We’re so grateful for the work of our partners in Nagaland, located in northern India, who recently conducted several New Man, New Woman, New Life seminars. Thanks to you, our generous donors, we were able to provide copies of this curriculum to our trainers there. Empower partners Apokla Ben and Bendang Toshi are based in … Read more
Earlier this month, Pastor Frank Tweheyo was scheduled to attend a program in Kenya. Unfortunately, the training was cancelled. Frank however, was undeterred. Besides, his flight was non-refundable. So off he went, to network with Empower’s many new partners in Kenya, and share his inspiring testimony. He was happy to hear about how Empower has … Read more
Carrie/Donell/Pam Uganda/Kenya February 2019 Trip Report Part II After a too-brief time in Uganda, Carrie Miles, Donell Peck, Pastor Frank Tweheyo, and Dr. Zablon Mutongu flew to Nairobi, Kenya. Pam Frohreich had flown into Nairobi the day before and was waiting for us at the airport hotel (hooray, there is now a hotel at the … Read more
Trip report part I Uganda (with a detour through Istanbul) February 2019 Empower International’s February 2019 trip was completely amazing, but it started out with us (once again) ending up in Istanbul. Not that Istanbul is a bad place. And not that we were there very long. However, Donell Peck and Carrie Miles (moi) were … Read more
Thank you so much for responding to our year-end appeal for support for the exciting (but unbudgeted) opportunities that arose for 2019. Your generosity is making it possible for us to reach hundreds, and literally potentially millions, of people. Empower President Dr. Carrie Miles and Empower Minister Donell Peck leave for Kampala, Uganda, on Thursday … Read more
Empower Minister Wayne Pelly took his sixth trip to Africa with Empower International Ministries this fall. An opportunity for additional ministry led him to extend his trip from the usual two weeks to three. This was something of a stretch, but the results confirmed the value of this decision. Here is Wayne’s report, edited for … Read more
A simple booklet explaining basic sexual education elicited cheers and applause from women in Malawi and Rwanda, and brought them, for the first time in their lives, empowering information about their own bodies and biology. Registered nurse and Empower minister Sue Kerrigan uses the booklet to teach a Women’s Health Seminar that educates women about … Read more
The following is a report from Africa Director Frank Tweheyo about his recent work in Kampala, Uganda. “I was so relieved this week to know that women are not cursed,” said Miriam, a participant. “It is so liberating a truth! I learned that Jesus came to upset the effects of patriarchy, and that He encourages … Read more
Linda Ikeda, Empower’s director of Created to Belong, and creator of our Healing from Trauma and Created to Belong seminars, recently returned from her trip to Rwanda and Malawi. Once again, the material on trauma, attachment and women’s health was enthusiastically received. Here is her report. By Linda Ikeda Reflecting on a trip like this … Read more
Several of our teams are traveling the globe this month and next. This week on the blog, we’re highlighting each of our teams. Empower Ministers Sally Bryant and Suzy Powers are currently in Malawi. Suzy leads His 2 Offer (H20) and is a reading specialist whose expertise is a welcome addition to the training. For the second … Read more
Several Empower ministers are traveling to Africa this summer to bring a variety of training seminars to people who are eager to learn. We will have teams in Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania. We could not do this important work without your prayers and support. Thank you! (If you’d like to make a tax-deductible contribution to … Read more
Decades ago, when the faithful were called to the mission field, they often packed their belongings in a coffin, expressing two realities: they were in this for a lifetime, and that lifetime might not be very long. Most missionaries to Africa, even in the early 20th Century, only survived for a few years. They succumbed … Read more