Week 11 and 12

These past two weeks, I have had a very heavy heart for the tornado victims about 40 miles away in West Liberty. The pictures and testimonies of those lucky enough to survive would make anyone think about how blessed they are. Many people lost their homes, all of their possessions, places of employment, schools, and loved ones! It truly was one of the worst storms I have ever experienced to date, and all we had was wind and some hail damage.

Since the tornadoes were extremely close to home for us, it presented a lot of opportunities to serve for the "Pretty Feet Project". Many of our church members stepped out of their box of comfort and received training to go into the trenches. Some got down and dirty in clean up, while others served by using this as an opportunity to counsel and share the love of Christ! It truly has been a great week of service for our church.

 Because of their testimonies of faith, I was lead to pray and see how I could help. One faithful member at our church, Mike Bastin, even shared that baby items were desperately needed at the time. Being a new parent, this seemed like a great project for me! I also knew that our church would be willing to step up to the challenge, so I decided to help lead a baby item drive. I was so happy to see all of the people who were willing to contribute to this cause!!

This week, I also decided to help a couple of ladies from our church who personally felt lead to start their own ministry. Since they are gifted in sowing, which I am not, they wanted to gather fabric to sow  and monogram blankets for anyone who lost their homes. What a wonderful way to show that you care! I can't wait to see all of the beautiful work they do for people that they don't even know!! It is truly wonderful to be God's hands and feet!!