Who woulda thunk...

The Girls Night out was a ton of fun on the 15th. Thirteen of us worked together to cut about 200 squares for making quilts for My Father's Hands ministry in Camden. Being raised in between two boys and prone to tomboyish behavior, quilting was not really up my alley.

But it was really fun! Of course, there wasn't any sewing involved, which is probably a good thing considering my sewing skills (or lack thereof). And the rotary cutters are sweet! It's like a glorified pizza cutter, only waaaaaaaay sharper. Perhaps lethally sharp. Fortunately, no one was injured, and I was only concerned for the safety of a few girls a couple times throughout the evening. Usually the risk was due to high levels of laughter and thus a slight loss of control over one's appendages.

It was nice to be able to get together with friends (and meet some new people to) and serve in such a tangible way. Looking at the example of Christ, we see that he didn't just go into ministry and meet people's spiritual needs. He also met their physical needs (feeding the 5000, healing people). Quilts will meet a physical need and open the door for addressing the spiritual. I'm very excited to see how God uses this for His kingdom and thankful for how He has already used it to teach us.


~Jen

Oh, and the apples and caramel dip were delightful.