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Called to Courage: Serving women of Unshakeable Faith

so be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your god will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you. -Deuteronomy 31:6

Our lives can easily be characterized by fear in days like these! Yet, God’s word and God’s Holy Spirit inspire us to rise above fear and even potential persecution to live in a way that helps other know His favor and goodness now and forever. The following accounts are just a few examples of how your faithful support and fervent prayers are at work through Women in the Window International.

Middle East|North Africa: Women received leadership training so that they can minister even more effectively in this strategic and volatile region. At the end of the training, the ladies were overjoyed with the fresh vision inspired by God’s word. They want to be 12 women who “turn their world upside down” for Christ!

West Africa: Women leaders have successfully started small businesses as a result of our ongoing micro-enterprise training. Their faces beam with joy as a result of their newfound ability to not only support themselves, but to overcome injustices suffered by women and children as a result of poverty.

India: Prisha participated in a Women in the Window Inductive Bible study training. She then brought 12 women together and taught them in the same way. Under Prisha’s leadership, they are now doing big things with more than 100 churches impacted by the accurate interpretation and application of God’s Holy Word; dedicated to provide true riches for the people of India!

The pages of this newsletter are dedicated to these valiant women, helping you understand just what Women in the Window International is all about and how you can join us in our mission of empowering women to replace poverty and injustice with dignity and purpose in Christ!

summer 2016 newsletter

Our Mission is to Equip and Empower Women in the 10/40 Window and beyond to Replace Poverty and Injustice with Dignity and Purpose in Christ.

prayer needs 2016 • Pray for discernment as WiW

ventures out with partnerships in USA this summer with Arabian women and the Lakota Sioux.

• Pray for countless persecuted women who are facing varying degrees of torture and persecution in India, and for our Fall trainings in three diverse locations.

• Pray for the busy month of November with trainings in Nepal, North Africa and South Sudan.

• Pray for our trainings in the Middle East/North Africa, for safety and fruitfulness during and following the training.

• Pray for ample resources, money and volunteers, so that we can fulfill the requests of 1,400 women leaders waiting to be trained.

• Pray for our upcoming event: Evening on Flagler

• Praise God for WiW’s 3rd anniversary in December!

Called to Courage Spring LuncheonNight of Prayer and Evening on Flagler

Called to Courage | More than 200 women—and a few good men—joined Women in the Window’s Spring Luncheon, once again held at the beautiful Beach Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Our speaker this year was Koki Desai, Women’s Ministry director of Evangelical Fellowship of India! Koki is one of our WiW faithful ministry partners, and a seasoned Christian leader with more than 30 years of ministry experience. Her stories of women’s oppression and her comments on the power of partnership, and specifically partnership with Women in the Window International, brought showers of blessing. The resulting financial offerings and interested volunteers allow the work of WiW to continue to grow and spread across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and America.

Annual Night of Prayer | On Friday night, June 24th, Women in the Window staff, volunteers, local church connections—women and men alike—came together to pray for all of our supporters and prayer partners. We received nearly 100 prayer requests and we prayed for each and every one. We are blessed and grateful beyond words for your support and want to recognize your offerings to Women in the Window with the gift of our prayers. Please include any prayer requests on the enclosed reply card and we will pray with faith, believing that God will both hear and answer our prayers, “And this is the confidence which we have before Him… if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.” 1 John 5:14-15.

Evening on Flagler | We are quite excited about our Fall Event this year, which will take place at a new location: The Lake Pavilion, on Friday evening, October 14th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. This delightful venue for Evening on Flagler will provide another waterfront location to experience how God is offering Good News to the poor and replacing darkness and despair with light and hope in Christ. Please plan to join us for the sights, sounds and tastes of the four corners of the world as we venture together into new seasons and new frontiers!

Save the Date Evening on Flagler

6:00 PM

Friday, October 14, 2016The Lake Pavilion

101 S Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33401561-249-5377 or email

hannahc@womeninthewindow-intl.org

2016 global impact The following numbers hold a great deal of significance for WiW as we endeavor to fulfill the mission God

has entrusted to this ministry:

14 servant leaders with 476

combined years as Christ- followers

950women leaders will receive training from WiW in 2016

450women leaders have requested

trainings from WiW

As God provides the additional training requests, WiW will train over

1,400 women in 2016!

1more willing heart to serve

Christ with WiW and change the lives of women, one woman at a

time

WHY NUMBERS MATTER AND SO DO YOU! THE IMMEASURABLE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS

Have you thought much about why numbers count? I have. And God’s word has lots to say about the significance of numbers. God completed His created order in just 7 days. Remarkable. And while He doesn’t tell us exactly how many stars He created, His word does say that He counts the number of the stars; and He gives them all their names. If astronomer’s calculations are correct, their number exceeds one billion trillion; that looks like a number 1 with 21 zeroes.

God knows the number of the hairs on our heads (Luke 12:7), and even the grains of sand by the sea! Yet my favorite “statistic” is the following: His thoughts towards us are simply innumerable—their sum too vast to count (Psalm 139:17-18). Such is the way of our God and the pattern of His immeasurable love and goodness.

Numbers matter for Women in the Window as well. We have 14 servant leaders who are eager to include you in one of our capacity building areas. They have much experience, with a combined 476 years as Christ-followers, to provide training for our women leaders helping them reach their own family, community and nation for Christ. Each servant leader serves as a team leader for our trainings and trips. They also have vast education and experience in their respective fields of Heart (Spiritual development), Head (Leadership development), Health (Physical development), Hands (Economic development) and Prayer.

Yes numbers matter, yet, one number is missing. Maybe that one is you? As in God’s economy, every person is of inestimable value. Would you consider serving as a team member in any of these six capacities? To learn more, please contact our office by email, phone or with the enclosed reply card. We’ll be happy to schedule a time to meet with you.

Staff and Servant Leaders pictured above (Amgad, Kim, Michelle, Hannah, Cherie, Ila, Marilyn, Sarah, Katheryn, Sherry, Sandra, Jackie, Sherri, Diane)

From the Heart of our Director

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow--not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love.” Romans 8:38-39

I am continually amazed by the courage of the women we serve in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and America. I often ponder

this, asking myself and the LORD just how they find the courage to stand against such inherent evil in times like these? In many places where Women in the Window serves and trains women leaders, women are treated as less important than physical property. Far less.

But in the midst of all this, they grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that knowledge replaces their fear with faith. The opposite of fear is not only faith, but love! God has clearly shown His undeniable love in the Cross. The Cross is a place of extreme pain, suffering and even torment. But the Cross is the place of ultimate love exemplified. The response of these beautiful women? To place their lives in His care and His service!

How about you? I would be remiss if I didn’t ask you if you have received the free gift of eternal life and love offered only in Christ! Are you convinced that nothing will ever separate you from His love? I hope so! If not, take some time right now to seek Him, because He is already seeking you, waiting to hear you say, “Here I am, Lord, I receive You. I love You. I trust You. I will serve You.”

In His irresistible love,

Executive Director

P.S. Please return the enclosed reply card to let us know of your interest, support, and how we can pray for you!

CONVINCED AGAINST ALL ODDS. HOW ABOUT YOU?

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