25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life...26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? (Matthew 6:25-26)
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and animal needs posted here; He cares for all of His creatures!
(And, thankfully, no request is too small...)
Please pray for my friend, Florence and her husband Michael, who is the bishop of the largest Anglican diocese in Uganda. I just got back from church this morning where she spoke to us about the dire economic, physical, and spiritual needs of their country. Florence works with the oppressed Ugandan women of this polygamous country, teaching them how to live more healthfully (sanitation, AIDS prevention), and encouraging them to leave abusive marriages and set up a small business to support themselves and their children. The women are 'bought' by their husbands, have no rights, and are responsible for all of the raising of children, food growing and preparation, wood-gathering and other household duties, and are expected to turn over any money they might earn to their husband (who will often then use it to buy another wife). Simple things, like getting water for their families, might mean walking 12 miles or so to the nearest well twice a day with heavy water jugs on their heads; most of their day is consumed with simply trying to cultivate enough food for their family to survive on. Eighty-five percent of the people live below the Ugandan poverty level--which means there is NO food, and not even money to buy a pencil or school uniform for their children (which means they cannot attend school). Education, particularly for the girls/women, is the only ticket out of this cycle. Please pray specifically for Florence this week, as she visits churches and speaks to them about her ministry--that she can raise the needed funds for their ministry to help these women. Thanks!