Last year, God sent a beautiful treasure to Uganda, in the form of Darby Burleson, to teach some of the moms of the IChooseYou kiddos how to sew. She began by teaching them how to make pillow cases (large and small). This year, she taught them how to sew over-the-shoulder purses, tote bags, aprons, and dresses. One of the days, I got to spend observing Darby with these ladies, and I came away feeling completely humbled and amazed by her patience, loving kindness, and willingness to serve God in such a tangible and beneficial way.
You see, before Darby came into these wonderful ladies lives, they were doing anything they could to find work in order to support and feed their families. With the help of Darby, being Jesus' hands and feet, they have now learned a trade that can help to provide an income for their families.
Not only have they learned how to sew, but this year an IChooseYou mom decided to teach the rest of the ladies how to make these beautiful paper beads. I was blown away by their hard work and dedication. Those who can't see well enough to sew are now able to make paper beads.
All of these bead above were made in about a day, and are being dried so they can make them into necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.
Seriously, aren't these just way cool! Once again, completely blown away!
BUT, the hard work doesn't stop there. Someone (I have no idea who), taught these ladies how to make door mats out of strands of rope that are beautifully woven together. Just incredible!
The amazing white woman in the middle of all those beautiful black women, is none other than the great Darby Burleson. One person making a difference in the lives so many others.
These ladies have become a great big family with God as their Father. They have been blessed and are major blessings. Please pray for these women to continue strong with the work they have been given. Pray that they will use their talents to the fullest and bless others daily with the Father's love.
Over the next couple weeks, I'll be posting these ladies stories (hopefully one a day, until they've all been told). Taylor and I were humbled, amazed and blessed by each one of their stories. I could sit and listen to the talk for hours about their testimony. God's hand has been protecting and guiding these women to grow up and become children and servants of His. Please take the time to read their stories and get to know them on a deeper level.
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