Ingrid, Interserve worker in the Arab world
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Esther, Interserve’s Communications Manager, writes:
“Very soon, I will give birth to a baby son. It’s humbling to think of the ways this connects me with women around the world and throughout history.
I’m thinking of Mary, Jesus’ mum, getting on a donkey for her cross-country expedition to Bethlehem! Astonishing for us, but it was through this woman and in this way that God chose to reveal himself to the world.”
“I’m thinking of women in the Middle East who are facing the birth of a baby conceived through violence. They are cared for by an Interserve midwife who has given her life to loving and serving the most vulnerable.”
“I’m thinking of refugee women in Asia, grieving for a child who’s been lost. Their stories connect over colours and artworks in a safe space created by an Interserve worker there.”
“I’m thinking of the woman in South East Asia who has found training and employment in a project run by Interserve workers, giving her an opportunity to leave the sex trade.”
“And the young woman from a poor background in Central Asia, who, with the encouragement and prayer of an Interserve friend, has embraced an opportunity for higher education and achieved her dream to become a doctor.”
Adriana, Interserve worker in Central Asia
Interserve is a global community of ordinary Christians taking action in faith. We serve among the most marginalised peoples of Asia and the Arab world, wherever possible alongside the local church.
Serve with us overseas using your skills and experience to meet needs and build local capacity. Placements range from 6 weeks to 20 years.
CultureConnect is a ministry of Interserve, equipping the church in Australia to reach out cross-culturally in our own neighbourhoods.
Serve with us in Australia by teaching English, visiting detention centres, running a playgroup or simply befriending your neighbour. We can help your whole church learn how to get involved.
There is great need for more women and men to engage cross-culturally. Pray with us that God would work in people’s hearts, to respond to the world’s need and his call to serve.
Recognising the other – women who are hidden, unrecognised and marginalised in their communities – is at the heart of women in mission. Going to places where people feel broken, empty, hurting, unseen and unrecognised, women incarnate Christ who seeks, finds, heals, redeems and celebrates.
Women are sisters, mothers, singles, aunts, wives, daughters, grandmothers, nieces and friends. Pray for mutual connection across culture and language.
