Caitlin Dahmer has her work cut out for her. As the newest midwife at Hospital Mision Tarahumara in rural northern Mexico, she serves a local indigenous population without a cultural tradition of midwifery. Young mothers among the Tarahumara people often give birth alone in villages nestled within the forested Copper
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Protecting a precious gift
“You knit me together in my mother’s womb” I begin, reading from Psalm 139. “Munandiumba ndisanadwe ine,” Thoko reads from the Chichewa Bible. Dozens of school-aged young women and married ladies fill the church. I know that talking about women’s health is taboo in many villages, and I’m about to
Month of Celebration and Healing at Loma De Luz
“I have to use baby diapers every day. Sometimes I use rags or toilet paper because the diapers become expensive,” she said explaining what the past several months had been like.
Hidden Treasure
. . . Virtuous women who are sure of their worth in God’s eyes, centered on fulfilling the plan for their lives, are among the most joyous, empowered, and productive persons who tread the earth. It is an added blessing if . . .
