Women in Mission

I am inspired by the stories of women and their adventures in mission.  Here is the latest story I read from a time not too long ago when Anglican women mattered in northern Canada.

http://www.prrecordgazette.com/2013/07/31/women--on-a-mission

A quick look at our American friends we see the tradition of American Benedictine sisters to make new responses as society around them. They moved from the cloister to the parochial school systems; from convent and parish ministries to the public sector; from motherhouse living to the mission structure. The American Benedictine way of life has never been defined by the forms it has taken but only by the spirit it breathes.

Overall, probably two-thirds of the total force for mission has been and currently is, female. Many mission executives agree that the more difficult and dangerous the work, the more likely women are to volunteer to do it! David Yonggi Cho concludes from his experience that women are the best choice for arduous, pioneering work. "We have found that in these situations, women will never give up. Men are good for building up the work, but women are best for persevering when men would get discouraged."