Tailoring Program changing lives. 2,500 crosses destroyed. Gospel parenting advice.

[LoricaLady]

• Apr. 11, 2019 | Sierra Leone
  Tailoring Program Helps Transform Lives
  [3] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Disowned Christian Women.
  
  
  A group of women who were disowned by their families after coming to faith in Christ are now receiving vocational training that will help them support themselves. Upon graduation from the VOM-supported program, the women will be equipped to set up a small tailoring business. Read More.
  
  
• Apr. 11, 2019 | China
  Authorities Remove More than 4,500 Crosses from Churches
  [2] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Churches in Henan Province.
  
  Officials have removed crosses from more than 90 percent of the government-approved churches in Henan province, according to a VOM partner. Read More.
  
  
• Apr. 11, 2019 | Middle East
  Sharing the Gospel Through Parenting Advice
  [2] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Noura.
  
  A VOM partner in the West Bank recently used a discussion about parenting to share the love of Jesus with a group of Muslim women. When the principal of a girls' school in a very religious Muslim village noticed that her students were not getting along well, she invited Noura, the wife of a Christian minister, to speak to the girls' mothers and provide some parenting tips. Read More.
  

 

[Deborah D]

That tailoring program sounds incredible! My daughters and I do the Samaritan's Purse Christmas shoeboxes every year. After hearing suggestions for items to include in the boxes, we always put enough sewing supplies for a teenage girl to learn to hand sew. Having a skill like this could translate to putting food on the table.

 

[LoricaLady]

As far as tangible things, I usually give to a local shelter for homeless women. That includes things they request like art materials, along with more practical items. They never ask for things that would help with a vocation. That's the difference between this country and third world countries. Even our "poor" are often comparatively well off.