Sisterhood - Be The Change

People often ask ‘how did The Sisterhood start?’ To be honest I think it’s been at the core and heart of Colour and our message regarding womanhood since the very beginning.

We’ve always wanted to place value upon women and womanhood in general so that we, as women from all aspects of life (and from all around the world) could then rise up as a collective force for good and make a positive difference in the earth. As this simple but expansive vision grew and took shape, we renamed what was our original ‘Foundation 31’ to ‘The Sisterhood Foundation.’

From the outset our hope and desire for the Sisterhood is simple. I want it to be an environment that gathers, equips and then mobilises women in whatever context they find themselves. For many that will be in a ‘local’ context – their neighbourhood, workplace, community and city. For others it may mean more expansive initiatives involving global issues. The Sisterhood is ultimately about harnessing and empowering the collective strengths and gifting of women, so that together we can ‘be aware, raise awareness and make a difference’.

The world is full of need and on many fronts injustice runs unchecked and unchallenged. I believe there is something within the feminine heart with the potential to influence, that can step into situations and bring solution. The UN made a bold statement a few years ago that ‘the solution to poverty is to empower the women’. It was a bold, broad statement, but there’s a lot of truth in it at many levels and we’re witnessing the reality of that statement in and through the Sisterhood. A simple but awesome example has been the partnership of the women (sisters) in Uganda. Our Colour girls have stepped in and it is nothing short of miraculous to see several thousand African sisters begin to rise up and take control of their difficult situation, simply because women in a faraway land believed in them. This is the power and miracle of the Sisterhood – the stories and examples are rapidly becoming too many to recount.

The true heart of the Sisterhood is that of loving and caring for the lost, hurting or challenged humanity. I spoke a recent message about being ‘our sister’s keeper’ – and I think when we, men and women realise that we are sons and daughters of God, then all of His children on the earth matter. The heart of the Sisterhood is to own and carry this revelation and play her part at this incredible time in history.

Regarding Aid and Development: At this junction in the journey, we are partnering strategically with the Skinners (founders of Watoto) in Africa. I believe it is a heaven-ordained partnership that our church has been blessed with. In and through that we have been able to outwork some of the Sisterhood mandate of ‘rescuing orphans’ and of ‘coming alongside sisters in need’. The Skinners are the first to say that much of their accelerated progress in the past five years has been because of the Colour Sisterhood and Hillsong Church partnership.

This mandate regarding children has also been fleshed-out in our ongoing partnership with Compassion, with thousands of children being sponsored and with our growing partnership in Mumbai, India.

The plight of those captive to Human Trafficking is also important to the Sisterhood, and we are aligning strongly with A21 and the ‘Be Her Freedom’ program, which in essence were birthed through the Sisterhood. I also believe the collective prayer of thousands of women will bring much needed breakthrough to this massive worldwide issue.

There are other initiatives, many of which are helping facilitate the 2000 Millennium Goals, which I think is exciting.

The Colour Sisterhood does not sit separated from our Hillsong Foundation or what is now the I-HEART Revolution. It’s another avenue and vehicle to serve the vision of our House and the influence God has entrusted us to bring to the greater Body of Christ. The heart of Sisterhood is not independent. It is to come alongside individuals, local communities, churches and ultimately nations. We exist to be a blessing and to see God’s beautiful daughters and their families rise to their fullest potential.

Bobbie

For more information on The Colour Sisterhood and our initiatives, please visit coloursisterhood.com and follow us online at twitter.com/coloursistahood and facebook.com/coloursisterhood

For more information on Pastor Bobbie including resources and upcoming itinerary, please visit brianandbobbie.com and follow her on facebook.com/brianandbobbie and twitter.com/bobbiehouston

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