PC and WG

Yesterday I had a Press Committee meeting. We are making progress and I'm looking forward to what is coming next.

Today, I had the privilege of taking part in an Interreligious Women's Group meeting here in Georgia. They asked me to share about my past and why I am in Georgia. This group is composed of women from all sorts of religious backgrounds. Some of their goals include working in the women's prison as well as the women's psychiatric ward. The conditions of the prison are horrendous. The prisoner's children do not live in good conditions either, because their mother is not there to take care of them. This group has some really good ideas. They are a rather new group, and one of the only interreligious groups in Georgia. They compose about nine different Christian denominations: Pentecostal, Armenian Apostolic, Lutheran, Baptist, Adventist, Orthodox, Catholic, Charismatic and Salvation Army. One of their goals is to extend an invitation to other groups such as the Muslim community and the Jewish community.

I personally think that this is a bold and necessary, not to mention important, initiative. To have women from different religious background working together in diverse social work projects is quite the example not only for Georgia but also for the entire world.

If you have any questions about these groups, the Press Committee and the Interreligious Women's Group, please feel free to ask. If you have ideas of other well-established groups who have similar goals (or who work in prisons, for example) who might be potential supporters of this group, please let me know.