Two TN women pursue life-changing education with help from WMU Foundation scholarships
“My parents have always been simple people who never had the opportunity or finances to pursue higher education,” she said. “Nevertheless, they sacrificed greatly to excel in their trades and provide a better life for their children. From a young age, we were taught the importance of faith, integrity and a strong work ethic.” Assis said she
Waco Women Finds Hope Through Christ And New Calling Through CWJC
Sara Aguirre recently was awarded the Sybil Bentley Dove Award to continue her journey of investing in women after being rescued from a hopeless life herself. (Photo courtesy of Lydia Tate) Sara Aguirre’s early years in Houston, Texas, were full of trauma, abuse and exploitation, about as bad as it could get. And that didn’t
Begin Anew
Christian Women’s Job Corps/Christian Men’s Job Corps site Begin Anew of Middle Tennessee is a ministry that empowers individuals to overcome obstacles created by poverty by providing education, mentoring, and resources. Its core values focus on believing “everyone deserves a chance to begin anew and walk a journey to a brighter future.” This belief is
CWJC of Rusk County Texas
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/386242074 HENDERSON, TEXAS—When it comes to impacting women’s lives through the ministry of Christian Women’s Job Corps, Christie Gambrell’s basic perspective is: “At CWJC, we help meet the felt needs of women as we help them find their true worth through Jesus.” As executive director of Christian Women’s Job Corps of Rusk County, Texas, Gambrell
STORY OF TRANSFORMATION: GINA
Gina graduated from the Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC) site Prisoner Transformation, Inc. Helen Thornton, site leader said of Gina, “She has walked the path of incarceration, seeing the mistakes in her life, seeing the lack of Jesus and faith in her life, corrected all of these mistakes and is moving forward to tell others
A STORY OF TRANSFORMATION: YVONNE
Yvonne moved to New Orleans from New Jersey in 2001 to escape domestic violence. Through some hard years and then Hurricane Katrina, she ended up on the streets, homeless. In 2015 she dis-covered Baptist Friendship House and in July 2020 celebrated five years of sobriety. Yvonne shares, “I accepted Jesus as my Savior in August