Sewing in the Love

" We look for visions of heaven and we never dream that all the time God is in the commonplace things and the people around us." Oswald ChambersWe met again on Tuesday, August 4th at Lynn's home to finish sewing the tee-shirt dresses for the little girls in Ethiopia. Carolyn and Lynn ~ pressing and gathering.
Haru, visiting from Tokyo, helped pin the skirts together

Judy, gathering the skirts together.

Haru has a great technique for folding the finished product -

it looked ready to go on a store shelf!

A few of the finished dresses . . . we hope the girls and women who wear these can feel our love for them as they go about their daily tasks, for they truly were sewn with loving hearts and kind hands. We also collected tee shirts and jeans for the little boys. We will be delivering them this week to the founders of Village of Hope

What's next?

We are still collecting flip flops for the children in Ethiopia, but we are also collecting new or gently used tee-shirts for the children. In July we will be making simple dresses for the little girls

The boys wear a tee shirt with jeans, and the little girls wear simple dresses that can be made by sewing a ruffle of fabric on the bottom of a tee shirt as shown in the photo above. The best tee shirts are those of dark colors or with patterns on them. They do need to have sleeves and a high neck. Click here for more information:

"The most important consideration when providing clothing for the children is to realize that the item will be the only thing the child will wear until it literally falls apart. It will be worn to play in, work in, and slept in. It isn't uncommon to find that a child's outfit is sewn on, nor is it uncommon to see a child clutching a filthy piece of rag around the shoulders to serve as a pitiful dress or shirt -- no other clothing or shoes, only the rag. Please know that what you donate with love will be received as a priceless possession. This is why we ask for only new or like new, shirts and dresses, and socks and clean shoes, that are very durable." from Village of Hope

Coming to a Theater Near You

Our compassionate service enrichment group will be collecting flip flops for the Village of Hope foundation.http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/.

They really need flip flops in children's sizes - but any size will do.
They have flip flops for $1.00 at the Dollar Store, but another group working on this project indicated that the flip flops found at Old Navy are more durable and will last longer - and many other stores carry them as well.

If you would like to donate some flip flops to the Village of Hope, you can bring them to the upcoming meeting or give them to Carolyn, Lynn or Sandy.

Our meeting in June will be Tuesday, June 9, 1:00 p.m.at Judy D's home. Bring your friends and come enjoy an afternoon of caring!

Just Plodding Along

"Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily." ~ Sally Koch

Our fourth meeting was held today at Lynn R's home. We continued working on items for the school kits going to Afghanistan.

We learned about Village of Hope, a non-profit organization that is helping a village in southern Ethiopia. Briana Whatcott, of Payson, has organized a fashion show on April 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Payson High to raise funds for Village of Hope. Briana was adopted eleven years ago from this small village and is now reaching out to help others who still live there. Village of Hope has a comprehensive plan and is building a strong foundation in the village, helping the people there be self-sustaining. One of the most impressive aspects of the program is that people in the village are already reaching out, serving and helping others.