"Learn to do good; seek justice. Correct oppression. Bring justice to the fatherless; plead the widow's cause". Isaiah 1:17
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Scholars have produced massive volumes on the biblical mandate to care for orphans and widows. The Bible is not ambiguous on this topic. I am grateful churches around the world have taken some steps to care for the orphans, though much more remains to be done.
But, in North American churches, I see hardly any intentional church wide ministries to widows. Millions are left to suffer and struggle in silence.
Though the biblical mandate to care for widows should be sufficient motive for our churches, consider some of the struggles widows experience. These seven factors should give you at least a glimpse of the need for ministries to widows in your church.
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AND WE WILL NOT FORGET OUR
OBLIGATION TO HELP THE WIDOWS WHO
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ARE ALWAYS ON THE HEART OF GOD!
There are many widows who struggle fiercely after the death of their husbands and many never receive the help they need to move forward. The videos below share examples of grief, grace and growth as our God walks with us through this new journey without our beloveds.
FROM WIDOW
TO
WINNER
This video was co-created by Paula Bass and Ross Pearson(P&8 Film Company). It is a testimonial of 3 widows, Tracy Lee, Debbie Wilson and Paula Bass, who have a winning attitude. The video ends with a narration by Sherron Lane of Kingdom Investors International
SEVEN REASONS WHY YOUR CHURCH SHOULD HAVE A
MINISTRY TO WIDOWS...
LET'S LEARN THE FACTS
- The death of a spouse is the number one stressor in a person’s life. Too many survivors are not ready to deal with the issues of widowhood (Holmes and Rohe stress scale).
- Over 800,000 persons are widowed each year. Of that number, 700,000 are women (U. S. Bureau of the Census).
- Widowhood lasts on the average 14 years. That is a significant portion of any person’s life (U. S. Bureau of the Census).
- There are over 14 million widows in the United States today. That is an average of 40 widows for every church in the United States (AARP).
- Upon the death of a spouse, a widow loses 75% of her support base. It is imperative for churches to stand in the gap (Widow’s Hope).
- Widows have a 30% higher risk of death in the first six months after the death of their husbands. They truly die of a broken heart (University of Glasgow).
- The poverty rate among widows is three to four times higher than elderly married women. Financial needs among widows are often great (Social Security Administration).
Every widow has a purpose from God, with and without her husband and every WIDOW can be a WINNER! FROM WIDOW TO WINNER seeks to help many women move forward with grace and victory to finish well. Take time to pray earnestly and effectually for a widow today.
Please don’t walk away from reading this short post without considering some type of action in your church to care for widows.
It is one of the clearest mandates of Scripture. (Taken from www.thomrainer.com, Feb. 2016)
From Widow To Winner Projects International is a faith-based non-profit organization that stands for justice for widows and orphans. We are eager to open our doors to serve the Jackson communities for the betterment of its most vulnerable population.
We will need your involvement to achieve the results we envision for our people. We need...COMPASSIONATE, COMMITTED, DEVOTED AND DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WITH A STEADFAST, STAUNCH AND DETERMINED ATTITUDE to see the lives of the most vulnerable changed for redemptive and powerful purposes.
CONTACT us to be a participator in this most urgent and long awaited for opportunity to serve orphans and widows.
We are excited and filled with great hope and anticipation for a bright future for this great city and the people we joyfully serve!
Paula
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