October 21, 2008
It was a week when James 1:26–27 was put into action. The national church of Burkina Faso held its first widows conference in Bobo-Dioulasso in October 2008. Missionary Esther Schaeffer, working in conjunction with ACCEDES, the national church’s relief and development agency, and the church’s Alliance Women, organized this week of meetings, meals, fellowship, and encouragement for the widows of Alliance churches in Burkina. This is the first time the church has made a special effort toward widows. Read more»