You may remember that in 2022, Empower in Africa went from U. S. led to, as one of our Kenyan partners said, “us” led. And true to this calling, our partners are doing great things. Below is a summary report from Executive Director for Africa, Dr. Frank Tweheyo. While our international partners are going fabulously, … Read more
Despite the challenges of Covid-19 lockdowns, Empower is continuing to provide hope to churches in Uganda. Joyce Ouko, President of Empower/Uganda, reports that the pandemic has hit Uganda hard, causing both churches and Christians to struggle. Some churches, unable to gather in person, went bankrupt. Many pastors and parishioners alike lost hope. “After a long … Read more
We have exciting news, for those of you who have been following us for some time! One of the key values for Empower as an organization is, as our name declares, empowerment. We want not only to empower families to live with mutual respect and equality, we also want to empower local churches to teach … Read more
Note: Yesterday’s post had a broken link to our report. That has been corrected. Read the full report here. Over the last few years, we’ve enjoyed a wonderful relationship with St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya. Our team has visited several times, teaching both the introductory seminar and the Master Class, where we train the … Read more
In September, Empower Missionary Wayne Pelly represented Empower at a conference co-sponsored by Christians for Biblical Equality and Domnic Misolo of Ecclesia Foundation for Gender Education in Bondo, Kenya. Wayne presented on “Genesis as the Basis for Gender Equality,” which was essentially the Empower material from the first four studies of “New Man, New Woman, … Read more
In our work around the world, one of the most gratifying things to see is growth. We see it in the growth of healthy relationships, healed marriages, thriving churches. We see it in the spread of our message, when seminar participants adapt our material and use it in sermons, in training for other groups, and … Read more
We’re delighted that Dennis Preato, MDiv, a new friend of Empower, has generously offered to share some of his excellent work on gender equality with us for our resource page. We wanted to share just a short excerpt from his paper which explores Genesis 1 -3. In Genesis 3:16, God tells the woman: Your desire … Read more
So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! (Gen. 3:14) “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. (Gen. 3:17) What does it mean to be “cursed”? In Western culture, this word is … Read more