3-2-1: Following Jesus in threes
Soo Inn Tan, from Singapore, has written a book called ‘3-2-1: Following Jesus in Threes’ to show us how to cultivate the spiritual friends we need to watch over us. In his method, 3 men or 3 women meet for 2 hours once a month over a meal and...
Read MoreTestimonies of answered prayer
God provided for us through individuals and families. One time we gave almost all our food to the O. people during a food shortage. One day remained before we finished our food, and that day a girl we didn’t know purchased food and sent ...
Read MoreGod answers prayers
God answers prayers! My husband, Joshua, and I are living witnesses of many answered prayers. One story comes to mind.
We were in Bible School in Canada and praying because we were completely out of money — none even for groceries or petr...
Read MorePeople groups: hidden women
People Groups: Hidden Women
Across Africa, there are hundreds of thousands of women who, besides immediate family, only interact with other women. Purdah, taken from the Persian word for “curtain,...
Read MoreWoman to woman: how social media enables discipleship among some of the world’s least-reached women
Today, a Somali woman living in Ethiopia can simultaneously disciple women in Djibouti, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, regularly hosting virtual Bible studies and prayer meetings. Some women gather weekly at a home with good Internet connect...
Read MoreVoices rising: women of colour finding and restoring hope in the city
Voices Rising was recommended to the AfriGO staff by one of its writers, Beauty Gunda Ndoro of Zimbabwe, and we are very glad it was. This collection of stories of women ministering in urban contexts around the world is deeply touching emotionally...
Read MoreCalled: Rosina Ferdinand
From child of the island to mission leader of the island, Rosina Ferdinand has walked a path of faithfulness. But she did not always know where it would take her.
Rosina was raised on the island of Nosybe off the coast of Madagascar...
Read MoreAll hands on deck
A meme has been doing the rounds on social media. It’s a man and woman at the starting point of a race. The man’s track is clear, while the woman’s track is cluttered with hurdles she must jump over – babies, a heap of laundry, a washing m...
Read MoreA crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord
Women have a role in God’s mission. In fact, women have comprised two thirds of the worldwide missionary force, shining like strings of gems threaded through two centuries of modern missions history. As such, they have been called the “guardia...
Read MoreHere I am: send me
Tibarek Wondimu serves biscuits and tea with a beautiful smile. Her kids linger nearby, laughing and demanding cookies. She’s particularly happy today because her husband arrived in the morning from South Sudan.
Our picture of Tib...
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