“When I was small, my brother use to cuss me and beat me every day. When I got marry, my mother-in-law continue the bad treatment my brother use to give me. She and my father-in-law treated me like slave. It was not easy for me so I even wanted to kill myself.”—Madhu, a India.

 The World Health Organization say, “violence against women happening all over the world”. After checking, they say almost one in three women experience physical or sexual violence some time in their lives.

 If it na happen to you, maybe you can be scary that anywhere you go, people will do bad things to you or even rape you. Maybe because of all the bad-bad things people can do to women, you can feel that most people not value women. But you think women really important to God?

 Bible verse: “Male and female [God] created them.”—Genesis 1:27.

 Meaning: God made men and women. They important to him. Beside that, he want husband to “love his wife the same way he like himself.” He not want husband to control his wife and be beating her or cussing her. (Ephesians 5:33; Colossians 3:19) It clear that God want women to feel save.

 “When I was small, some of my family members use to rape me. When I was 17 years old, my boss man say he will sack me if I not lay down with him. I marry woman now, but my husband, parents, and neighbors can still make me to look small. Finally, I learn about the Creator Jehovah. b He value women. This one make me convince that he love me and value me.”—Maria, Argentina.

 Bible verse: “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”—Proverbs 18:24.

 Meaning: True friend will support you. If it alright, tell somebody who you trust about the way you feeling.

 “For 20 years I not tell anybody that somebody rape me. Because of that, I was not happy growing up. I use to worry and feel bad about myself. But when I tell somebody who was willing to listen to the things I was going through, my heart lay down.”—Elif, Türkiye.

 Bible verse: “Throw all your anxiety on [God], because he cares for you.”—1 Peter 5:7.

 Meaning: God can really listen to you when you pray. (Psalm 55:22; 65:2) Because he care for you, he can help you understand that you really important.

 “Learning about Jehovah started helping me to feel better again. Now I can talk with God through prayer. He looking like friend who really understand my feelings.”—Ana, Belize.

 Bible verse: “Jehovah . . . will render justice to the fatherless and to those who are crushed, so that mortal man of the earth may no longer make them afraid.” —Psalm 10:​17, 18.

 Meaning: God will soon move all injustice, even the violence and the wicked things people can do to women.

 “It na really make my heart to calm down to learn that Jehovah will soon end all the bad-bad things people can do against women and young girls. It na make me to get peace of mind.”—Roberta, Mexico.

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