OK, I need Help from your ladies.
OK, ladies, and gentlemen who want to contribute, I have an opportunity to to change the lives of young women in Moldova! My church, Rolling Hill Community Church, is work on a few projects to help teenage girls who are transitioning out of the orphanages of Moldova. If I remember correctly, these girls are turned out of the orphanages around the age of of 17. Unless someone steps in, most of these girls end up on the street with no life skills and little knowledge of their value in God's eyes. As you can imagine, in the poorest country of Europe, these girls are left with few choices.
SO, when I asked what I could do while I'm recovering from surgery, Steve, the missions coordinator at RHCC sent me this:
I’ve got a great project for you that might be right up your alley. Actually, you could choose from a couple of things that need to get done, all with regard to our transitional living home project for girls.
1. I need to develop a curriculum for the project that would cover all the things that girls in Moldova need to learn: how to manage and save money; dating; getting along with roommates; problem-solving; networking for success; health and hygiene; self-esteem; having, raising and teaching children; changes in the female life-cycle; personality differences; dealing with difficult people; negotiating the things you need; using discrimination in relationships; personal safety issues; etc. I’m thinking of a notebook of stuff (I had developed some of this for CERI when I was there, but would like to have a whole, fresh approach).
2. I’d like to develop a 365 day a year devotional guide for the girls that encourages their ability to think more relationally about God and others and where they fit into His Kingdom and plans. I am thinking of ways in which Scripture can meld into their lives, past, present and future in very concrete ways, including teaching them about specifically female understandings of God and applications….maybe a section on women of the Bible; how women can take stands for themselves in a patriarchal society; Jesus’ intentional inclusion of women into his circle and what that means and looks like for them today; etc. It would be huge to have a section that would reframe for them the mystery and purposes behind their personal misfortunes and how God uses tragedy to “fit us for heaven” as well as make us useful to the other wounded among us….things like that. You could really go wild with this, I’m sure!
If you would like to be a part of this project, please let me know!
I know that there are plenty of y'all with things they have already written - or have ideas just waiting for the perfect outlet. Well, here's your chance!
