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| Well, this may be how my trip to the Botswana Baptist Women's Conference almost ended, but even this was a blessing. Not a word of complaint, just helpfulness and patience, as we waited, as we were towed, as we worked together. |
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| The Botswana Baptist Women's National Conference was held in Francistown at Great Commission Baptist Church the weekend of July 13-16 |
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| Ann Carruthers, who just returned from the states, was happy to be reunited with women from Tsessebe Baptist Church. |
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| The joy of the Lord is our strength, what a precious time it was with each of these ladies! |
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| Greetings, so very important in the African culture. Thank God that these women are able to meet freely and openly worshiping Him as the One True God. |
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| Selebo Jobe from Gaborone Baptist was used by God as she lead the worship team. |
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| Laura Pettigrew, Noma Ndhlovu and Amanda Turner. Pray for Noma, she is an integral part of the Baptist Student Leadership Team, and is busy finishing her degree while discipling other students. |
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| Vivian, Janet and Teresa, - sisters in Christ! Pray that the believers in Botswana will be known by their love for one another. |
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| The theme of the conference was "Every Woman In Ministry" 1 Corinthians 3:9, throughout the conference women would go to the front and with paint put their hand print on the cross. |
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| There was a special time of prayer dedicating our hands in service to the Lord. |
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| Pray that each woman present will remember this as they have returned home and the world seeks to distract them from the Lord's service. |
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| All ages of women were present, from 6 am till 11 pm each day. "Yet those who wait on the Lord will gain new strength, they will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:31 |
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| Pray that the Baptist Women of Botswana will shine the light of the Lord for all to see. |
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| I jump in this picture with the Gakuto Baptist women as they displayed the baskets they had made. |
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| They were happy to show the work of their hands! |
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| Grace, from Gaborone Baptist Church had made a matching scarf and hat. Right after she showed me her work she promptly gave it as a gift to a friend. "God loves a cheerful giver" 2 Cor. 9:7 |
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| Many of these christian sisters shared testimonies of what God was doing in their lives. |
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| Praise the Lord for He is worthy to be praised. Pray that each of these hand prints will represent God's fellow workers, God's field, God's building! |
