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Sri Lanka: Brave New Days
“…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…”
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
“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.
Call For Abstracts: Chinese Cross-Cultural & Transformational Development Led by Women Excellence in Research Prize
Call For Abstracts: Chinese Cross-Cultural & Transformational Development Led by Women Excellence in Research Prize…
Women's History Month 2022!
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…
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
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!
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
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!
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
Below you will find all episodes from our interview series entitled, “Faith & Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women.” We pray you are inspired!
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
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!
Call For Abstracts: Women as Agents of Change Excellence in Research Prize
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.
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
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.
Women in the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History
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.
The Gift — Finding Light in the Shadow of Breast Cancer
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.
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
We hope you were encouraged and inspired by this episode of Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women!
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
Enjoy Episode 4 in our Series “Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women” with Rev. Dr. Lydia Mwaniki as she talks about her journey and gender equality.!
Going Deeper into the life of Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
Interested in unpacking more about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee? Dr. Grace May does a skillful job of laying out a more complete biographical sketch of Dr. Mable Ping-Hua Lee and her contributions to the WCIU Journal found in this post.
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
You’ve heard of the Lost Boys of Sudan, but have you heard of the Lost Girls of Sudan? Hear the stories of Pauline Hassan Burkey and Anger Agoth in Episode 3 of WCIU’s Women’s Institute Interview Series: Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women.
Superwomen, Dance, and Pentecost:
You won’t want to miss this multicultural service conducted in German, English, and Kikuyu with plenty of DANCE! by Tanzanian women, an African dancer, and Irina Jang in celebration of Pentecost!
Irina Jang & The God of the Fire Dance
In this post, we hear from Irina Jang, a professional circus artist and performing artist as she share her experience meeting God through dance and how He used her passion to carry her through the darkness of 2020 with Fire Arts.
The Asian American Feminist Trailblazer: Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
…In light of the recent Anti-Asian attacks in Georgia and across the country, we are recognizing that the Asian American church in the US has a voice, many voices in fact…