Little Dresses for Africa

Little Dresses for Africa was previously posted...

Here is one of the dresses made at a sewing party.  It was made out of a pillow case.  This particular dress is going to go to Fuji with a medical mission trip led by Carmie Hadley.

While making the dresses, my daughter kept clarifying that the dresses were being made for other little girls who didn't have clothes.  I want to do this again when I have older children that are learning to sew, it is VERY simple to make.

If you are interested in the mission trip, they go several times a year and are in need of those in the medical profession.  I can put you in contact with the leader.

Here is a link with instructions directions for makeing a dress from  pillow cases.  

Music

Recently I have searching for more scripture songs.  I know that when a scripture has been put to song, it is hard to forget.  All during the week we play Steve Green's CD "Hide 'em in Your Heart" .  I want our minds filled with God's words.  


While contemplating all of this a friend that I hadn't seen since high school sent this  link!  It is a song that covers  the main ideas of the 10 commandments.  He learned it growing up and said he still refers to it.  

I also received CD suggestions from a mom whose son I taught while in high school.  He is now in college.  He has a heart for Jesus and for service.  His mom said, "he fell asleep many nights listening to these songs."


*these are not scripture songs  

1.  Cedarmont kids hymns (she did not recommend other albums by them)

2.  "Sleep Sound in Jesus" by Michael Card

3. "Come to the Cradle." by Michael Card

Coming soon, we are going to post some video's of scripture songs written and sung by Godfrey and Debbie Miranda!!!  I can't wait!  :)  

The mother of Moses

This excerpt if found in Patriarchs and Prophets, page 244, by Ellen White.  My father-in-law sent this to me.  It is very motivating and affirming of the role a mother plays in the life of a child.


 "How far-reaching in its results was the influence of that one Hebrew woman, and she an exile and a slave! The whole future life of Moses, the great mission which he fulfilled as the leader of Israel, testifies to the importance of the work of the Christian mother. There is no other work that can equal this. To a very great extent the mother holds in her own hands the destiny of her children. She is dealing with developing minds and characters, working not alone for time, but for eternity. She is sowing seed that will spring up and bear fruit, either for good or for evil. She has not to paint a form of beauty upon canvas or to chisel it from marble, but to impress upon a human soul the image of the divine. Especially during their early years the responsibility rests upon her of forming the character of her children. The impressions now made upon their developing minds will remain with them all through life. Parents should direct the instruction and training of their children while very young, to the end that they may be Christians. They are placed in our care to be trained, not as heirs to the throne of an earthly empire, but as kings unto God, to reign through unending ages." 

Sharing Jesus

We had the pleasure of visiting with some good friends this last week.  They have a little girl named Genna who turned one in March.  While talking I found that Genna and her mom go door to door and ask for prayer requests.  After praying, Genna gives a glow tract to the people.  These pictures are staged but I found it interesting that when Genna knocked on the door and there was no answer, she promptly tried to stick the tract into the door with no direction or encouragement.  Her mom says that she loves going out and is such a happy little girl during and afterwards.  What a wonderful way to raise a child to share Jesus with others while in the process, actually sharing Jesus.