From the Lefebvre Family . . . . . . .

 

I've hit an all time low -- electronic Chrismas Greetings!

 

I hope you enjoy just the same . . . . .

 

Merry Christmas Everyone and Happy New Year !!

 

How Blessed To Share !

Meet Princess and Her Momma

 

 

I'm looking forward to this January

when I return to Grand Goave Haiti.

I really hope that I can see Princess

again and Praise God for her and

her family!

 

In the meantime -- here are some things I'm

sending off to Minnesota -- From there

they will go to Port-au-Prince, Haiti

for Heartline Ministries.  I'm excited

that this ministry to newborns and their

Mommas will be blessed by what

I'm able to create here at home.

 Layette items

 Taggie Blankets

 Receiving Blankets

Fun Hats

 

I'm so glad that my friend Jen introduced me to

this ministry through her blog.  What an

age of technology that helps us connect

across the Globe !!



 

It's a new day . . . . .

 

I don't believe I will ever have a lot to say in words,

but I know I will have much to say with my hands.

 

 

Although . . . .

"When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands"

 

 

My presence at SILK is moving to something

in the past -- it's in VERY GOOD hands with Laura --

and I'm off to something new, whatever that is.

 

I have much to say with my hands and needles -

sewing, knitting, crocheting -- so my voice

will be heard wherever the Lord sends

my handiwork.

 

Stay tuned as I too watch and see where, how, what . . . . . :) !!

 



Fall Back into SILK !!

Saturday, October 20

9:00 am to 1:00 pm

BCC - Room C-212

Take a look at this lovely young gal ---

The joy on her face is so beautiful!

As is the dress that was handmade here

at Beaverton Christian Church

by one of our SILK Ladies.

Come and join us . . . . .

Stay for all or part of our time . . . . . 

Enjoy the social time we have . . . . . . .

Bless the life of a child across the world . . . . . . .

Be Blessed by what you can do in Jesus' Name . . . . .  !!!

A Well-Deserved Thank You !

 About 10 years ago, Etta Howard was inspired by her visit to

Grand Goave, Haiti.  She wanted to do more - she wanted

to make an impact on the children there.

SOS - Sewing on Saturday was born - by way of

Etta's rec room at her mobile home court.

That first Saturday, about 10 women came and

began a ministry that has provided an estimated

3,500-4,000 dresses, shorts, shirts and baby

quilts for Haiti and local outreach.

 A few years back, SOS become SILK and continues

on with women who are passionate about doing

what we can from where we are.

 

SILK continues to meet once a month -

we quickly moved to BCC for more space.

Etta's inspiration lives on in Room C212 :) !!

 

Sunday, June 17 the ladies of SILK honored

Etta for this answer to His Call on her all those

years ago.   We are so grateful to Marie Cook

who took on this gift of love from SILK - a gift of

a beautiful hand-made quilt for Etta to enjoy

for many years to come.

 

We Love You, Etta!

And we are so proud to have worked

along side of you, sharing our love

of sewing in a way that shares the Love

of our Savior with our Sisters across the world!

 

Breaking for Summer - Not Really!

We had a wonderful turn out this past Saturday -

our final session before taking July and August off.

Well, not really - we prepared many items

to be stitched up over the summer!



Here is Alice who came for the first time ---

for those of you who have told me "I really want

to come, just keep forgetting" -- Alice actually

came!  And she cut out several dresses - so glad to have her! 

We have an abundance of quilts cut out and ready to

sew -- many were taken home this day.

About 20 of them will be delivered this week

to local Pregnancy Resource Centers!



Even though this is really out of focus -- I couldn't

resist posting any way!  You can see our dear

Roberta (you know, recently "evicted" from

hospice care) -- she looks pretty intimidating

with that batting roller!  We just love, love

that her family makes sure she can come !

What a joy == true joy!!

Our work crew on this day --

what a wonderful team of women

serving local mothers as well as

families in Haiti.

Thank you Lord - Merci Jesus!!

So, our story continues over the summer --

machines will continue to run and hands

continue to work for the Lord.

* * * * * * * * * *

HAITI CHILDREN'S HOME UPDATE:

We are gathering information and more

details on the quilt project -- not all 77 quilts

need to be made right away as the building

will go up in phases.

Stay tuned for further word on this!

God Bless You All !

Bondye beni ou tout !  (creole)

Love,

Jan and the SILK Ladies

BCC Missions Day

We had a wonderful time this past Sunday

sharing what God has been and is doing

through SILK.

Remember to Pray?

Why a refrigerator magnet of course !!

Love that all ages are interested! 

Sophie and her friend (above) and

Jr High Girls (below)

Let the Fun Begin !!

 

Here is Gretchen DeVoe (Lifeline co-founder) breaking 

ground on the Children's Home in Grand Goave, Haiti.

In about a year, 77 children will have a home

where they will be cared for and loved. 

And here is Bob DeVoe (the other half of the founders)

participating in the ceremony as well.

 It was a wonderful day - many of the locals came

and helped celebrate the beginning of a wonderful

home for these beautiful children!

SILK will now begin the long-awaited task of creating

beautiful quilts for the beds in this children's home.

Please pray that all of the details will come together

and we will have the quilts made and shipped in time

for them to be in place at the right time.

We are blessed so that we will hopefully be a Blessing!

Fun and Exciting !!

So today we had some visitors -- "Liz" came by

representing another sewing ministry with a whole lot

of batting for our baby quilts!

Just when we needed more -- Thanks, Lord!

As well, Andrea and Sue came by as they are interested

in starting a ministry similar to SILK at their own church!

It's kind of like we're starting a "Daughter SILK" like 

a Daughter-Church!  Again, Thanks, Lord!!

And our friend Janie brought in some dresses that she

made that are ----- REVERSIBLE (Revesib in Creole)

We added a tag in both languages so they know 

this super fun feature of the dress :) !!

Then, another bunch of layette gift bags

were filled -- 16 more -- now 30 in all!

Thanks to the tip jar in the BCC Coffee Shop,

we now have the funds to send these layettes to 

Ohio to get on a container to Haiti -- in 

the hands of New Mothers in no time!

Once more, Thanks, Lord !!

And to top it all off -- 

We had a Banner Day of Inventory!

What came in just today:

Dresses -- 45

Skirts -- 31

Shorts -- 14

Quilts -- 5

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks, Lord !!

Another Work Day - Another Abundance of Gifts !!

 Cutting more baby quilts -- I can only imagine

how much batting we've used over the years !

 A new friend, Jenny, and Linda making Women's Skirts

 Louise is one of our champion cutters !!

 Laura, Stephanie and Annick looking through our

abundance of fabric -- we are so very grateful that

the donations continue to come in !!

 And yes there is always coffee and treats !!

 Here is just some of our abundance of donated

items for baby layettes -- Thank you one and all!

From BCC Family and Beyond -- it's wonderful !!

And then - at the end of the day - 14 Layette Gift Bags

FILLED with wonderful gifts for Moms and Babies!

Merci Jesu !!

Here is a plea -- help us help Moms and Babies!

For the months of February and March we are collecting items for the layettes we distribute 
locally as well as in Haiti.  Help us to love on these new moms and babies!

For the BABIES we need: 

travel-size hygiene items (shampoo, lotion, powder, baby wipes), onesies, baby socks, 

bags of cotton balls, packages of q-tips.

For the MOMS we need: 

Jewelry (new), perfume, travel-size hygiene (shampoo, conditioner, lotion), fancy scarves

These are the ONLY NEEDS we have at this time.  They will be combined with hand-made items from the SILK ladies.  Place your items in the SILK Box in the BCC atrium on Sundays or during the week.

Thank you for helping this ministry reach out with God’s hands of love!

Once Again - To Haiti With Love!

All of our clothing hanging and ready to distribute!

Keep looking below . . . . . 

Ellen Tobin and Jan with the Haitian Ladies,

Ser Marlaine and Ser Mathilde

Our Group with the Layettes sent by SILK !!

Ready to take to Moms and Babies!

Little Guy with one of our handmade hats!

Beautiful Mother and Daughter with

one of our Layette gift bags.

It was such a blessing to be able to personally deliver

the wonderful gifts made in love at BCC by SILK !!

Merci Jesus !!