Anglican Women at it again: ‘War against Nakedness!’
· Mothers pledge their commitment to eradicate indecent dressing
Abuja, May 8, 2006 –Anglican women from Asokoro Archdeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of Abuja just recently staged a rally on ‘War against Nakedness’ at Church of Epiphany, Garki - Abuja.
It will be recalled that a similar gathering took place in August last year (2005) where the wife of the Primate, Mrs. Susan Akinola called on parents and everyone concerned to join hands to stem the spate of indecent dressing especially among the youth.
The rally which had mostly women and the youth in attendance featured sessions of prayer, drama and talks with the theme “Operation Cover –Up”.
Sensitizing the gathering on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Mrs. Ebele Achor (a social worker) explained the different modes of transmission of the virus and cautioned the women on the need to protect themselves as they are the most vulnerable folk.
Mrs. Achor also listed some preventive measures such as abstinence, faithfulness as well as knowledge. Emphasizing on knowledge as a very important measure, she said there is the need to pass on the “message” irrespective of the cultural and age barriers on sexuality.
She encouraged mothers to always educate their daughters on sexuality at their early age, noting that children are very curious and would always want to experiment. The Social worker maintained that mothers have got a lot influence on the upbringing of their children and urged them to sustain their children in prayers. “Our children consider us as their confidants, their prayer warriors…and will always come to us if we make ourselves available to them”, she said.
Another Speaker at the event, Mrs. Susan Davies (a clergy wife) who spoke convincingly on the topic ‘Dressing to please God’ highlighted the need to balance both the spiritual and physical needs so as to bring out the glory of God in one’s life. According to her, “The body is an expression of the soul just as the soul is an expression of the body… people dress for different reasons – either to please oneself, to please others or to please God”.
In dressing to please God, Mrs. Davies also advised the Christian ladies to always know the difference between the ‘comfort-ability’ and the ‘fitting’ of the dressing, stressing that “…we can’t make God to love us more by what we wear… if we love God, our manner of dressing should reflect this”.
She however cautioned that in as much as the essence of the gathering was to discourage indecent dressing, pointing fingers on others was not the best way to correct improper dressing. She rather advocated that Christian women should engage the younger ones by talking to them about the love of Jesus and this they can demonstrate through their life style which also include dressing responsibly; adding that beauty in the spirit will definitely reflect on the outside.
The Archdeaconry Women Leader, Mrs. Martha Onwuzurumba who also doubles as the Diocesan Women Worker appealed to the women not to relent on their commitment in fighting immorality and to always endeavour to teach their children about the biblical norms on decent dressing.
· Mothers pledge their commitment to eradicate indecent dressing
Abuja, May 8, 2006 –Anglican women from Asokoro Archdeaconry of the Anglican Diocese of Abuja just recently staged a rally on ‘War against Nakedness’ at Church of Epiphany, Garki - Abuja.
It will be recalled that a similar gathering took place in August last year (2005) where the wife of the Primate, Mrs. Susan Akinola called on parents and everyone concerned to join hands to stem the spate of indecent dressing especially among the youth.
The rally which had mostly women and the youth in attendance featured sessions of prayer, drama and talks with the theme “Operation Cover –Up”.
Sensitizing the gathering on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Mrs. Ebele Achor (a social worker) explained the different modes of transmission of the virus and cautioned the women on the need to protect themselves as they are the most vulnerable folk.
Mrs. Achor also listed some preventive measures such as abstinence, faithfulness as well as knowledge. Emphasizing on knowledge as a very important measure, she said there is the need to pass on the “message” irrespective of the cultural and age barriers on sexuality.
She encouraged mothers to always educate their daughters on sexuality at their early age, noting that children are very curious and would always want to experiment. The Social worker maintained that mothers have got a lot influence on the upbringing of their children and urged them to sustain their children in prayers. “Our children consider us as their confidants, their prayer warriors…and will always come to us if we make ourselves available to them”, she said.
Another Speaker at the event, Mrs. Susan Davies (a clergy wife) who spoke convincingly on the topic ‘Dressing to please God’ highlighted the need to balance both the spiritual and physical needs so as to bring out the glory of God in one’s life. According to her, “The body is an expression of the soul just as the soul is an expression of the body… people dress for different reasons – either to please oneself, to please others or to please God”.
In dressing to please God, Mrs. Davies also advised the Christian ladies to always know the difference between the ‘comfort-ability’ and the ‘fitting’ of the dressing, stressing that “…we can’t make God to love us more by what we wear… if we love God, our manner of dressing should reflect this”.
She however cautioned that in as much as the essence of the gathering was to discourage indecent dressing, pointing fingers on others was not the best way to correct improper dressing. She rather advocated that Christian women should engage the younger ones by talking to them about the love of Jesus and this they can demonstrate through their life style which also include dressing responsibly; adding that beauty in the spirit will definitely reflect on the outside.
The Archdeaconry Women Leader, Mrs. Martha Onwuzurumba who also doubles as the Diocesan Women Worker appealed to the women not to relent on their commitment in fighting immorality and to always endeavour to teach their children about the biblical norms on decent dressing.
