AS THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN, MARTHA, TAKES A BOW- AKFGG(PINKGIRLS) EXPRESSES MISS
The concept and context.
_To grow in the character qualities of the ‘eshet-chayil’: her determination, her trustworthiness, her shrewdness and initiative, her diligence, foresight, and the prizing of her resources. the virtuous woman is the one who possesses these qualities
There is a burning desire within each woman, to be the best they can, which, at times pushes them to take lessons, sign up for continuing education or join a Bible Study, all, in the verge of growing for the better.
But, the problem this days is, knowing what is better and ideal. This makes some of them growing up and strongly influenced by a philosophy of Christian womanhood whose ideal was the passive, “womanly” woman who makes her man “feel like a man”. But, as they grew older, they may have been influenced by the feminist ideal, the ‘bra-burning, self-actualizing woman’.
What’s the ideal they should be striving for?
The Bible sets forth an ideal and calls the ideal woman an ‘eshet-chayil’, which is the Hebrew word, for a “virtuous woman” or a “wife of noble character”. Eschet is the Hebrew word meaning “woman”. ‘Chayil’, is a much more richly varied word which can mean “to be firm or to endure” physical strength, moral strength, army, or wealth.
Flowing from the above, we can suppose that an eshet-chayil is a person of strength who stands firm. One primary quality of the Bible’s ideal is fortitude which clearly decorates Our Martha who Matters, Her Excellency Martha Udom Emmanuel.
The Biblical Ruth who was an extremely poor, unmarried widow yet she possesed something special, the basis, Boaz gives for her being an eshet-chayil because, she has done a great kindness. This is the description of Her Excellency,a woman every woman would miss.
Today, another eshet-chayil is celebrated in our dispensation, considering her virtuousness and kindness to the women folk. She is not other than, Her Excellency, Dr Martha Udom Emmanuel, wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
Being the wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, never stop her kindness to people, mostly the woman.
Dr. Martha who joined her husband in the affairs of Akwa Ibom State, used her initiative “Family Empowerment and Youth Reorientation Path Initiative” (FEYRep), to garner solutions to daunting challenges affecting women, the poor and the needies in our society.
FEYRep initiative has brought permanent solutions to Domestic Violence, Child Labour, Rape, Abuse of Women, Sexual Harassment, amongst which are made constitutional, where offenders faces severe penalties. What a miss to such a virtue!
Through her, the initiative had further put smiles on Akwa Ibomites through Women inclusiveness in politics, Shelters to widows and widowers, P’Care to pregnant women, Soft grants to market women which unprecedented joy and gladness on the faces of women has thrown them on the streets with a shout of praise, expressing costly miss
That’s why, women under the auspices of Akwa Ibom Female Voices for Good Governance (AKFGG-PinkGirls) in collaboration with State Women Groups, has organiszed an unprecedented epoch-making event with the caption, “MARTHA, IYA’ UMISS” in order to accord privileges on women, others in tandem with their expressions.
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