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Celestine
Then, she began to hear about other brewers who had attended a life-changing training at the Empowering Lives International Training Center in Ilula. At this prospect Celestine felt incredible relief; perhaps there was hope for a better life. She attended the Women of Change training in November 2013 and quickly learned many new and exciting skills that she knew would help her family. But her greatest memory is a story Pastor Jonah shared about a man who had a cat that died. The man kept a piece of the dead cat and would spend time thinking about it and looking at it! Pastor Jonah encouraged the women that once their old life of brewing was done, they should not hold on to a piece of it or go back and look at it like the foolish man with his cat. They should completely bury the past. Celestine purposed in her heart to bury her past life as a brewer and never go back.
She returned home from training with a plan to start with what she had. Celestine planted one section of her property with potatoes because she had learned how to cook chips (French fries) during her Women of Change training and wanted to use her new skill. Also, the business management training she had received helped her understand that the lack of other chip shops in the area would mean a higher demand. Celestine opened her chip shop called “Cele Chips” and found immediate success as the enticing smell of her chips drew in customers daily.
Today, Celestine can afford an excellent education for her children, and her kids feel proud of their mother’s choices instead of fearful. When asked about her transformation, she proudly said, “Because Jesus cleaned everything, my challenges are minimal compared to when I was brewing! There is hope in Jesus, and brewing is NOT an option for livelihood. There are many ways to raise money and care for your family. I felt there were no options, and I want others to know there are options and they can get knowledge.”
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Then, she began to hear about other brewers who had attended a life-changing training at the Empowering Lives International Training Center in Ilula. At this prospect Celestine felt incredible relief; perhaps there was hope for a better life. She attended the Women of Change training in November 2013 and quickly learned many new and exciting skills that she knew would help her family. But her greatest memory is a story Pastor Jonah shared about a man who had a cat that died. The man kept a piece of the dead cat and would spend time thinking about it and looking at it! Pastor Jonah encouraged the women that once their old life of brewing was done, they should not hold on to a piece of it or go back and look at it like the foolish man with his cat. They should completely bury the past. Celestine purposed in her heart to bury her past life as a brewer and never go back.
She returned home from training with a plan to start with what she had. Celestine planted one section of her property with potatoes because she had learned how to cook chips (French fries) during her Women of Change training and wanted to use her new skill. Also, the business management training she had received helped her understand that the lack of other chip shops in the area would mean a higher demand. Celestine opened her chip shop called “Cele Chips” and found immediate success as the enticing smell of her chips drew in customers daily.
Today, Celestine can afford an excellent education for her children, and her kids feel proud of their mother’s choices instead of fearful. When asked about her transformation, she proudly said, “Because Jesus cleaned everything, my challenges are minimal compared to when I was brewing! There is hope in Jesus, and brewing is NOT an option for livelihood. There are many ways to raise money and care for your family. I felt there were no options, and I want others to know there are options and they can get knowledge.”
Change the Future
Empowering Villages with Hope!
$25/month or $300/year empowers emerging leaders to impact their villages
(for every 25 people who give $25/month, another village can be empowered)
Ignite World Changers
Empowering Villages with HOPE!
$90 trains a woman to leave illegal brewing
$250 provides a village outreach/evangelism weekend
$1,800 empowers a village cohort to lead a community
$8,000 provides Family HOPE to an entire village
How You Can Impact One Person
$10 provides in-village awareness workshops
$60 provides 5 days of life-skill training
$35 provides a year's worth of coaching & mentoring