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Summary of feedback from the Workshops at the Women’s Conference in Makueni Diocese

Summary of feedback from the Workshops at the Women’s Conference in Makueni Diocese
Women’s Conference Makueni Diocese group sessions:
Session 1
Question 1 How to help awareness of right things during pregnancy?
• By Counselling
• Young mothers go to hospital for direction.
• Talking about pregnancy and awareness of new life
• Couples to love each other and help each other to know about the importance of new
life.
• Before pregnancy to be prepared
• To know beforehand
• To be of sound mind and not cause trauma.
• Teenage pregnancy needs to have support, so it is done well.
Question 2 Should the church to do more to support parents during pregnancy?
• Yes, the church should do more.
Question 3 How can the church help little ones to feel good before birth and when they are
little?
• Women in the church to come together and assemble young mothers and pray and to
explain what is best.
• Pray and help mothers on how to do pregnancy well.
• Church should embrace pregnant mothers, so they feel loved.
• Lot more awareness needed because not much is known.
Session 2
Question 1 How can the church help?
• Get more materials for youth and young adults.
• Workshops with young children to help with trauma.
• Group by ages and have good input.
• Use Bible stories.
Question 2 How can families have the fulness of God’s glory a priority for their children?
• By nurturing with the word of God
Question 3 How will this impact the future church and community?
• Will have a good caring community.
• Will see a growing church