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Likewise, what need is there to care for a widower? Should such a man be able to provide for himself?
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Therefore, they required significant assistance if they did not have family to care for them or if they were too old to marry. Some might object because in Paul’s day widows did not have a means of income. If a church neglects its widows, then something is definitely amiss. I dare say that the quality of care for its widows and widowers is a barometer of the spiritual health and maturity of a church. For churches, therefore, caring for widows and widowers is of vital importance. If you want to see pure Christianity in action, you can witness it in the care for widows and orphans. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. And the New Testament has a number of passages dedicated to the instruction and care for widows, but James’s words stand out most prominently to me: The Psalmist tells us that God is a “father to the fatherless and protector of widows” (Ps. The book of Ruth showcases the undying love of a woman for her widowed mother-in-law and God’s greater love through his providential care for both widows, Ruth and Naomi. God instructed Israel not to mistreat widows (Exod. The Bible has a number of things to say about widows. But such should never be the case within the church. Death is common, and thus widows don’t necessarily merit any undue attention. In the world outside the church, many might look upon widows as a regular part of life. The ministry receives dozens of letters from widow and from church leaders expressing their gratitude to the Lord for the joy, encouragement and support they have received from Him through their participation in the conferences, material and prayer support of brothers and sisters in Christ all over the world.Within any decent-sized congregation there are bound to be some who are widows, usually those that are older, but in some cases there might be younger widows as well. The grand total of widows touched by this ministry is around 3,400 (plus orphans). Since 2001 the ministry materially supports summer camps for orphans. In 2007 the first three days long international Congress of widows and orphans was conducted for over 200 widows from 15 countries.Īt the 2009 Conference the Day of Visitation and Compassion to the Widow and Orphan was established on the 2nd Sunday of March – the day when special sermons are preached in churches and "made the widow's heart sing" (Job 29:13)
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Widows were provided with material support donated by the brothers and sisters from American churches. In the next several years a number of conferences were held in Ukraine and in Russia. A the same time seminars were held for pastors and lay leaders on this important issue: "True devotion, the kind that is pure and faultless before God the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their difficulties and to keep the world from contaminating us." James 1:27
TAKING CARE OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS PLUS
Two conferences were conducted in 2000 – in Moscow and in Kursk, Russia – with 80 and 60 widows in attendance plus orphans.
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The topic of the Conference was trust your widows into my care" (Jeremiah 49:11) Our ministry was founded on April 10th, 1999 when the First Conference for Widows and Orphans was conducted in Russia.