Missionary Convention

Just returned from the National Missionary Convention. Wow! We experienced many great things and received several new ideas. I visited with the Haiti missionaries from whom I got the mission project of sewing diapers for their birthing hospitals. In four years our church has made from scratch just over 2,000 diapers. To put that in perspective, if I can buy the materials for the diapers (flannel, swimsuit elastic, velcro, wash cloths, and velcro) on sale, the cost is between 75 cents and $1. By myself, I can complete one diaper in 20 minutes, so you can see the magnitude of the task we have completed so far. And it has all been funded by nickels and dimes, always just enough money. The missionaries have a critical need for preemie diapers and have asked us to make enough for 6 babies as soon as possible. So, our sewing group will be busy the week after Thanksgiving tenderly making them and shipping them asap. More news about the ideas from the Missionary Convention in days to come.