11Apr
A New Start
Hello! My name is Dossie Briggs and I am very excited and honored to be joining you in our common passion to share the gospel and care for widows and abandoned women in developing countries.
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18Oct
How You Make Hope Real For Women
I wanted to contact you today to let you know just how special you are. Right or wrong, many of us base our self-worth on our accomplishments—the great things we have done, or the knowledge we’ve accumulated.
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20Jun
From Worry to Wonderment
In July of 2017, I first stepped into my role as director of the Widows & Abandoned Women Ministry. It was a Monday, and my first official day as director.
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19Jun
The Riches of a Mad Woman
The authorities arrived to deal with the mwanamke wazimu (translated mad woman) they'd heard stories about. The sight of a disfigured woman in tattered clothes, who regularly danced and sang, had unnerved some of the other refugees in the camp.
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01Mar
Widows & Abandoned Women Ministry
Impregnated by the boss’s son and then framed for petty theft as a likely effort to get rid of her and her illegitimate child, Beatrice’s spirit all but died when she walked through the iron gates of Embu Prison to serve a three-year sentence.
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14Feb
Let’s make some widows and abandoned women glad!
Abandoned by her family as a baby, she spent 18 years in a government orphanage, never knowing the love of a mother and father. Rather, she found herself competing for the limited attention of overworked and under-caring staff members.
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01Jul
Elizabeth Wangui Works
Kenyan Elizabeth Wangui knows what it was like to work, and work hard. But work alone wasn’t enough. Not until her work ethic was finally coupled with opportunity, did she experience success.
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28May
Mary’s New Clothes
Do you remember the first time you bought new clothes with your own money? Mary will probably never forget when this happened for her.
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19Apr
Hatching Hope
You may not notice it on their faces, but Stella Nkantha and Catherine Atambo, both from small villages in Kenya, have something to crow about! That's because they now have wonderful testimonies about how God has given them renewed hope.
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27Mar
Bruce’s 2015 Video Report: In My Words [A Widows & Abandoned Women Ministry Mini-Update]
In January, each of Heaven's Family's 21 Focused Ministry Directors gave a short, 10-minute presentation about their accomplishments in 2015 and their upcoming goals for 2016. We're excited about what the Lord has done, and what He has in store for the remainder of this year!
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