Mary Lederleitner

Mary Lederleitner

Articles by Mary Lederleitner

  • Weakness placed in God's hands can bless nations

    Weakness placed in God's hands can bless nations

    Often we think we must be extraordinary people for God to use us, but that is not true. Robin Rempel exemplifies this. She sees herself as quite an average person, yet with God's help she has been part of an extraordinarily fruitful ministry. This is her story.
  • From a persecuted family to helping other to trust in Jesus

    From a persecuted family to helping other to trust in Jesus

    Zeeneta has experienced things in life that seem almost unimaginable as part of a family that was persecuted for their faith. Her parents' resilience modeled a resilience that Zeeneta now encourages others to have, especially women. The young girl that worried about not having a future is now passing on a powerful legacy.
  • Creating a place to heal where believers are few

    Creating a place to heal where believers are few

    In the midst of persecution and abuse, believers suffering trauma in the Sahel have a new option for healing as they rebuild their lives. A healing center offers a pathway to recovery that centers on Jesus as the one who heals, bringing wholeness of mind, body, spirit, and soul. The healed then tend to want to help their abusers come to know Jesus too.
  • Carrying hope for vulnerable women and children

    Carrying hope for vulnerable women and children

    The suffering of women and children often hides in plain sight, but they are not created for silence, fear, exploitation, abandonment, or shame. They are created with dignity, worth, courage, and humanity. Dr Winnie Fung is championing a wholistic approach to elevating the vulnerable and alleviating their suffering, with the local church integrally involved.
  • A testimony of leading faithfully across oceans and cultures

    A testimony of leading faithfully across oceans and cultures

    Trizenia September is the first woman to serve as director on a GBA vessel. She prefers to not dwell on that but instead on that our realities do not define who we are and we need to build resilience. She says, being faithful in following Jesus with our whole heart and serving God well is every Christian's responsibility.
  • A call for women from the Project Video leader in Asia

    A call for women from the Project Video leader in Asia

    Many creatives want to serve but assume mission belongs only to preachers, Bible teachers, or medical workers. When they begin to see that media, design, photography, and storytelling can also be part of God’s work, something begins to open within them and, as Jasmine testifies: many new things become possible.
  • A café owner in the transformation business

    A café owner in the transformation business

    Women’s lives as they follow Jesus often take unexpected twists and turns. This testimony invites us to see how fruitful ministry can unfold in surprising and ordinary places, through coffee, patience, and a deep belief in people who are rebuilding their lives.
  • Transforming one woman at a time with courage to love through action

    Transforming one woman at a time with courage to love through action

    “Somebody showed me mercy. I want to show mercy to others” is the testimony of Jane Thuo, an enterprising champion of women in Kenya whose ministry Dorcas Creation has so far helped 4,000 women transform their lives through growing in their faith and marketable skills. Be inspired by Jane's story.