We have been working with community groups for about 2 years now and we continue to get new requests to collaborate with new groups throughout the city. One of those groups is close to an area served by one of our newer Lutheran mission churches called Lilly of the Valley. They were hosting a workshop for women and Tere invited her single mother’s group to the workshop. Tere has been working with these women for a time now and they know and trust her. They were delighted to receive the invitation and went. What a wonderful workshop they had. The women learned about God and their role as women. They worshipped and enjoyed hearing the pastor’s wife sing (she has a beautiful voice). For them it was a special day focused on them as women (something rare done)….and they felt special.
Lilly of the Valley’s partner church who helped them host the event brought, among other things, supplies for the women to do craft items…….yarn, embroidery floss, fabric, etc. The women will learn how to do craft items which will help them supplement their income! Workshops of craft and sewing are already scheduled for Fridays at the Lilly of the Valley Lutheran Church! This is exactly how these community groups should be working – as a place to serve people and create relational bridges and then be the bridge to the church and a life of growing to learn more about God and how much he loves and treasures each one of us!
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