A group of women at Bethany First Church came together for a day of sewing. It wasn't a typical day of sewing. It was a day to make dresses for girls in Swaziland. Get this...the dresses were made out of pillowcases. In March BFC sent a team to Swaziland and in their bags they carried over many of these dresses.
It was a special gift to hand these dresses out. The first place we handed out the dresses was at a church in the Southern district of Swaziland at the Ntondozi church. The Ntondozi church recently started having a preschool five days a week for 36 orphan and vulnerable children. On top of that they have been feeding these children, plus the primary school children, three days a week for the past two years. Ntondozi is the exact kind of church we love to partner with. They are taking care of their community on their own!The second location was at a World Vision care point in Tsambakhulu where we held a VBS. One young lady touched my heart. Her name was Olga. I'm not sure what her age is, but she is probably a teenager. Olga spends her days amongst the other preschool children. This is because she has special needs. Her left side is unable to function, looking as if she has had a stroke. In planning for the day I was debating not handing out the dresses because I did not want to leave her out. As we were handing out the dresses we found one that worked for her! It was long enough to work as a dress!
As I watch Diane Farris (one of the team members) help Olga put on her new dress. I was taken back with this simple yet huge interaction. I was reminded of God's love. How gentle and kind He is as he takes care of us. As the children rejoiced because of their new article of clothing we were moved by their joy. Thank you BFC ladies for loving this little girls and helping them feel beautiful and perfect in God's love!
