In the Meantime: Dodey Files
Dodey shares a rich devotional, challenging us to consider and steward the “meantime” in our lives. In addition to being actively obedient and making the most of these in-between moments, she underscores that meantimes have both a beginning and end. There is hope in knowing that our darker meantimes, such as the current pandemic, won’t last forever.
Dodey and her husband Mike have been missionaries for nearly forty years, and they currently serve with Child Hope in Chile.
Dodey shares about the key role older adults can play, even in churches’ online COVID world, when it’s mostly younger people coming to the forefront with their innate tech skills.
She also shares a rich devotional, challenging us to consider and steward the “meantime” in our lives. In addition to being actively obedient and making the most of in-between moments, she underscores that meantimes have both a beginning and end. There is hope in knowing that our darker meantimes, such as the current pandemic, won’t last forever.
Ministering to and Through Widows: Marlene Craft
Women who have lost their spouse need special assurance that they are not falling between the cracks—they are loved by God, not forgotten, an integral part of the body of Christ.
But widows are not just needy; they’re also needed. Marlene reminds us that these women are often untapped treasure boxes of God’s love and mercy.
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
Marlene experienced the difficult life transition of becoming a widow, and over time God tapped her to help other widows.
Practical ways of reaching out to widows include phone calls, meals, gift bags, home and car repair, grocery and other shopping assistance, tech coaching, prayer, and even special outreach to them on Valentine’s Day. Women who have lost their spouse need special assurance that they are not falling between the cracks—they are loved by God, not forgotten, an integral part of the body of Christ.
But widows are not just needy; they’re also needed. Marlene reminds us that these women are often untapped treasure boxes of God’s love and mercy.
Be sure to check out resources on her website at widowslink.org . And here’s a helpful quick intro to starting a widow’s ministry in your church.
Blossoming Seed: Anh Vo
After seeking for love, belonging and approval in all the wrong places, Anh found herself in prison, serving 25 years to life. Fortunately, her story doesn’t end there.
Not only was her life transformed, Anh was able to help disciple many other women in prison. Now released, she continues to share the hope and love she has through the redemptive forgiveness of Christ.
After seeking for love, belonging and approval in all the wrong places, Anh found herself in a California prison, serving 25 years to life. Fortunately, her story doesn’t end there. Through miraculous encounters with God, the prayers of others, Christian radio, and Prison Fellowship, Anh finally found love in the arms of Jesus.
Not only was her life transformed, Anh was able to help disciple many other women in prison. Now released, she continues to share the hope and love she has through the redemptive forgiveness of Christ.