This week was very interesting learning about women who have some kind of history within the church. Many of the women presented had hardships because of different things but prevailed and still made an impact on many lives even to this day despite all their struggles. Every person in our group did a great job of researching and finding information that was interesting about their specific person. I really enjoyed hearing the stories of the women who have gone before us in difficult times and made an example for us to follow. I left our meeting inspired and thankful. Inspired because these women were living in hard times and still made an impact. Also, knowing that other people, women especially, have made a difference in many people's lives makes me realize that my life does count, and that I can make a difference too. I was thankful after learning about their conditions of laws, cultures, and families that my situation is so much easier than theirs. Now days it is so much easier to be a christian and a women than it was during the lives of these women. It is still a struggle to live for Christ no matter what year you are in but we have the help of strong Christ-centered communities to grow in then to leave and impact the world outside of those communities. But it is so much easier knowing that you have a strong group of people at home to go back to that are praying you through all your hard situations and that want to see you succeed. Many of the women we learned about didn't have support systems like these and I feel so blessed to have one to push me forward to live my life in a dangerous way that will impact many lives.
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ReplyDeleteThis week’s class was an awesome opportunity to learn about different women in history who had a dramatic impact on the people then and now. Each person in our group presented the information well and drew connections about how we can apply what we learned to what we experience in our lives. For example, Emily talked about Corrie ten Boom and the work she did during the Holocaust. She risked her life to stand up for justice. Her devotion saved many people. This is a perfect example of what God expects from us. I was surprised that before this assignment and the presentations I knew very little about the women on our list. I was sad to have just learned about the amazing things that many of them have accomplished. This raises the question, why haven’t we heard these stories? Is it because they are women, or because they are followers of Jesus? I am very thankful that I was able to learn about five great women and I can now tell their stories so that other people will know what they were able to accomplish.