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Daughters of Strength, Sons of Support: Biblical Women, Modern Journeys, and the Allies and Rivals Who Shape Us

Daughters of Strength, Sons of Support: Biblical Women, Modern Journeys, and the Allies and Rivals Who Shape Us

Afullo Jkdm, Augustine Otieno
Barasa, Nelly Saiti

Paperback

Series: Nelly Saiti Barasa, Book 1

Philosophy

ISBN13: 9798269634340
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 13 2025
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.39 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book is born from a place where faith and life intersect, where the timeless stories of the Bible meet the pressing realities of our world today. The women in the Bible: prophetesses, queens, mothers, nurturers, warriors, witnesses, intercessors and even the broken and betrayed, have always intrigued me. Their stories are not just ancient accounts preserved in scripture, but living testimonies that echo in the daily struggles, hopes, resilience and triumphs of women i have encountered in my own path. As I reflect on my journey as a leader, a mother, a sister, friend and advocate in humanitarian and peacebuilding spaces, I find the courage of Deborah's wisdom in women leading fragile communities, Ruth's loyalty in daughters who choose solidarity over survival, Esther's intercession mirrored in women risking themselves for justice, Hannah's prayer and Mary's obedience reflected in the courage of young girls daring to claim their callings. From refugee camps in Dadaab to boardrooms shaping policy, from mothers sustaining dignity in scarcity, survivors of violence reclaiming their voices to young girls daring to dream of leadership, the stories of scripture breathe life into our present. Yet these stories are incomplete without the men whose choices shaped them, sometimes as allies, sometimes as adversaries. ... women, only for their opposition to become the backdrop for God's purposes. Eli mistook Hannah's prayers for drunkenness (1 Samuel 1:13-14), but later blessed her, becoming part of her testimony. Even in resistance, God wove redemption. Opposition became the backdrop against which women's faith and God's purposes shone brighter. And then, there were women who, swayed by their loyalty to men in power or by fear of losing their own position and influence, became stumbling blocks to their fellow women. We see echoes of this in the rivalry between Sarah and Hagar (Genesis 16; 21), ...

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