{"product_id":"seeds-of-silence","title":"SEEDS OF SILENCE","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"AF-ZA\"\u003eFor centuries, African women have had the mistaken notion that they are not included in the Bible and that God’s blessings are not for them. It is vital for African women to know that they have not been left out in God’s scheme of things. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134245417\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"AF-ZA\"\u003eToday, millions of African women are suffering the same fate as the biblical Hannah, despairing that they are unable to have children. Hannah lived in a time and place when some customs and traditions about marriage were not too different from those in present-day Africa. If a woman does not have a child within the first one or two years of marriage, her family and community make her feel incomplete and ‘at fault’. Her husband will often take a new wife to give him the children he wants. Sometimes, it’s the husband’s family that encourages him to take another wife to have the male children to continue the family name. Many of the scenarios in the book are adaptions of real-life stories based on the experiences of the author and other women whose stories she has heard or have been shared with her. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134245417\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"AF-ZA\"\u003eThe main aim of this book is to let African women know that, in the Bible, there was once a woman like them who surmounted her problems through prayers to God. God already had a plan for Hannah that she was not aware of. Like Hannah in the Bible, these women should come to understand that with God, all things are possible. They can exchange their despondency, shame, and disgrace for courage and confidence in God’s provision and honour. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134245417\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"AF-ZA\"\u003eThis book will not only encourage women struggling with childlessness, but also those facing other problems who are tempted to give in to non-Christian or African traditional solutions. Christians from Africa will also feel the story’s relevance to their cultures afresh and remember that God is alive and working in their daily realities. Readers from Africa and beyond will gain new cultural insights on a familiar biblical story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134245417\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"OASIS International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45815346823344,"sku":"9781594528651","price":190.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/9181\/8160\/files\/SeedsandSilence.png?v=1794576101","url":"https:\/\/www.mzansibooks.co.za\/products\/seeds-of-silence","provider":"Mzansi Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}