Thousands of women – and men – gathered for the United Methodist Women’s Assembly last week were called to glorify God as they reflected on the unique contribution of women in spreading the good news of the Gospel of Christ.
A colourful pageantry of 15-foot puppets and Gospel music sung in languages from around the world kicked off the four-day assembly held from May 4th to 7th to raise concerns and take action on the plight of women, children and youth nationally and internationally.Jan Love, chief executive of the Women’s Division, gave thanks to all the “mission mamas” gathered for the assembly in Anaheim, California.
"I learned that in Latin America, they call us 'mission mamas' because of our decades of work in mission with women, children and youth; our commitment to spreading the good news of the Gospel in word and deed," said Ms Love.
The nearly 7000 women at the assembly were challenged by Ms Love to renew and re-energise their commitment to spreading the Gospel and deepen their understanding of their own salvation stories and those of others within supportive communities.
Ms Love also urged the women to drive forward in the recruitment of new mission mamas and find many more women willing to commit to mission.
“Tell them that even though the world can be a really scary place, you belong to an organisation where members surround each other with prayer," she said.
