Afterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources. (Lk 8:1-3)
Jesus was an itinerant preacher. He never confined his preaching and ministry to a single place. When he finished his ministry in one place then that was the beginning of the ministry in another place. His work was not broken up into parts and pieces. It had one continuous progress. Places kept changing, people were different but preaching was the same. It was the good news of the kingdom.
He was not doing it all by himself. He was not all alone. He had people to accompany. Some of them he called. Some he chose. Others followed him. There was a sizable crowd to accompany him always. At times they themselves become preachers and continuers of the same ministry.
There were also women from Galilee who accompanied him on his journey. These women were sustaining him out of their means. The association of women with the ministry of Jesus is most unusual. The first-century Palestinian Judaism had a different attitude toward women. The more common attitude is expressed in John 4:27. (it was against speaking with women in public)
