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In this male-dominated world, women are still, to this day, treated like second-class citizens, and while women in the USA have it better than most, can you imagine for one second what it would be like to be a woman in a foreign country where just because you were a woman you were treated like a common animal? Sadly, there are many cultures and countries in this broken world today where women have little or no rights. Many of them flee to the USA for a better life, and this is where you come in.
If you’ve lived in Buffalo for any length of time, you've seen with your own eyes how broken down this city is, full of drug addicts, insatiable sex perverts, mentally deranged homeless people, etc.
Even in a city as blighted, cold, and sometimes hopeless as Buffalo, there are many rays of hope. One of these bright rays of sunshine is Jericho Roads Ministies’ Priscilla Project.
Ladies-- pay attention:
The Priscilla Project reaches out to some of Buffalo's most forgotten people: recent refugee women. After waiting for up to ten years in refugee camps, these women face challenges large and small. They range from complicated pregnancies to how to use American cleaning supplies to finding work and learning English. Sometimes, they are still battling hunger-caused issues like malnourishment. In need of all sorts of help and often weighed down with different pressures, these women become a part of the Priscilla Project. They know that being here will give them a chance to learn and grow. But they also become a part of the Project for a much simpler reason: to gain a friend.
That is where you come in. Each week, women from all over the greater Buffalo area come together with refugee women, to mentor them and guide them through this difficult transition. They help them navigate the new culture, go to different sources for help, and to understand and follow the doctor’s orders regarding their pregnancy. But the most important thing that a mentor does is not any of those things. The most important thing she does is love.
Mentors come from all walks of life. Some are in the work force, some are retired, some have only just graduated college. The only requirements to be a mentor are that you're a patient, caring, warm-hearted person and you make time to meet once a week.
So how about it ladies? If you are interested in investing in the lives of these vulnerable refugee women, please get in touch with Jericho Road Ministries at 515-707-6707. Make sure to say you are calling about being a mentor and read about this opportunity on BuffaloChristian.com. |
