8 Ways Christians Can Recognize International Women’s Day
8. Invest in Girls the World Ignores
In 2017, I visited a Kenyan orphanage where girls my daughter’s age were trading sex for sanitary pads. I came home furious—then guilty. I’d spent $50 on a Women’s Day brunch while they bled onto rags.
Now, every March, our family does two things:
- Donate menstrual supplies to a local shelter (many women miss work/school without them)
- Sponsor a girl’s education through a Christian group (we’ve exchanged letters with “our” Mary in Uganda for 5 years)
Jesus lens: Remember how He noticed the bleeding woman (Luke 8:43-48)? Meeting practical needs is spiritual warfare.
Why This Matters More Than Ever
My turning point came when a young woman left our church, saying, “Christianity hates women.” She’d been assaulted by a worship leader, and no one believed her.
We can’t just preach about Mary Magdalene—the first evangelist (John 20:18). We have to be the Church that protects, honors, and elevates women. International Women’s Day isn’t about jumping on a secular bandwagon. It’s about shouting: “Look what God does through His daughters!” in a world that either exploits or silences them.
So this March 8th, skip the generic “girl power” posts. Bake a casserole for that single mom. Text your pastor’s wife. Tell your daughter about Huldah the prophetess (2 Kings 22:14). And if anyone asks why you care about a “worldly” holiday? Smile and say: “I’m just following Jesus—the original women’s rights activist.”
