Matthew 25: 35-36 (KJV)
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
It is part of our reasonable service as spiritual beings - taking care of the concerns of those who have been blacklisted.
"I am impressed with the transparency these women are sharing in. Their stories are diverse, yet they mirror so much of the pain clinging in the lives of so many. Grief, molestation, spousal abuse, alcoholism, finding God in another faith, loving those with HIV/AIDS - their lives are in these pages." E. Claudette Freeman, Editor and Publisher
The women nominated and chosen for BEYOND THE PRETTY DRESS are all called to ministry.
Yet as you encounter their ministry service stories, you will find that they were selected to do the most compassionate and communal type of ministry - outside of church walls and away from the traditional pew.
You will learn what their ministry has taught them about God and about who they are as vessels of ministry.
They are sharing why they believe going BEYOND THE PRETTY DRESS must be a mandate in this time.
Yet as you encounter their ministry service stories, you will find that they were selected to do the most compassionate and communal type of ministry - outside of church walls and away from the traditional pew.
You will learn what their ministry has taught them about God and about who they are as vessels of ministry.
They are sharing why they believe going BEYOND THE PRETTY DRESS must be a mandate in this time.
Whether their service was to an abused woman, a molested child, a rejected man, a soul tormented by mental illness - we know their stories will encourage and challenge others to follow their quiet lead like never before.
"The impressive thing for me is the clear image you get through their stories that God is not a box kind of divinity. He may have created it, but it cannot limit His all-ness. Thus, through these chapters, we see God in clinics, on the streets, in mosques, on the stage, in unorthodox educational settings and in so many platforms. We are called out to get un-pretty (if you will) enough to get real in serving others."
Proverbs 31:25 (KJV)
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.