"The thing that has stuck with me since you first introduced it way back when is the story of the man paying so much for the bride and how that impacted her behavior and how other people saw her. About how what we say and do affects how people see themselves.

When I worked with refugee girls and women, it really helped me to understand them and to focus on encouraging and building them up; to try to view them from their cultural perspective. As an ambassador for Jesus, to always set a kind and loving example to them and the men in their lives; to build them up so they would believe in themselves and their abilities to get jobs and provide financial support to their families.