CeCe Winans' Always Sisters organisation helping young women

HUNDREDS of teenage girls and young women are expected to gather in Nashville, Tennessee, this month for the third annual Always Sisters conference. Launched in 2005 by gospel artist CeCe Winans, the July 27th-28th event to be held at Belmont University seeks to help young women aged 13 to 26 grapple with such issues as AIDS, abuse and depression. Said Winans, "My prayer is that they won't be just changed for a weekend, but that they will be changed for life. The younger they [are when they understand] the power you possess when you're a woman of God, the better."