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Tag: rural

Love in the Open

Armand and I are spending the afternoon in a beautiful French rural idyll. It’s nice not worrying about running into someone we know. We can hold hands in public, something we can’t do in London because none of our friends or family suspect that we’re involved. We’re forced to hide our love. Armand and his… Read More Love in the Open

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 notestowomen8 Comments

In the Spotlight

Notes to Women is thrilled to feature In The Spotlight, Julie Marshall, Canadian Spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme. NTW:  Tell us a little bit about yourself.   Julie:  My job involves briefing the media, raising the profile of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the issue of global hunger within Canada, creating and… Read More In the Spotlight

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 notestowomenLeave a comment

Starvation in Madaya

Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability to produce food, they are starving because they are caught in the middle of political fights and blockades that have been used as weapons – Ralph Merkle I was appalled when I heard about the mother who was giving her 7 month… Read More Starvation in Madaya

January 10, 2016January 11, 2016 notestowomenLeave a comment

Gender-Selective Infanticide

Over 50,000 baby girls are aborted every month in South Asia – just because they were girls – Gospel for Asia According to writer and gender-activist Rita Banerji,  “Females are being killed in India at every stage of life, before and after birth, only because they are female”  It has been said that the three deadliest… Read More Gender-Selective Infanticide

October 20, 2015October 19, 2015 notestowomen3 Comments

Three Miles for Water

Imagine walking three miles each day to collect water and the only water available is in filthy ponds or lakes.  This water is contaminated with waterborne illnesses but these women have no choice.  They don’t have indoor plumbing.  They don’t have the privilege of filling pots with water from the kitchen sink and using that… Read More Three Miles for Water

October 7, 2015 notestowomenLeave a comment

Street Children

Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive – Jeremiah 49:11 Usually before I retire for the night, I check on my son.  I make sure he’s nicely tugged in.   He has a home.  He has his own room.   He doesn’t have to take the bus to school.  His Dad drives him there.  He doesn’t… Read More Street Children

September 23, 2015September 23, 2015 notestowomenLeave a comment

Nepal Needs Our Prayers

We were on our way to deliver some relief supplies to a more rural area.  We had stopped for a rest, and just as we were getting out of the car, we heard screaming. I said, ‘It’s another earthquake. Run!’ We all ran to the first open space we could find and stayed there until… Read More Nepal Needs Our Prayers

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 notestowomenLeave a comment

Nepalese Woman Finds Hope

“The Lord has blessed me in such a wonderful way that He has provided shelter, food, special care and attention through His people,” Shiuli says. What does a 14 year old know about being a wife and a mother?  She should be in school getting a good education.  At 14 most girls aren’t even allowed… Read More Nepalese Woman Finds Hope

January 23, 2015 notestowomenLeave a comment
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