WOMEN IN ACTION

It’s far easier to look at all the bad things that have happened in our lives. All the words you’ve heard that hurt you so deeply, the affection you didn’t get, the appreciation you never received and all the bad stuff that is engraved in the way you react to people and situations.

It’s easier to look at everything you have lost and the opportunities you have missed and the mistakes you have made.

It’s just easier to look back and see the good things you had in life and not really be happy about them, but instead, simply focus on the fact that you no longer have them.

But to dwell on the good things… that’s not so easy.

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As we women are so much led by what we feel, we think, we imagine, we constantly face internal conflicts when it comes to forgiveness.

I am not referring to forgiving someone else but to feel forgiven.

We all did, do and will do wrong, say words that we regret five minutes later, take attitudes that will bring consequences for days to come and there we are filling up our centre of emotions with the baggage of guilty and despair.

For some the circle goes on up until they meet Jesus and they experience His forgiveness, and then they become new creatures, lighter inside and invigorated for a new life.

Others will meet Jesus, will be forgiven but will not feel forgiven. Guilty and shame will accompany them inside and outside the church.

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This is the contribution of Susan Chauke and I felt compelled to share with you all! I hope you can realize how valuable you are:

I sometimes wonder if the women in our societies understand the meaning of self-love. I see young women ruining their life by giving themselves to the worldy man in the name of love. One Pastor once said that if a man really loves you he will marry you to show it. But our young women out there fall for anyone who promises them all the worldly possessions. Money and materialistic things never brought any true happiness or true fulfillment. As a cliche’ one can have the world but still be the most lonly person.

I find it hard to understands why is that our young women are always trying to find someone to complete them. No one can ever complete us exept for The Lord Jesus because in Him all is complete. One has to be a complete human being in order to have a meaningful relationship with the other person.

Ladies, we are worth more that all the money in the world, we must not sell ourselves cheap. We are beautiful, smart, loving, warm and so much more we have so much to offer- don’t be fooled by the things of the world. All we will ever need is found in Jesus- Seek firt the Kingdom of God and everything else will be added unto you- this is not me speaking, these are the words of God.

I think is about time we realise how valuable and special we are.

Women of God, you are worth more than you will ever know. God wants our hearts so that He can give us the desires of our hearts.

Ligia asked me a question a few weeks back about when to tell an adopted child the truth about their origins.  I know quite a few adoptive families, grew up among some, and know some now.  I’ve seen parents who have tried different methods of dealing with the subject, but the families that I saw with the happiest, most well-adjusted children were those that were completely honest from the beginning.

This is what I witnessed growing up as a missionary’s daughter in Korea, where a number of other American missionaries had adopted either Korean or American babies.  From what I remember, they treated the fact that they were adopted as a wonderful, beautiful experience that made those children uniquely special.  My mother explained it to me so eloquently about how special a child is who has been specifically chosen by his or her adoptive parents because they were loved and wanted, yet many children who are born into families are not always loved.  Her explanation even made the little 5 year-old me feel jealous and wish I had been adopted too.  I was so disappointed that I wasn’t!

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We are just coming back from our HIV Awareness march, from Newtown. It was an awesome opportunity to bring clarity to the matter of why the UCKG has so emphatically supported the distribution of condoms and awareness in this regard. To those who criticize us, we respect your views but to all those infected or affected, I know you understand our urge and drive. The message is being sent across this nation for 15 years but still statistics are on high so not only words but action: awareness, support group, education will help us to bring the numbers down.

WiA was there in full solidarity and 17 of our members have been introduced to the crowd as HIV Aids STI’s Peer Educators – this is action all about.

When Women In Action (WiA) started early in April this year, they opened many doors to change women’s lives. They threw themselves wholeheartedly into everything they embarked on, making many women aware of their potential as individuals.

Today, through WiA, many have managed to make changes, which they once thought could take forever to become a reality. Last Saturday, Women In Action held their final concert promoting the awareness of cancer. They have been touring the country with their message. The fun went on after the concert at the Bertha Solomon Recreation Centre in Jeppestown. There, Yolanda Mate launched her jewellery store called Yola’s Jewellery, which is due to open early
next year.

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PLS FORWARD TO ALL THE LADIES YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!
Ladies, we can never be too careful!

THIS IS A NEW KIND OF BREAST CANCER READ THIS PLEASE

New Kind of Breast Cancer

New kind of Breast Cancer – DO NOT DELETE
Please forward to all of the women in your lives .. Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, friends, etc.

In November, a rare kind of breast cancer was found. A lady developed a rash on her breast, similar to that of young mothers who are nursing.

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The Red Ribbon Project was created by the New York-based Visual AIDS Artists Caucus in 1991.:
Remain anonymous as individuals and to credit the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus as a whole in the creation of the Red Ribbon Project, and not to list any individual as the “creator” of the Red Ribbon Project;
Keep the image copyright free, so that no individual or organization would profit from the use of the red ribbon;
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In South Africa, HIV is spread mainly through sexual contact between men and women (Department of Education, 1999). An estimated 7 million South Africans are HIV-positive with the highest prevalence rates among young people, especially teenage girls (Department of Education, 1999, 2001; Coombe, 2002). Findings of a HIV/AIDS survey by the South African Department of Health among pregnant women attending public antenatal clinics show that the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS among pregnant women under the age of 20 years has risen 65.4% from 1997 to 1998 (Department of Education, 1999).

The scale of the AIDS epidemic among youth in South Africa is enormous and HIV/AIDS continues its deadly course. Throughout South Africa, the AIDS epidemic is affecting large number of adolescents, leading to serious psychological, social, economic, and educational problems (Department of Education, 2001; Coombe, 2002).

When it is considered that 40% of the South African population is less than 15 years of age and that 15.64% of the South African youth between the ages of 15-24 is infected with HIV, one recognizes that HIV/AIDS represents a devastating pandemic among the youth of South Africa (Coombe, 2002; Department of Education, 2001). This points to the need for research on the sexual behavior of this group. Information on existing knowledge about the sexual behavior among adolescents can provide an important base for educational interventions aimed at reducing further transmission. What is being written could be crucial in informing the course and impact of the disease, and how its effects can be systematically addressed. This is especially the case with respect to educational research and publications. It is therefore important to have a clear sense of what is being researched and published (however limited) on this subject (sexual behavior of adolescents) in South Africa today.

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