News and Views
Editors: Margaret Brown
and Wies Dikstra

Biannual newsletter of the European Baptist Women's Union
June 2009 issue
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News from Portugal

By Noemia Pereira and Margarida Barros

We would like to take the opportunity to share some news about the work of Baptist women in our country. We had our General Assembly on the 14th March, where we gathered 51 women delegates from the churches.
We recognize we are in times of change, and notice that the local women’s groups are not so many and not so active as they used to be.
In spite of that, the present national leadership, headed by Noémia Pereira, is alive and in good spirits and trying to encourage the women keep going. In spite of that, the present national leadership, headed by Noémia Pereira, is alive and in good spirits and trying to encourage the women keep going. 
Regional Meeting in Lisbon
The theme for this year 2009- “Living the faith”
For this reason, we are in a period of reviewing the work of women. The process started through several meetings of women around the country, for the sharing of ideas and suggestions and also for listening to the needs and the aspirations of the women. We ask your prayers for this year of change, that it may bring us a new vision for the future and that there may be a new beginning of God´s work among women in local churches.

We decided to chose “Living the Faith” as the theme for this year, trying to be relevant and inclusive for the young and working women. Our special guest and speaker was Pastor Abigail Castillo, from Spain. We continue to have each year this blessing of partnership with our sisters of the Spanish Women’s Union.
Our main missionary project for this year is “Filling the Empty Shelves” of books for the Library of the Theological Institute of Beira, Mozambique, where we have our missionaries. We are also very enthusiastic about the ministry of prayer which is the strength of our local women´s groups. 
Through projects like “Families Praying for Families”, “Mothers who Pray” and new forms of Regional Meetings we have experienced growth and blessings.

The present national leadership 

 

We ask that you keep praying for our women leaders, for the projects in which we are already involved and for new things that may happen among us.

Noemia Pereira, President and Margarida Barros, Director of Publications
Departamento Feminino Missionário Baptista Português
da Convenção Baptista Portuguesa



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