Last night my girls and I along with some ladies from our church went to help at the 'Sew on Fire' warehouse. We'd never heard of this organization before so it was all new to us. It was so amazing! Run by all volunteers, 'Sew on Fire' makes up bags for missionaries to take to all kinds of countries. The bags are made specifically, depending on who they are going to - i.e. children or new moms or teachers etc. They are used as a tool to reach out to those less fortunate than we are - and to bridge the gap to give them the Good News of Christ's saving faith! People volunteer to make baby blankets, receiving blankets and baby layettes, or to sew draw-string-type cloth bags, or people donate financially or specific items like school supplies, toiletry items or little dolls or toys. As Wendy Hagar (the woman who started SOF) told us - donations are mainly 'our excesses'. How sad is that? And yet, how exciting is that?
Last night we helped to put together bags for a mission trip to Colombia and then we also helped fill 200 bags for a mission trip to Uganda!
Ways You can Help
Volunteer your time
Sew bags at home
Donate material, personal hygiene items
Visit our web page often
Donate finances
Knit lady slippers, mitts, and lap blankets
Check garage sales for items needed:-wool - small toys - hockey bags/back packs
Network
Pray l minute per week
Help sort and pack bags
Donate in the memory of a loved one.
Save your Canadian Tire money and donate it to SOF!
Just say yes … Just Do It!
Read more here! http://www.sewonfire.blogspot.com/ http://www.sewonfire.com/index.htm
*Note: all photos here are from Wendy's blog - link above.
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