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Maybe you saw the pictures on Facebook from the Dress-A-Girl sewing day? Here's the rest of the story from Pam Sells and Shelley Haught.
Pam Sells
Many years ago women would gather together to quilt, knit, bake, or engage in other household duties in small community groups. The beauty of these times was not only accomplishing an important task but also to experience of sweet fellowship which occurred around the table or parlor.
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On May 6 a group of 15-20 women experienced the same sweet fellowship as they sewed, ironed, or cut patterns for the "Dress-a-Girl" organization. Dress a Girl Around the World is a Campaign under Hope 4 Women International bringing dignity to women around the world. Organized in 2006, the dream is to bring at least one new dress to each girl in poverty areas around the world, helping them to see that they are worthy, respected and loved by God.
During this Saturday morning, First Pres women joined with several women from other churches to work together on creating dresses. Talking (of course!), getting to know new women, working together and sharing stories about how we learned to sew, were highlights of the morning. We had such fun creating dresses that were colorful and decorated with trim, buttons, and ruffles, knowing that little girls from 3 months to 12 years would be excited to receive these "works of love".
Laboring together in the same place at the same time on the same project has lots of rewards, the least of which was the sweet fellowship with other women! What a wonderful blessing the day turned out to be!!
Shelley Haught
The Dress-a-Girl morning at FPC went so smoothly with the support of the team of volunteers from Dress a Girl that came alongside to help us get dresses to little girls that our short term mission teams will be visiting this summer. There was a wonderful buzz in the room as we cut, kitted, ironed, sewed, bagged completed dresses together & prayed for the girls.
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Mexico
This is the second year FPC men worked in Mexico through Amor Ministries to build a house. Each of the nine men on the team took will take three dresses to give to the church for their girls. What a blessing to bring 27 dresses of various sizes for the girls!
Albania
We have a 20+ year relationship with a churches in the southern part of Albania where communism has diminished & faith in Christ grows.
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We support several missionaries in Ablania, one of whom is FPC member Linda Osborne who spends most of her year serving in the Bible School and alongside the church of Erseka. FPC's short term mission team will take 40 dresses, thanks to Dress-a-Girl. We will be sending along t-shirts to go with the dresses. The dresses will be going to Korce where our mission partners have a safe house for girls at risk for trafficking and other abuse. FPC sewers made larger dresses for these girls.