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International Women's Day of Prayer
March 2, 2013 - International Day of Prayer
http://adventistwomensministries.org/index.php?id=124
March 2, 2013 has been set aside as the "International Women's Day of Prayer." If your church isn't able to participate on March 2, work with your pastor to find a suitable date to use.
Click on the above link to take you to a script and a power point program for the sermon, "Building Faith through Prayer" along with a planning guide for a church service or an entire weekend emphasis on prayer.
Women's Ministries Days of Emphasis
August 25* – Abuse Prevention Emphasis Day
http://www.nadwm.org/article/39/events/abuse-prevention-emphasis-day
Please click on the link above. You will find wonderful resources for your churches to use to help educate and empower people to stand up against the abuse that is taking place even in our congregations.
This link provides a sermon with Power Point Slides, children's story and activities and much more. Please talk to your local pastor about the possibility of him or the ladies in your congregation presenting these on the fourth Sabbath in August or on another Sabbath if this is not convenient. Please take advantage of these wonderful resources!
"Help me. I'm being abused, how can I stop it?" "A friend of mine is being abused. I don't know what to do. How can I help her?" As a professional counselor clinically certified in domestic violence, I often get asked some form of the above questions. Here are seven tips to help.
See Yvonne's blog for post on Economic or Financial Abuse.
Abuse Statistics:
New Women's Bible Study Series
Next women’s Bible study series – Surprised by Love is the title of the next DVD Bible study series for women being produced by NAD. The speaker is Elizabeth Talbot, associate speaker of the Voice of Prophecy radio broadcast and well-known women’s ministries speaker. The series is based on her book by the same title, which is an enlargement of her sermon on Jesus, our goel (kinsman-redeemer), that she presented at the 2009 women’s convention in Dallas. The book has sold exceptionally well and has been translated into several languages. The Bible studies will be available in English and Spanish, and are scheduled for release in September 2012.
Next division-wide women’s convention – As most of you know, the North American Division Women’s Ministries Department plans one women’s convention per quinquennium. Our last was in 2009, and the next one will be September 25-28, 2014, in Orlando, Florida, at the beautiful Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. The cost of sleeping rooms will be $125 per room per night for up to four persons.
We strongly encourage conference women’s ministries directors not to schedule your conference retreat that weekend. We hope you will promote the convention to the women in your conference/union and take as many women as you can with you to the convention. We will have Save-the-Date bookmarks available for your fall retreats.
Additional links on this topic:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kansas-Nebraska-Womens-Ministries/144908752276066
International Women's Day of Prayer
March 2, 2013 - International Day of Prayer
http://adventistwomensministries.org/index.php?id=124
Click on the above link to take you to a script and a power point program for the sermon, "Building Faith through Prayer" along with a planning guide for a church service or an entire weekend emphasis on prayer.
Women's Ministries Days of Emphasis
August 25* – Abuse Prevention Emphasis Day
http://www.nadwm.org/article/39/events/abuse-prevention-emphasis-day
Please click on the link above. You will find wonderful resources for your churches to use to help educate and empower people to stand up against the abuse that is taking place even in our congregations.
This link provides a sermon with Power Point Slides, children's story and activities and much more. Please talk to your local pastor about the possibility of him or the ladies in your congregation presenting these on the fourth Sabbath in August or on another Sabbath if this is not convenient. Please take advantage of these wonderful resources!
"Help me. I'm being abused, how can I stop it?" "A friend of mine is being abused. I don't know what to do. How can I help her?" As a professional counselor clinically certified in domestic violence, I often get asked some form of the above questions. Here are seven tips to help.
- Tell a friend.
Whether the abuse is physical, emotional, financial, or sexual, first tell a trusted friend. If you hope to end the abuse, you can't keep it a secret. The abuse will only worsen. You or your friend will struggle with fear to come out in the open about the abuse, but remember that Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do everything through him who gives me strength." - Call a Christian counseling center or a local shelter.
Your second step is to have your friend call a Christian counseling center. You can find the phone number in the yellow pages. Once your friend reaches someone at the counseling center, she can ask for the name and phone number of the local shelter. If more than one shelter is in the area, have her get all the names and numbers. The Department of Social Services will also have the information for local shelters. Here's the National Domestic Abuse Hotline's phone number: 1-800-799-7233. - Have your friend use her own phone, not yours.
If you are the one being abused, don't use your home or cell phone. Have a friend call on her phone. If the abuser is tracing your calls or secretly recording them, you don't want these calls available to him. Also have your friend call from her home or some other location. Your home could be bugged. - Search online.
Your friend may feel more comfortable doing an online search. Have her search on her computer, not on yours. The abuser can keep track of your online search history. Even if you delete it, he may still be able to find out. - Ask about support groups and a Domestic Violence Counselor.
Your friend can call the local shelter to find out what support groups are available there. These groups are free and provide information about services available for abused women. If you decide to see a Christian counselor, tell your friend to ask for a counselor who specializes in domestic violence. As medical specialists exist for heart problems, so specialists exist for different areas of counseling. - Ask about a Military Liaison.
If you are a military wife, your friend can ask for the name and phone number of the military liaison at the shelter. In areas where the military has a presence, shelters usually have a military liaison. You want to be as informed as possible. - Hope and help are available.
Remember there is always hope. Someone is ready to help you, no matter what your circumstances are. You simply need to ask.
See Yvonne's blog for post on Economic or Financial Abuse.
Abuse Statistics:
- An intimate partner murdered 1,181 women in 2005, an average of three women every day. Of all the women murdered in the USA, about one-third were killed by an intimate partner. (Bureau of Justice Statistics in the article, Intimate Homicide Victims by Gender).
- Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. (the Department of Justice article, About Domestic Violence)
- Women experience about 4.8 million intimate partner-related physical assaults and rapes every year. (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a PDF entitled Understanding Intimate Partner Violence)
- Less than 20 percent of battered women sought medical treatment following an injury. (NCADV, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in a PDF entitled Domestic Violence Facts)
- The cost of domestic violence in 2003 was more than $8.3 billion. This cost includes medical care, mental health services, and lost productivity. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - PDF, Understanding Intimate Partner Violence)
New Women's Bible Study Series
Next women’s Bible study series – Surprised by Love is the title of the next DVD Bible study series for women being produced by NAD. The speaker is Elizabeth Talbot, associate speaker of the Voice of Prophecy radio broadcast and well-known women’s ministries speaker. The series is based on her book by the same title, which is an enlargement of her sermon on Jesus, our goel (kinsman-redeemer), that she presented at the 2009 women’s convention in Dallas. The book has sold exceptionally well and has been translated into several languages. The Bible studies will be available in English and Spanish, and are scheduled for release in September 2012.
Next division-wide women’s convention – As most of you know, the North American Division Women’s Ministries Department plans one women’s convention per quinquennium. Our last was in 2009, and the next one will be September 25-28, 2014, in Orlando, Florida, at the beautiful Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. The cost of sleeping rooms will be $125 per room per night for up to four persons.
We strongly encourage conference women’s ministries directors not to schedule your conference retreat that weekend. We hope you will promote the convention to the women in your conference/union and take as many women as you can with you to the convention. We will have Save-the-Date bookmarks available for your fall retreats.
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Welcome to the Kansas-Nebraska Conference Women's Ministries' Homepage!
We challenge our ladies to reach out to their sisters beyond our fellowship by participating in programs such as the "God in Shoes Ministry" and inviting them to join us at one, or several of the Conference-sponsored Retreats we provide every year. There are women in our communities who need to feel the healing, loving touch of Jesus!
If the ladies in your churches are doing ministry programs, we would love to hear about what's happening! We can post your activities here under the Resources / Ideas link so others can be inspired to serve as well!
We hope you will find encouragement and ideas here that will enable you to make a difference in your local homes, churches, and communities.
Sue Carlson, Director
Kansas-Nebraska Conference Women's Ministries
Sue Carlson - Women's Ministries Director