Archbishop Dr. Matilda Tarr of Liberia who chairs AWJAN globally spoke to Magara Darious the Managing editor of Eastafricanwatch.net about their vision for Africa in a question and answer interview in Kampala last week. Read details below;
1.What is AWJAN in full?
It is African Women for Jesus to all Nations.
- What is your vision?
Our vision is to raise African women as builders of nations and generations through prayer, leadership, and action.
We want to see a healed Africa, where women rise in wisdom and godly strength to help restore our families, raise strong youth, and fight for peace, unity, and godly leadership. Our dream is not just for the church, but for the whole society, from government to the streets, from schools to homes.
We believe the women of Africa, standing together with faith, can help rebuild the soul of our continent.
The wise woman builds her house. (Proverbs 14:1)
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill can not be hidden. (Matthew 5:14)
- What would you want First Ladies in Africa to know and do about your ministry?
First, we called them the first ladies’ forums.
We want the First Ladies to know that AWJAN is a movement of purpose, not politics. We are praying for them and standing with them. We believe they have the voice and heart to help Africa rise. There is a plan to host a summit for all the first lady we can get to. They need to understand AWJAN for Africa and African.
We ask them to:
See the children and youth on the street as future leaders, not waste.
Help us build centers of training, love, and discipline to prepare these young people.
Support godly values in their nation and use their platform to uplift broken lives.
The street today is where tomorrow’s presidents, mothers, and builders are waiting. Let’s go and prepare them together.
Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. (Psalm 82:3)
Train up a child in the way he should go
(Proverbs 22:6)
- And how about other Christian leaders in Africa, what should they do?
We ask our fellow Christian leaders to join hands with us, not just from the pulpit but on the ground. The time is now to come out of the church buildings and become fathers, mothers, mentors, and restorers in our streets and communities.
Let the leaders:
Open their hearts to work together across denominations.
Strengthen the hands of women who are already standing.
Raise youth in prayer and purpose.
Support AWJAN as a tool of nation-building for the Kingdom of God.
The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. (Luke 10:2)
Whatever you did for the least of these, you did it for me. (Matthew 25:40)
- What do you want the above stakeholders in the Body of Christ to do about the vision?
We want them to:
See the vision as their own.
Help carry by praying, partnering, and participating.
Send their women, daughters, and leaders to AWJAN gatherings.
Create space in their programs to speak about national healing and spiritual revival.
Sponsor training programs and invest in youth and women development across Africa.
We are not asking for money; we are asking for hearts and hands. If we all take one child off the street, one woman out of shame, one leader back to the altar, Africa will rise.
Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly.
(Job 8:7)
And the Lord gave the Word: great was the company of those that published it. (Psalm 68:11)
AWJAN is not just a women’s group. It’s a call to rebuild Africa from the inside through faith, action, and unity. We are sounding the trumpet across all African nations: It’s time for mothers to arise. It’s time to heal our land, one daughter, one son, one street at a time.
