR Faithful YES!

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 by Kim Kerr

Thank you, friend, for making the mission of Women in the Window International come to life! YOU make things happen.

Every time Women in the Window International conducts a ministry training in partnership with women leaders in the 10/40 Window, we ask for a full report—because we want you to hear directly from our ministry partners and the women we serve together.

Here’s a brief ministry update from Bangladesh, shared by “Anika,” who visited us here in the U.S. last year:

“The Lord has blessed the training with 100% participation, opening the ladies’ hearts as they commit to working with us. Those who are weak receive zeal from the Holy Spirit and then promise to connect with us and with one another at completion. They praise the Lord for the opportunity and express interest in participating in church activities and additional women’s training. This inspires them and inspires us, too. They were truly blessed.

Many share their testimonies and recount their struggles in life, along with their hopes and failures, which makes the training even more significant. They identify with and see their identity in Christ.

Finally, we were grateful that a few direct victims of domestic violence were able to attend. Their earnest request is to keep them in our prayers.”

A Testimony from the Training

Hello, my name is Kiskun Memoti. I thank God for giving me the chance to attend this training. From this Essential & Trauma Healing Training, I learned the five steps of Bible study: Preparation, Observation, Interpretation, Application, and Reflection. I also learned how to heal from emotional wounds, how to listen to others, how to go through grief, how to lament, and how to forgive—things I never knew before.

The part that touched me most was learning about the grief journey. I now understand how to slowly come out of sadness in a healthy way. Here is a part of my story to help you understand why this training means so much to me…

I fell in love with a man and married him by running away from home, without my family’s permission. My family never accepted my marriage. Then, there was always trouble in our married life. We had money problems, and my husband did not work regularly. He would often drink alcohol and then beat me.

To support my family, I worked as a daily laborer. But my husband’s drinking only got worse. He even accused me of being in love with other men and started abusing me more and more. Still, I stayed with him for 15 years, because I loved him.

But one day, I could no longer take the abuse. I finally decided to separate from him and started living alone with my child. Now, I have no contact with him.

When I think about my past, I feel deep pain and sadness, and before this training I could not share it with anyone. I thank WIW and Talitha Koumi for arranging this beautiful training. I want to share what I have learned with my family and neighbors.

Please pray for me that I can use what I learned in my life and help many others.*