Hello all you beautiful ladies! Hope you are enjoying the rain we have had this week. After all the rain we had a year ago, and the drought before that and after that, I am astounded that everything green has not vanished yet.
Today we gathered in our usual room to start the process of putting together the prayer cloth tags. We did a ton of work, but there is more to go. If you are available and interested in helping, join us in our usual gathering place to tag more items. We will be there around 1:00 pm on Thursday, September 30, more or less.
If you have baskets, please bring them by. Put your name on them with painter’s tape or a tag of some kind. It is best to have baskets with handles, but we will take any larger sized basket. Needs to hold a large load, maybe 75 to 100 squares would be ideal.
On Sunday, we have 4 services to cover. So far I have Linda, Beverly and DeShawn down for the 9:30 service. I have Beverly and Nancy down for the 11 service. I will be at the 8:00 am and at the 11 youth service. Anyone else want to join the fun? if you sent an email that I did not receive, call me. I would love to have 1-2 more for 8am, one more for 11am and one more for youth at 11. It is my prayer that we have record attendance this week and use almost all our squares. It really would be awesome to spread the word about the Word in that way, don’t you agree?
I was absolutely delighted last night with the numbers of gorgeous shawls submitted. You all have been working so diligently and God is rewarding the dedication to this ministry. We have seen lives touched, people changed, hearts opened and warmed. We are so blessed to be God’s hands and feet, and I do hope you know how much I love each and every one of you.
I will be putting a notice in the epistle for next week that will ask for donations of yarn. I have gone through our cabinet and reorganized the bins. Although it looks like a lot of yarn, we go through it very quickly. Some of the yarn has been there for over a year due to color or texture. We need to get our Zena thinking caps on and create new color combinations! If you have yarn you are not using at home, or if you know of someone who does, or if you are a member of a Sunday School class and can ask for donations, please let the Holy Spirit give you the courage and the words to ask. This is not for us personally, but it is for God’s people. Many folks have yarn at home they will never use, or have been a recipient of a shawl and would be willing to donate a Jo-Ann’s, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s or Wal-Mart gift card or a direct donation to the Prayer Shawl Ministry.
As Christmas comes closer, keep in mind that instead of swapping $5 white elephant gifts at numerous parties, you can suggest each person buys 2 skeins of yarn to donate to a good cause. Use your discretion along with a large dose of prayer to get creative. I know that there are a million good causes to help with, but you will forgive me please if I am partial to this one. It is dear to my heart. Can you imagine if everyone brought in one skein of yarn per person on one Sunday at church? What a difference that could make for the entire year in our ministry! (just sayin’….)
Have a blessed day and if we don’t finish tagging and counting today, I will see if anyone wants to party together tomorrow. We are such wild chicks with sticks!!!
Love to all in the name of Christ,
Dana
The tallit is also esteemed as a garment that Jesus wore, and therefore should be worn by believers if they are going to observe Torah in accordance with the Laws that God commanded.
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