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I cannot believe that so much has happened in the 2 weeks since the Bethel Church of Christ and Outlook Christian Church left out campus.  This was supposed to be the first post after they left and then the earthquake hit and everything has been centered around that.
These two groups came to NWHCM and out to Beauchamp to help with the Sewing Room.  We were beginning to wonder if they were going to get to come at all.  January is the rainy season and 2 years ago the rain stopped them from coming then.  We thought that it was going to be a repeat but then the sun came out and the river went down.  It was a long trip to Beauchamp in a very jam-tight Deuce-and-a-half on very muddy roads.  Again, travel is never easy in Haiti.  They arrived with weary bodies but with big smiles on their faces and a desire to get right to work — and work they did.
They were only on our campus for 2-1/2 days but they accomplished so much in that time.  They made shutters for the windows in the sewing room and …

As I am trying to pull my thoughts together for this blog I cannot help but be in awe of how much the Sewing Hope Program has grown since its inception.  I started with 5 ladies and now have 16 ladies in my employment.  We have been making blankets for the mission programs, studying the bible and having prayer time for the last year-and-a-half.  I have prayed and asked God for wisdom on how to direct these ladies and this program.  I have gotten some glimpses of what I think God would like.

 
God has answered and new things are in the works for January 2010.  I put out a plea for treadle sewing machines and one of our preacher friends responded.  His church has donated 5 treadle sewing machines and hopefully we should have them by January.   They then asked Mike if we had a project that his church and another church could help with when they come in January  as a mission group.   I said yes! –  a sewing room would be wonderful.  They have provided half of the funds needed for this room but we are …

Sewing Hope
I have been so thrilled to see all of the packets provided for this program thus far.  At the present time I have 5 ladies in this program.  We come together each week to pray, study God’s word and then they are provided with their packet to take home and complete.  They have done a wonderful job so far.  Many beautiful babies will have a new and beautiful blanket to go home in because of this program.  Madame Ilryck, Madame Sadilis, Madame T-Poppa, Madame Elisne, and Clemise  are very thankful for this opportunity.
Now I am going to really ask for a big favor.  I would like to increase this program to employ 10 women.  I have 5 women from the church and now I would like to reach out to the community of BeauChamp.  I would like to provide this to 5 unchurched women.  I would like the opportunity to not only help them physically with work but to help them learn of a man who came to this earth to provide salvation for them.  With having to come to prayer-time and bible study – I hope …