Women's Evening

This weekend I hosted a women's ministry event with the idea of sharing tea and knitting. I am hoping that we can start meeting regularly, there isn't many opportunities for the women to spend time together outside of church. It was small and simple, but the three of us had a great time chatting, sharing treats, and knitting. It was also good to get to know these women a bit more, and I am looking forward to spending more time with them!

 I made some little Bible verse favors for the meeting

 Jordan recently made - yes, MADE! - a fisheye lens, so this is him documenting my preparation of gingerbread biscotti, recipe here. 

 Cutting the biscotti

Imac, my little encourager!

 The finished biscotti - very delicious by the way...

 Chocolate chip scones

 Tuna and cucumber cream cheese sandwiches

 Our little tea-time spread

 Ready for the knitting to commence!

 Angelica and Sayonara

 Sayo the teacher

 Crocheting

 Final piece, very cool - and she did it in 5 minutes!

We had a great time together, just hanging out enjoying the evening. The Lord really blessed it as well, and I'm excited to see where our Knitting Ministry goes!

- Missy

Carol's Visit: Women's Night

Carol, Jordan's mom, was able to host a Women's Night during her time with us this fall, and it was a great success! We had many of the women of the church come together for a night at our Pastor's house, where Carol was able to share her testimony and encourage our church family.

We had great conversation and prayer as well

The women sharing a bit about their lives

The nerve-racking part for me was the translating - yes, I was official translator for the night, and though it was a HUGE challenge, it was also a huge blessing to practice translating, and to come alongside Carol to help enable her to share her story with the women.

We also had chocolate mint cookies a la Carol, which the women LOVED!

The women ended the night praying for Carol, very cool time for all of us to share. It is amazing to come together and realize that many of the struggles we face and victories we have in faith are not limited to countries or language, but rather cross all borders and barriers. God is doing great things all over our world.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8

Happy Thursday!

- Missy