OM India: empowering women

OM India presents a look at the needs of women there and what OM is doing to lift women out of oppression.

The Women in Las Tablas

"Thank you for coming. You provide such a wonderful break from our reality. I hope you never get tired of coming," said Candy, a young mother attending OM Costa Rica's women's ministry in Las Tablas. The reality of Las Tablas includes families dealing with poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, commercial sex work and domestic violence against women and children.

So women of the OM Costa Rica team began a new ministry two months ago in partnership with a local church. Fifteen to twenty-five local women, mostly young mothers, meet two afternoons a month. Fellowship begins with ice-breakers and crafts: learning how to make cookies, cards and bookmarks.

But it is the time spent in the Word of God that is truly making a difference for the local women. Through these studies they are receiving truth that is applicable to their reality, and their lives are slowly transforming. The OM Costa Rica women are also being blessed by the relationships they have already formed with these ladies.

Please pray for the time that these women spend together, that God's presence would transform more lives. Pray for the women of OM Costa Rica and for this ongoing ministry in Las Tablas.