Empowering Mere SDA Church District Women for personal evangelism

Abstract

Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the project. It presents the Giriamas’ in their culture before and after accepting SDA message from the missionaries. Chapter 2 is based on a research of a theological call of the woman. Women in many parts of the world are known for their place being around the house. This chapter encourages women to pull out from their common places and engage themselves in personal evangelism, following the example of other women called by God to serve and witness.Chapter 3 presents Mere local setting in terms of its natural geographical setup, historical background, social and economical status, incorporating the myths, rituals, community hierarchy and anthropology. Chapter 4 deals with Program Development, a Seminar on Women Empowerment in Personal Evangelism, Design/Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation. Chapter 5 reflects the Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations of this project for Mere SDA district women to be empowered for personal evangelism. As a result of the project, women at Mere district took the whole issue positively that 3 new members were baptized early February, and 5 more were still in baptismal class. They are growing forming more small groups for Bible study, and house to house visitation. Their main challenge is converting Muslim women to Adventism. The women’s joy is that, they have gained confidence, working for their Lord in personal evangelism.