Where are the Esthers? Where are the Ruths
by Jan Bast
Missions is often thought of a man’s domain.
In the Bible God used many women in pivotal roles to further His plan for the salvation of mankind. The stories of Ester, Ruth, and Mary are well known.
What part do women play in modern-day missions?
Recently I read the following on our NTM website.
“After many long months of hard work, missionaries Keri Pacheco and Becky Preheim were able to complete their first major translation projects. The books of Mark and Exodus were recently reviewed by two translation consultants and Mengen co-workers.”
I wasn’t surprised to learn that both Keri and Becky are alumni of New Tribes Bible Institute.
It is interesting to note that about 50% of our Bible Institute graduates are single women. Understandably, many of those single girls meet and marry single guys while they are training to become missionaries; thereby fulfilling the roles of wife and mother as well as missionary when they begin their ministry.
There are also a significant number of single women serving in New Tribes Mission. Keri and Becky are representative of the many who have found challenging and rewarding ministries in reaching tribal people with the Gospel.
NTM values the enormous contribution of all the women in our organization. We are grateful to God for the gifts that they offer in building His Church.
Join us in praying for and encouraging the missionary women serving around the world: the wives, mothers, and single women who play pivital roles in reaching tribal peoples with the gospel of Jesus Christ.