It's So Easy to Forget

Even though I'm pretty fresh in the country, I find its so easy to forget about the moms around the world that God has laid on my heart. (part of the REASON I'm doing this crazy school schedual) Here I was whining about Mothers Day when Beckie reminded me of that familiar, yet startling statistic

Every minute of every day a woman dies in childbirth. 99% of these mothers are in the developing world.

I join in the prayer Beckie put on her site:

"For this fact we stand in prayer for women around the world right now, that they would have someone trained to be with them in labour. Most of these maternal deaths can be prevented by having a skilled attendant present at births. Yet so many women in the third world are alone in childbirth. They can’t access care because of lack of finances, drugs, transport difficulties, lack of midwives or a distrust the services that are available.

So today, we stand in intercession for mothers globally. We pray for women everywhere who are bringing new life into this world, becoming mothers. Each of these women have a family, they have friends, just like us. We want them to live and to mother their children with love and health." - B. Wood

Lord, help me keep focused and see the opportunities here in my country and abroad. May I not forget.

(For more info see the Safe Motherhood Initiative and the 2005 World Health Organization report calling for more midwives in the developing world - the inclusion of a link to Beckie's website is in no way an endorsement of a particular ministry)