Editors’ note: “Mothership” is the first of a series of several devotionals and videos contributed to womentoday.international by our sisters in the Milestone churches of Canada. “It blessed us to be part of such a fun collaboration locally,” they wrote us. Excitingly, almost twenty sisters at Milestone Churches were involved in creating the four separate projects they undertook for publication here with us. We echo their words wholeheartedly: “We hope they’re as much an encouragement to watch and read as they were to produce.”
“Mothership” is an exploration of motherhood from the viewpoint of three mothers in different situations and stages of life: a single mom, a young pregnant mom, and a mom raising a neurodiverse child. We hope you’ll feel free to comment and leave any questions after the video for these moms, as they would be happy to respond. Stay tuned to womentoday.international to see more content from our Canadian sisters.
Introducing content from Milestone churches
Nadene Joachim, Women's Ministry Director for Milestone Churches, Toronto, Canada, presents a series of articles and videos created with love and care for the womentoday.international community around the world.
The Mothership -- a discussion on different stages of Motherhood from the Milestone Church of Canada
About the interviewees
Jane Sequeira has spent many years as a stay-at-home mom. As needs changed at home, Jane persevered as she took courses and upgraded her skills to re-enter the work force. She currently works as a Regional Customer Service Coordinator. Jane enjoys creating memories with her two adult sons whenever they’re home on break from university. She’s also been inspired by them to take time for herself to exercise and eating well and live a healthy lifestyle.
Lisa Escalona is a mother to one daughter, Kristen (2) and a son, Joel Theodore, who was born on November 14 th , 2023. (In the Mothership video, Lisa is still pregnant with Joel. “Kristen loves her new baby brother. We are all excited and truly grateful for this new journey as a family of 4!” reports Lisa.) Lisa and her husband, Stewart Escalona, currently live in Mississauga, Ontario where she serves as a Women’s Ministry Leader for Milestone Churches. She also works for a shipping company as an Assistant Manager in Freight Operations. Lisa is grateful to serve alongside her husband in the ministry, while embracing this new season of motherhood with the community around her.
Sherron Grant, M.Ed. is an educator, an advocate for persons with special needs, and the co-founder of Sawubona Africentric Circle of Support (formerly The Black Parents Support Group). She is an elementary school principal. Sherron supports families and volunteers and advocates for persons living with various disabilities. She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work in the disability community. Sherron has been a disciple for over 34 years. When not “on the clock”, Sherron is an avid foodie, enjoys a good workout at the gym and time with her grandchildren.
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