A warm welcome to Gospel for Asia.
Did you know that the women of Asia are one of the most unreached people groups in the world today?
The heart-breaking reality is that millions of these women who are precious, valued, treasured by Jesus, just like you and me, are downtrodden, oppressed, and worthless in the eyes of their society.
A woman in South Asia faces a life cycle of suffering. A burden of oppression threatens her very existence, following her from birth — and even before birth — to her death.
But despair isn’t the end of the story for the women of Asia. In the midst of these hopeless situations, there is glorious hope!
A Widow’s Story
The story of Netramini shows the plight of more than 40 million widows in South Asia. After her husband died, Netramini didn’t receive the love and support that are common for widows here in North America. Instead, she was seen as a “bad omen”, rejected, and kicked out of her son’s house. With nowhere else to go, she began working, but Netramini’s health got worse to the point where she could no longer work. Her only option left for survival? Begging.
“I was completely alone. … No one would give me work so I had to beg. … I had nothing to eat, nothing to wear. I was completely senseless and didn’t know anything. . .” Netramini said.
She was forsaken, abandoned, and had no one to care for her. Netramini continued to get sicker, and for two days she lay abandoned in her house. Perhaps Netramini would have died there, but several woman missionaries, specially trained to reach out to the hurting and downtrodden, brought help and hope to this precious woman. Now Netramini has a home. She has people who love and care for her, and she knows that she is valued in the sight of Jesus.
Watch a short clip from “Veil of Tears: Hope Is on the Way” that shares Netramini’s story.
The documentary film “Veil of Tears: Hope Is on the Way”, narrated by Natalie Grant and released in March 2014, reveals the plight of women in Asia and the hope that is on the way for them. Filmed on location in India in some of the most remote tribal villages in the world today, “Veil of Tears” takes you on a journey where few outsiders have gone before. The women of Asia tell their incredibly real stories of tragedy and hope, like the widow Netramini, young Maloti, and many others. Be inspired by the light of Christ shining through and changing lives.
Let’s learn, pray, give — and Be Her Advocate.
