Still o the International Month for women. Nigerian women have from celebrities to students, market women, corporate
giants and clergy women from different denominations all gathered last week for
the National Women’s Prayer Summit with theme "The Supplication"
hosted by Jumoke Adenowo and Awesome Treasures Foundation to pray against
violence in Nigeria.
According to Award winning photographer TY Bello who took these photos
said “We were going to be praying against violence in Nigeria. I was itching to
pray with everything but something kept pressing to bring my camera so I just
followed the nudge. The room was filled with women as diverse as we come, from
known celebrities like Funke Akindele and Stella Damasus to students, market
women, corporate giants and clergy women from different denominations.
What set this prayer meeting apart was this, before the prayers were made, a
woman would mount the podium and narrate her PERSONAL story in the violence. A
woman from Jos for instance, came up and graphically narrated how her community
was burnt down with pregnant women and children slaughtered in the process. As she spoke, what started as one woman wailing
uncontrollably in the back became a wave that spread across the room and
Everyone (including Funke Akindele, Ufuoma Ejenobor, Tara Durotoye, Nike
Adeyemi, Mary Alibaba among others) began to cry and pour their hearts to God
for the blood that was being shed across our nation.
There really wasn’t a place to hide our emotions this wasn’t the news or a blog post. This was OUR sister.., standing before you in flesh and blood .. Uttering truth we had mastered the art of turning a blind eye to. There were no blind eyes in the room. There wasn’t one dry eye either. Reality came and stared us right in the face.”
Source: Fabmimiblog
THIS IS SERIOUS. BUT FACING REALITY WE NEED GOD'S INTERVENTION. WELL DONE MARY.
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