This morning our office was blessed to pray for and commission 3 of our own women working in the office, plus 46 others, who leave for Kenya on Sunday. The task is to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet. One of the women is 70 years old. Amazing! The goal is something else: Freedom.
What is THE FREEDOM CLIMB? Women from across the globe will begin their ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on January 11, 2012, the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the U.S. Climbers will be raising awareness, prayers, and finances for women and children being oppressed, enslaved, exploited and trafficked. The Freedom Climb goal for 2012 is to affect the lives of 10,000 women through projects that break the cycles of poverty, shame, slavery, and despair. These projects include micro-loans, education, skills training, and protection from exploitation. Included is an OM project in Nepal.
Why Mt. Kilimanjaro? The highest mountain in Africa, its summit is known as Uhuru Peak. Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom. Climbing Kilimanjaro is symbolic of the huge climb to freedom faced daily by millions of enslaved women and children worldwide. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the African continent.
Why a climb? The story of women from different cultures, climbing Kilimanjaro on behalf of other women, to raise interest about human trafficking. As the story continues to be told, many will hear the cry for freedom of women and children being oppressed. The climb will be documented each day, escalating the voice of advocacy on behalf of women’s freedom issues. And this is what the Lord compels His children to do, to “speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves” and “see that they get justice.” (Proverbs 31:8-9 NLT)
www.thefreedomclimb.net
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