Call For Abstracts: Chinese Cross-Cultural & Transformational Development Led by Women Excellence in Research Prize…
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Hear the story of how Prof. Philomena Njeri Mwaura and a committee of like-minded men and women convinced the government to make one-third of the Parliament female.
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Greetings from Dr. Grace May, Director of the Women’s Institute…
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Thanks for journeying with me and for your support that made my trip to Kenya possible. Answered prayers lined each day from preaching the day after I arrived to my final visit with a Kenyan leader hours before taking off from Nairobi…
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In honor of Women’s History Month, we would like to celebrate a contemporary scholar and friend, Dr. Gina Zurlo.
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Jael, like Mary, the mother of Jesus, is hailed as the “most blessed of women,” (Judges 5:24). Yet Jael’s story has raised some eyebrows. These objections, in turn, have contributed to her not being seen as a hero, but as an example to avoid.
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Meet Mary Anne Voelkel who has led powerful prayer movements at Urbana and with United World Mission.
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“…The last time I visited Sri Lanka was in 2011, after having moved to the United States for university back in 1983. When I left, the country was dealing with the beginnings of what would become a 26-year-old civil war…”
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“All is sacred!” declares Ruth Callanta who walks along the lives of the poor in the Philippines. Ruth is the Founder of the Center for Community Transformation and has birthed 16 ministries to address the deep roots of poverty.
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God has deployed many agents of change throughout the world to help their sisters. Dr. Diana Kimani is one such person. An economist committed to developing policies to help women out of poverty, she is the new Master’s Program in Development Studies Program Director at our university and a beloved colleague…
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Thirty-eight years after her family’s escape from Laos, Chiraphone was led to return to her birthland to serve among her people. Her dream and vision is to live alongside Lao nationals and development workers to assist in researching and implementing strategic opportunities in three areas: education, heritage and economic development. The umbrella organization she founded, Impact Beyond Borders, seeks to catalyze dignified transformation for the Lao people. Lean in for Part 2 of this inspiring interview!
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Thirty-eight years after her family’s escape from Laos, Chiraphone was led to return to her birthland to serve among her people. Her dream and vision is to live alongside Lao nationals and development workers to assist in researching and implementing strategic opportunities in three areas: education, heritage and economic development. The umbrella organization she founded, Impact Beyond Borders, seeks to catalyze dignified transformation for the Lao people. Lean in for Part 1 of this inspiring interview!
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Below you will find all episodes from our interview series entitled, “Faith & Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women.” We pray you are inspired!
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In this episode, Mrs. Dimuthi Perera Samarasekera, a preschool director who ran her own school for over 25 years, tells us how she was called from her comfortable positions both as a teacher and a leader in her church to minister to female prisoners. We hope you are encouraged by her story!
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The Women's Institute at WCIU is offering a call for abstracts with the aim of awarding an Excellence in Research Prize for papers that demonstrate highest research standards on the following topics pertaining to Women as Agents of Change.
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In episode 6 of “Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women”, Dr. Andrea McAleenan speaks with two amazing women who are coming together for the ministry of rescuing sex workers in Asia.
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For me, reading Women in the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History by Leanne M. Dzubinski and Anneke H, Stasson was like discovering a family heirloom or uncovering a compilation of journals from generations past.
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Saumya Lee, one of our Women’s Institute’s steering committee members, shares her journey with Breast Cancer in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. We pray that you are touched by her story and that you experience the love of God today in whatever season you find yourself.
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