06/03/2026
IWD 2026 Message
Theme: Give to Gain
“2 are better than one, but a 3 strong cord cannot easily be broken”
In this verse we are confronted with the reality that we were not meant to operate in isolation. Ecclesiastes 4: 10(a) two is better than one...if either of them falls, one can help the other up. Vs. 12(b), adds that “a cord of three strands cannot easily be broken” how much better it is when there are 3 cords intertwined together. With Christ in our vessel 3 is stronger.
As we take this time to celebrate International Women’s Day, we remember our fellow warriors of past...
women who broke medical boundaries
women who walked through the mire and pain
women who defied the odds to survive yet another day
women who carried laid their burdens bare
so that we can face an easier TODAY
We commemorate and celebrate those who despite a difficult life altering diagnosis, rose up and said, “I can face the day, not because of who I am, but whose I am.”
We celebrate the founding mothers and board trustees who put their trust in the great God we serve to champion daughters, mothers, sisters, aunties, grandmothers, and great grandmothers.
In fostering change by empowering us Women Cancer Survivors – Warriors, in our spiritual, emotional and mental wellbeing.
Today marks a day where we as Warriors, can celebrate each others victories, triumphs and achievements. We are stronger today knowing that if one of our sisters made it, we too know we can make it.
We celebrate that ability to share our stories knowing that there is no shame in it, there is no defeat in it. We share our story know there is only power, healing and strength in it.
We give of ourselves not for self gain, we give out of an abundance of goodness. A goodness that flows through us from a greater source.
I know I can make it not because of who I am, but because of whose I am.
We are overcomers! I am an overcomer! We Give, so that Others Gain! I Give, so that Others Gain.
As we celebrate international women’s day with Self Care Retreat (Fiji) working with Women Cancer Survivors, we acknowledge local solutions, odd defying resolutions grounded in the Word of God.
We celebrate knowing we live to see another day being not only better versions of ourselves for ourselves, but for our children, our siblings, our husbands, our families, and in turn, our communities.
We celebrate that we can celebrate and treasure great lasting memories together, as we endeavour to be better women in the Kingdom.
Happy International Women’s Day 2026