"And I will be to her a wall of fire 🔥 all around, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst." Zechariah 2:5
STIGMATIZION
SUFFERING
STRESS
These 3 words summarize what the women in the 10 40 Window often experience. Imagine how this feels. How it weighs on your soul to be regarded as someone who is worthy of disgrace or at the very least, disapproval.
Then reimagine a time to gather with other like-minded Christians to regain perspective in just how much you are loved. In fact, you are God's beloved. Rather than reacting under stress, you can now respond with more grace.
Spiritual practices like silence and solitude, Bible reflection and journaling, mentoring and accountability were part of the 'menu' of our Transformational Leadership Training Retreat. Women were encouraged to establish a rhythm of spiritual development to make them more responsive to God and those they serve.
Forty eight women leaders returned to their own families, communities and 8 nations knowing that God is a wall of fire around them to protect them and His Glory is in their midst!
*Thank you for your prayers 🙏🏽 We are off to Kenya this week to equip, empower and serve hundreds of widows with our ministry partner, Nyanam International through WiW Health Training* Join us on WRMB 89.3 this Friday ascwe broadcast LIVE from 🇰🇪 Africa 🌍 on International Widow's Day!
I hope this email finds your heart overflowing and celebrating His joy. The joy of knowing you belong to Him, and you are part of His family. The joy of knowing Him and making Him known—far and wide.
But, in this world wracked by suffering, with the incredibly devastating earthquake aftermath overseas, cruelly oppressive regimes on every continent—WiW is not tone-deaf—we are painfully aware of the erosion of Christian values here in the west and the depth of sorrow in so many lives across the globe. Nevertheless, we choose to follow the example of the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk, who said,
“I will rejoice in the LORD; I will choose to shout in exultation in the victorious God of my salvation. The Lord GOD is my strength, my source of courage, my invincible army. He has made my feet steady and sure like hinds’ feet and makes me walk forward with spiritual confidence on high places of challenge and responsibility.” Habakkuk 3:18-19 Amplified Bible
We celebrate His joy with amazing women who serve Him in the midst of dangerous and difficult situations on the Refugee camps in Africa, the brothels of South Asia and even the opulence of the Arabian peninsula. Because of your prayers and support, their tears of sorrow can be turned to joy!
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The life of a refugee woman in the Horn of Africa can be riddled with pain and suffering. There is much food insecurity, limited water supplies and cramped conditions. Tribes are forced to live side by side although there is war between them – and husbands are sent to different camps than their wives.
Women in the Window trainings will take place on the Bidi Bidi and Rhino refugee camps (Feb 17-27). Veronica Kongi, Mary Moses, Mama Paula will lead two 3-day trainings with WiW’s Heart, Health, and Peacemaking Women curriculum.
Pray for the trainings to meet their deep needs and to multiply – Teach these truths to trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.” 2 Tim. 2:2 NLT
2023 has been a fruitful year already. Here are just two updates from the field:
Young Women’s Academy in West Africa
Amevivina Care Young Women’s Academy—Elizabeth has launched her vision for a young women’s training to serve young, underprivileged, and impoverished women of West Africa. As a result, each will have marketable skills and a business plan through our Micro-Business training. PLUS, they understand just how beloved they are in the eyes of God. (Isaiah 62)
Advocacy and Human Rights training in South Asia
Advocacy Training for women leaders in India—a group of twenty women leaders from various parts of the subcontinent of India—now the world’s most populous nation, are receiving our WiW Advocacy and Human Rights training so that they can speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. (Proverbs 31:8-9)
Arabic Essentials training in the Arabian Peninsula
Kim Kerr heads to the Middle East for strategic planning with our ministry partners serving throughout North Africa and the Middle East, February 25th through March 9th.
PLUS, our first WiW training in the Arabian Peninsula with NEO Women’s Leader, Nada, as they lead Arabic Essentials 3-day training.
Stay tuned for more about ways to connect with WiW, as we connect across cultures and generations: International Women’s Day – March 8th Mother’s Day offering – March through May – choose one of 3 UNIQUE ways that YOU can help equip & empower women in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East.
It’s no secret that no one enjoys being around a braggard. Boasting about ourselves is a sure way to lose friends and ruin our own reputation. But, what about boasting about others instead of ourselves? Now that’s a different topic altogether. Boasting on others is encouragement that changes the atmosphere.
As we begin a new year of service together, we at Women in the Window International want to boast on the women we serve with in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, our ministry partners. They accomplish amazing work and go WAY BEYOND the limits of what we could ever hope to accomplish without them.
And not only that, but they also exemplify the Spirit of Christ with such beautiful attributes as these:
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience, bearing with one another and if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you.” Colossians 2:12-13
YES! They are beautiful from the inside out and deeply devoted to Christ. They are creative, industrious, and enjoy looking for new ways to reach and teach the women of their own nations. We are very excited to serve with them in 2023, as together we extend our limits!
In Africa, we are poised to creatively equip and empower hundreds of widows, women in prisons and refugee camps and young girls from extremely low economic backgrounds.
Women of Asia are launching new kitchen gardens, human rights training’s, and income-generating skills. And women in the MENA region of the Middle East and North Africa are asking us to help them respond to abuses against women through spiritual formation, Essentials Bible study, health, and business skills.
YES! We are poised to accomplish more than ever in 2023, to extend the limits of our reach – into new nations, strengthening women from new ministry groups, all the while, growing deeper in God’s grace.
Now THAT, dear friend, is worth boasting about all day and all year long! Join us and soon you will be boasting too!!
Are you listening to Christmas carols yet? Maybe you’ve been listening to them since early October, and your Christmas tree is fully trimmed. Regardless of whether you are early, or late, in starting your celebration of our Savior’s Birth, we bring you tidings of comfort and joy—His joy—in this world filled with tragic loss, much sorrow; yes, so in need of His comfort and JOY!
As we prepare to turn the calendar to December 2022, we invite you to join us for our First Friday Prayer Gathering. Each month, Women in the Window International, hosts one of our strategic leaders from the 10.40 window nations of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, who join us for a time of prayer and thanksgiving. We thank God for the many ways He is at work in their nation and in their unique ministry. And we join to pray very specifically for their needs.
On Friday, December 2nd we will visit Egypt, a key location in the Christmas story. “Arise and take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt” the angel told Joseph in Matthew 2:13. Our ministry leader from Egypt will warm your hearts with the Good News of how this same Christ Child continues to give life to those in their nation, and through their ministry in many nations of both North Africa and the Middle East at 12 Noon. Our First Friday Bible study begins at 11:30 ET with a riveting study of the Church of Laodicea found in Revelation 3:14-22. You are most welcome to join us at the WiW office in the Palm Beaches at 2101 Vista Parkway, WPB, FL. 33411. If that’s not possible, join us from anywhere across the globe through this zoom link.
Then, as now, Jesus continues to fulfill His Word. Join us to find GREAT joy as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior and as we await His return to bring us the fullness of His Joy: “I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and give them joy for their sorrow.” Jeremiah 31:13b
Click here to get a head start on Giving Tuesday, by giving to help Women in the Window change lives of women and girls in the Middle East and North Africa.
Thanksgiving is almost here, and I can’t wait to enjoy this time with family and friends!! I must say that Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday. It has all the right ingredients (pardon the culinary pun 😉)—good food, family, and friends, but most of all a day fully dedicated to giving thanks to God. Our Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, Mighty Warrior, Way-Maker, Jehovah Jireh—our Provider, Jehovah Nissi—our Banner of love, our Savior, and our Promise-keeper. What God says, He does. He is always faithful.
Thousands of years ago, God spoke to the prophet Joel and promised His Spirit on all who believe, “And it will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. And even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.” Joel 2:28-29
Not only has this promised been fulfilled in Acts 2:17-18, but it is STILL coming about this very day. Across the globe, men and women, boys and girls, young and old of every nation and culture are placing their faith in Christ and receiving the rich rewards promised so long ago. Now THAT is worthy of Thanksgiving. And we are not only recipients of this gift of God’s loving Holy Spirit, but as we partner together, we distribute the grace of His Presence across the globe, into the 10/40 window & beyond. Because of you, we have trained 948 women leaders already this year, and 106 women in the month of November. (Just a few photos of the women we serve in Africa and Asia appear below).Because of you, 12 women living as refugees in Uganda have been selected for a 2-year Bible Training course to learn how to use their spiritual gifts to impact the next generation. We could go on and on about women in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, but we will pause to thank God for YOU. Because none of this happens without YOU!
So, as you pause to thank God over your Thanksgiving table regardless of the size or the menu, we pray that you will experience the loving presence of our Savior and hear Him whispering to you—well done my good and faithful servant. I just knew I could count on you!
Tough and tender. Two words that aptly describe the women leaders YOU have an opportunity to meet this Friday during our Women in the Window International First Friday prayer gathering. These women have beautifully tender hearts, full and overflowing with the love of Christ. And they are willing to face some very tough challenges as they serve cross-culturally in the heart of the 10/40 window! They come alongside women in North Africa and the Middle East, enabling them to grow in grace and with JOY!!
Want to know more about how God is using these tough and tender women in ultra-creative ways in the Middle East & North Africa? Join us this Friday for our First Friday Prayer Gathering—online via this zoom link. Or in person at our WiW office at 2101 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33411
Join us at 11:30 for our Bible Study on the Churches in the book of Revelation. This month we’ll take a look at the Church in Philadelphia, Revelation 3:7-13 with captivating commentary from Nada Haddad, our ministry partner serving with Near East Organization. And then at 12 Noon EST, for a time of prayer and conversation with the tough and tender women who companion new believers in dozens of nations.
Let’s sit at their proverbial feet to learn how we can be tough and tender too!
His and yours,
Kim
“So I plan to be around awhile, companion to you as your growth and joy in this life of trusting God continues.” Philippians 1:25 The Message
Would you pray for changes in our nation, and the nations across the globe if you believed God really hears our prayers? And that prayer really changes things? We have great news for you: prayer does change things, in fact it changes us. And the best news yet: God cares so deeply about the nations and peoples of the world. And He cares deeply about you.
Want to learn more and be part of the change? Join us this Friday, October 7th for our First Friday prayer gathering. We will gather at 11:30 a.m. for a brief Bible study on one of the 7 churches in the book of Revelation. This month we’ll take a look at the church in Sardis, Revelation 3:1-6, as we reflect on the similarities and differences in modern-day Bangladesh. Then, at noon, we’ll hear from our international speaker, followed by a few minutes to pray across the globe with insights she provides
Won’t you join us? You are most welcome to join us at the WiW office in the Palm Beaches at 2101 Vista Parkway, WPB, FL. 33411.If that’s not possible, join us from anywhere across the globe through this zoom link:First Friday Prayer Zoom
Equipping women to replace poverty and injustice with dignity and purpose in Christ!
Kim Kerr
Psalm 9:18
Become a “Soul Supporter”, but what does that mean? The name Soul Supporter reflects our mission to serve women on every level. Your support can enable women from the 10/40 window to serve Christ in a meaningful and life giving ways within their community. Join our team today to sow the seed of joy.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us” Ephesians 3:20
Are you concerned about the oppression of women and girls in our world today? Does the latest horrific and oppressive attack in the Middle East disturb you? If so, join us next Friday, October 7th to hear more about how WiW is at work in the Middle East | North Africa region and be part of the change that comes only through fervent and effective prayer – James 5:16.
Our speaker will describe the lives of women who experience some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable as she tells her story. She has worked with Women in the Window International (WiW) for many years, serving among women in nations throughout the Middle East and North Africa. WiW equips her and other women from her underground church in Bible study, health, micro-business, leadership, and trauma healing—much needed in their context. Christian gatherings are forbidden, and Christians are persecuted.
We will gather at 11:30 a.m. for a brief Bible study on one of the 7 churches in the book of Revelation. This month we’ll take a look at the church in Sardis, Revelation 3:1-6, as we reflect on the similarities and differences in modern-day Bangladesh. Then, at noon, we’ll hear from our speaker, followed by a few minutes to pray across the globe with insights she provides.
Won’t you join us? You are most welcome to join us at the WiW office in the Palm Beaches at 2101 Vista Parkway, WPB, FL. 33411.If that’s not possible, join us from anywhere across the globe through this zoom link:First Friday Prayer Zoom
Let’s take God at His Word and be part of the change that we all long to see!
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” Ephesians 3:20 NIV
“Prayer can do anything, any-where provided it is linked to the loving, redemptive purposes of God.” Watson from CGAI in India!
Anything. Anywhere. When our prayers are linked to the loving, redemptive purposes of God, we can be sure they will be both heard and answered—in real-time with real answers that produce MUCH JOY. Now the answers may not come in just the way we anticipate. And the real-time may not happen in our timing. But I promise you this, God WILL answer. And His answers always exceed our expectations—Ephesians 3:20.
We would love to include you in our Annual Night of Prayer, Friday, September 23rd from 7 to 9 p.m. This power-packed evening will include an hour of power as we pray through the window-the 10/40 window that is. And beautiful praise and worship led by Rochelle Holmes with keyboards and vocals and modern masterpieces like: Jireh by Maverick City Music; and powerful hymns like Worthy of It All, and What a Beautiful Name. Select members of the Palm Beach Atlantic University Dance Ensemble will perform to the Lord’s Prayer. And the entire evening will be led by Brigitte Sylvestre of Mornings on WRMB 89.3.
To find out more about this FREE event, visit our website and listen to WRMB 89.3 on Friday morning at 7:15 a.m.as our Founding Director, Kim Kerr, extends an invitation to both women and men across South Florida to join us for our Annual Night of Prayer, next Friday, September 23rd at the Church in the Gardens!”
Our WiW mission statement addresses the dire needs of women and girls’ lives in desperate situations across the globe—poverty and oppression. Often their oppression results from placing their faith in Jesus Christ. And their poverty is the result of their gender—girls eat last and less in many nations.
What I love the most about our mission is that we not only minister to their needs, we replace them. And this replacement value of dignity and purpose, elevates each one to their rightful place in society.
It would be easier to simply fill stomachs with food, or provide clothes and even houses, but God’s ways are so much higher. He fills us up with the riches of His Kingdom so that our souls delight in Him, “Listen, listen to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.” Isaiah 55:2
He knows that our souls long for something more, something richer than the mere satisfaction of our physical needs. We long for those aspects of life that only God can amply and abundantly provide.
In the beautiful love story of Ruth and Boaz, we see this attribute of God’s love and character portrayed. Not only does Boaz meet the practical needs of both Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi, but he goes beyond to minister to the deeper needs of the heart. As Ruth follows Naomi’s wisdom all the way to the threshing floor, she encounters the depth of Boaz’s character as he ministers profoundly to her soul,
“May you be blessed of the LORD, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than the first. . . do not fear. I will do for you whatever you ask, for all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence.”
Ruth 3:10-11
Yes! The replacement value of poverty and injustice with dignity and purpose in Christ is not only internal and eternal, but transformational. As you invest your time, talents, and treasure with Women in the Window you are a beautiful part of God’s transformational story for many women and girls. Thank you for helping transform more than 2,995 lives already in 2022. None of this happens without YOU!
Trusting the One who never forgets,
Kim
Psalm 9:18
And the winner is… Audrey Altman with the name SOUL SUPPORTERS for our Monthly Donor Group. We are so excited to present this gift of the Lebanese Tapestry Wallet to Audrey. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted fantastic ideas to our contest!!! We are so excited to celebrate the new name for our loyal monthly givers. In the next few months, you’ll be hearing more about this special group & how they specifically impact our ministry to women in the 10/40 women to replace poverty & injustice with dignity & purpose on Christ. If you’d like to donate monthly, any amount, you can sign up here: https://womeninthewindow-intl.org/donate/
“But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear (revere) Him and His righteousness (faithfulness to His gracious promises) to children’s children” Psalm 103:17 NASB
Breaking News—Our God is always faithful, constantly, and consistently good, and incredibly powerful. Beyond all comprehension and above all expectations, God can be trusted to do immeasurably more than we ask, think, or even imagine (Ephesians 3:20). And that promise includes a bonus found in the next verse, v. 21, “to all generations forever and ever. Amen.”
Now that is not only BREAKING news, it is BREAKING GOOD news, especially in a time consistently marked by bad news. So, I invite you to take great JOY in recounting His faithfulness to His gracious promises (see Psalm 103:17 above). And not only that, but just how amazing is it that His faithfulness includes our children’s children – extending to all generations.
What else is newsworthy at Women in the Window International? We are happy you asked. Here are a few inspiring updates of WiW at work in Africa, Asia and the Middle East:
Please join our prayer team for the first WiW in person trip to ASIA since 2019, as we train women leaders from Bangladesh, Nepal and India!
Essentials Bible study training in the Middle East this Fall: Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon, PLUS Farsi speaking group in Finland receives 50+ copies of Essentials for Bible study. You can study along with them!
~~AND ~~ Here are some excellent ways you can help support this work:
Help us Name our Monthly Donors Campaign! So far we have received at least a dozen suitable names. But it’s not too late to submit another name and if your Monthly Donor name is chosen, win an international wallet. We thought that would be a suitable prize to highlight donors 😉!
WiW is a “prayer-driven” ministry. We literally pray about every decision and pray over every nation, every ministry partner and each volunteer. Speaking of prayer, each year we host an Annual Night of Prayer, this year on Friday, September 23rd— Join our staff, servant leaders and special guest, Rochelle Holmes who will lead praise and prayer on keyboard PLUS PBAU Dance Ensemble in the Sanctuary of the Church in the Gardens, as we pray around the world in an hour, followed by a time of fellowship.
We hope to see you there!
What a JOY it is to serve our GOOD God together with you,
Kim
Women in the Window International monthly donors ROCK ! We are so grateful for those who give monthly to build a strong foundation for the work we do replacing poverty and injustice with dignity and purpose in Christ. We want to give this giving group a name that both honors them and invites others to join them! Help us name our monthly donor group & win an international prize. REPLY WITH YOUR IDEAS. If your name is selected, we’ll notify you on Wednesday, August 31st!
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
When African women leaders come together to listen, learn, share, and care; the result can honestly become exponential growth. And that, dear friends, is what is about to happen when east meets west.
Jackie Odhiambo, the Founder and Executive Director of Nyanam International in East Africa will meet with both Edna Tackie, Founder and Executive Director of Seek Truth Ministry AND Elizabeth Afi, the Founder and Executive Director of Amevivina Care. Both Edna and Elizabeth serve Christ in West Africa.
This Transformational Partnership Exchange (TPX) is an intentional investment of Women in the Window into all 3 of these ministry partners. God is at work in and through each of these individual ministries. And we are about to see the catalytic exponential growth of this exchange as they come together.
Want to learn more, and have a front row seat? Join us THIS FRIDAY August 5th. Here’s the schedule*:
11:30 to 12 noon EST— We will continue our Bible study on the Book of Revelation at 11:30 as we unlock some of the mystery of the Church in Thyatira with a devotional teaching on Revelation 3:1-8 written by Koki in India!
12 noon to 1 p.m.— See and hear firsthand reports on the Soap-making Project and how it is impacting women of all ages in West Africa—and how it is bout to transform the lives of hundreds of widows in East Africa through this Women in the Window International TPX!
Yours because I’m His,
Kim
*If joining in person come to: WiW, 2101 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach.
If joining by zoom click here or below
We are so excited to introduce you to our incredible Kenyan Ministry Partner Leader, Jackie Odhiambo. We will be interviewed on the Eric & Brigitte morning show 89.3 FM Moody Radio at 8AM TOMORROW, July 20.
Outcast from their families and community, widows suffer not only the pain of loss and shame, but food scarcity and poverty. Hear directly from Jackie the stories of how our partnership with Nayanam is impacting the lives of widows – empowering them to replace poverty and injustice with dignity and purpose in Christ.
Yours because I’m His,
Kim
P.S. WiW is hosting a Meet & Greet with Jackie Odhiambo Saturday, July 30th at the Church in the Gardens at 7 p.m. This is a great chance to also meet her in person. Jackie is an exceptional leader and eloquent speaker. You won’t want to miss her!! Hope to see you soon!
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” Galatians 5:13
I can think of no better symbol to focus on as we celebrate the 246th birthday of America this weekend, than Lady Liberty. Not only does she symbolize all that we love about our nation, but she stands above the fray, lighting the way for other nations too. At 305 feet high, and holding a torch in her left hand and the Declaration of Independence on a tablet in her right hand, dated, July 4, 1776, she greets those who are otherwise scorned with these beautiful words of welcome etched into her foundation,
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Emma Lazarus, known as America’s first important Jewish poet
Yes, Lady Liberty is outwardly focused, lighting the Way, and so is Women in the Window International thanks to praying friends like you! Your prayers, your financial offerings, your volunteer service enable us to continue to light the way forward, replacing poverty and injustice with dignity and purpose in Christ.
The seven points of her crown are incredibly significant for Women in the Window as they symbolize:
Seven Seas
Seven continents
Seven rays of the sun shining the light of liberty around the world
More fascinating and fun facts are listed below and can be found here:10 Fascinating Facts
She was first formed from an Egyptian “model”
She is thin-skinned
Crowd-funded—with most of the gifts funding her under $1
Broken chains of injustice at her feet symbolize abolition of slavery
Spies attacked her torch
She ‘dances’ in the wind—up to 3 inches & 5 inches for her torch
She lights up the night 😉—600 lightning bolts hit her every single year
Each element symbolizes FREEDOM— the book she carries and the seven points of her crown.
Thomas Edison wanted her to be a public speaker 😊!
She’s on the move! Her right leg is in mid-stride and her right foot is positioned to leave the ground, leading us all forward on the path of liberty and freedom for all.
I have now spent time in 45 nations across the globe. And, in each nation, I have been thrilled to meet women and men, boys and girls, too, who have been touched and transformed by the liberating message of our Savior, Jesus Christ. In many cases they received this Good News of the Gospel, because of American Christians who obeyed the Lord’s commandment to take His message to the ends of the earth and make disciples who will make disciples. What a legacy of liberty!
So, in this same Spirit of Liberty, and instead of our usual monthly First Friday call of prayer, I’d like to issue a personal or family Call to Prayer for America. In a spirit of humility and with a heart of praise, we extend a clarion call to raise our voices high on behalf of the people of America and all that is “America,” with a fervent desire that we might become even more than what was envisioned by our Founding Fathers and Mothers. They had their own sins, misguided prejudices, and human flaws. But lest we forget, so do we all. Let’s undertake the daily diligence of allowing the Holy Spirit to search us and know us, see if there is any wicked way in us, and lead us (and our nation) in the Way Everlasting. Here are some great Scripture prayers: Psalm 139:23-24; Psalm 19:12-14; Matthew 7:3-5; Colossians 3:12-17
Then like Lady Liberty, let’s march forward, shining the Light of His Truth to the very ends of the world.
Rejoicing in His Promise of Liberty and Justice for all,
Kim
P.S. You are warmly invited to our Women in the Window International’s Meet & Greet event sponsored by our board of directors, on Saturday 7PM, July 30th at the Church in the Gardens, 3937 Holly Dr. WPB, FL, 33410, Save the date! Please let us know if you can join us to meet Jackline Odhiambo, WiW ministry partner and Director of Nyanam International.
“That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building.” Ephesians 2:19 The Message
“You (women) were deliberately created by God to bear His image… knit together in your mother’s womb… He who knit you, loves you. You are precious in His sight and nothing on earth can take that away. No wrongdoing, no suffering, no mistreatment can erase those truths about you. You may experience abuse, be ignored, but He sees you. These truths cannot be undone because they are eternal truths.”
Several times a year, Women in the Window hosts a “Gather and Grow” Seminar to provide training on a topic that informs and empowers all our WiW ministry partners across the globe. In May our Gather and Grow featured the highly esteemed, Dr. Diane Langberg as she spoke on two topics, “Woman, Beloved of God,” and “Care for the Caregiver.”
This time, I had the privilege of listening to Diane with the Yazidi women in Iraq, as she said, “God not only created you, but He wants you. Nothing can remove or destroy that truth.”
The young Yazidi women who have experienced the rage of ISIS and the torment of a culture that cheapens their value to external and fleeting beauty, were deeply moved by Diane’s message. They sat silently listening and connecting the truth she brought us with the Truth of God’s Word we learned earlier that very day as we unpacked the chapter, Beauty that Lasts, from Essentials. Her words nourished and transformed their souls with hope.
Listen to this testimony from our ministry partner, Nada Haddad, of NEO Women, regarding the incredible transformation experienced by our Women in the Window Essentials training and Gather & Grow seminar with Dr. Diane Langberg:
One of these young women came on the first day with a very sad face. At the end of the retreat her face started to shine, and we could see the smile on it. She even styled her hair and applied some make up. We learn that if we give the girls around us a small glimpse of hope, their lives can change dramatically.
June heralds World Refugee Day (June 20th) and International Widow’s Day(June 23rd) and provides a wonderful opportunity for each of us, and all of us collectively to communicate this very same message to the refugees and widows served by WiW all year long.
We recently completed an Advocacy Training with South Sudanese women refugees on Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda. And a micro-business training for widows in the Horn of Africa. See more of their photos below.
Recognize and embrace this truth: you are beloved by God. Allow this truth to penetrate your soul, and energize your life to give, go and serve this Savior with Women in the Window:
“You were deliberately created by God to bear His image… knit together in your mother’s womb… He who knit you, loves you. You are precious in His sight and nothing on earth can take that away.”
Yours because I’m His,
Kim
P.S. Jackline Odhiambo, Founding Director of Nyanam International will be here in South Florida the last week of July. Interested in meeting Jackie? REPLY to this email and we will send you specifics of her visit! HOPE to see you soon!!
! We are so grateful for those who give monthly to build a strong foundation for the work we do replacing poverty and injustice with dignity and purpose in Christ. We want to give this giving group a name that both honors them and invites others to join them! Help us name our monthly donor group & win an international prize. 
