In this New Year, I would like to
encourage you all to think about supporting the ministry of Lee Grady and The Mordecai Project. Watch this video.
Throughout the
world in many cultures there still is the endemic problem of the abusive treatment of
women. The cultural/traditional
devaluation of women continues in the 21st century un-abated especially
where the Gospel has not been preached, or worse yet, not clearly explained.
In India for example, thousands of
infant girls are aborted because of the “problem” of having a girl baby. You see, it is not just China’s one-child
(and it better be a boy) policy that causes the abortion of girl babies. In
India the use of ultra-sound causes gender selection; there is a "gender-cide" going on. Parents want boys, not girls. Boys bring honor, girls only bring shame and
expense!
But the ministry of Lee Grady and The Mordecai Project is
aiming to change that!
By preaching the love of God, and
that men and women are equally created in the Image of God, he seeks to change
the paradigm of abuse and devaluation of women.
His organization plans to build ‘safe-houses’ in other countries for women suffering from
abuse, and Lee also leads intensive work-shops to teach men in other countries how to be a better husband
to their wives; abuse is never an option.
I personally have some very
strong opinions about discrimination, both in the ‘world’ and in the church…but
you have to understand the separation of sexes into "roles" over-seas is not just
hurt feelings, it is a matter of life and death! If women in other countries are not seen as having any value, they are abused and killed, or sold to brothels. This is not about women as teacher and
preachers, it is about survival! Only in
Christianity is there hope for women world-wide.
If you want an eye-opening read;
get a copy of the book “Half-the-Sky” by Kristof & WuDunn (2009, Knopf)
Please consider
supporting this worthy ministry. At the very
least, consider passing along this video introduction so more people get the
message.
Christianity historically was and is the only hope for the betterment of women...just remember the "exposed" infant girls of the Roman Empire were rescued by the early Christian Church...can we do that today?
Can you imagine how many abortions could be
halted if women were valued as highly as men?
Please think about it.
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