When we facilitate seminars, one of the most profound discoveries participants make is around the idea of “the Curse.” Churches around the world believe and teach that part of the “fallout from the Fall” is that women are cursed. The actual biblical text counters that idea, as we’ll see in today’s excerpt from our study, … Read more
Empower’s Africa Program Director Frank Tweheyo traveled to Kenya last month to facilitate seminars with some of our partners. Here is his report. This journey to Kenya was so refreshing in a big sense: meeting new people, visiting with friends and relaxing a bit from heavy schedules for the past several months. My first stop … Read more
Registration is now open for Missions 21! Missions 21, hosted by Empower International Ministries, is a day-long gathering for people from U.S.- resident ministries/missions that work internationally (mostly Africa) on family, child welfare, mental health, and gender issues. There are many of us working independently on these issues or running orphan projects or schools that … Read more
One of the most gratifying aspects of our ministry is the opportunity to return to a place where we have taught before, where we see the fruit of the seeds we have planted, and have the opportunity to cultivate even more. Empower had conducted the basic New Man, New Woman, New Life seminar in Kisoro … Read more
God seems very clearly to have gone before our team into Kenya in recent weeks. In response to an invitation from church leaders there, we traveled to Bondo, Utawala, and then Kibera, a slum outside Nairobi. Everywhere we’ve gone, the response has been enthusiastic. Thank you to all our supporters–we could not continue this important … Read more