Thoughts about the pillow project....

I got an email from our oldest son, Ayal, this morning... thanking us for the bed we bought for him last week. What he said hurt my heart... He is SO proud to finally OWN a bed, and not be sleeping on the floor... a bed that is his, and belongs to him. Something that cost us so little, meant so much to him.

It got me thinking about this Kolfe project... these boys have sooooo little, and we have sooo much, and yet, honestly, don't we all think... "Times are tough, I can't afford to give more than we already give... someone else will help her with this."

I am asking you to stop and think about the precious children sleeping each night at your house. On comfortable beds, with fluffy pillow, pillowcases and sheets that are freshly washed... What we are trying to do for these boys isn't that much... yes, times 300 kids, it is, but really?

A new pillow, a new blanket, a pillowcase sewn with love for a boy who has no one to tuck him in at night... no one to kiss and hug him good night... Ideally, I'd like to bring 260 sets of adoption papers in my suitcase... but I know that isn't going to happen, so what can we do??

Photo from my last trip... a precious child of God... sleeps here.

We can share God's love with these boys... please consider helping even one boy this summer.... $12 will buy a pillow/blanket for one sweet, sweet boy...

Someone thanked me this week for not being picky about her sewing abilities.  Honestly, if you are sewing with love, that's all that we ask.  Spend some time praying for the boy or young man who will be on the receiving end of your efforts.... and then send it to us so that we can post a photo of your work to inspire someone else to join in.  That is the beauty of this project... it takes a lot of people of varying abilities, and yet it will be such a blessing to boys who know nothing about straight seams, or missed stitches... they will only know that someone loved, someone cared... 

And if you can't sew?  Well, we are looking for fabric that we can sew, and/or the funds to purchase pillows and blankets over there... and we want to take 300 of these.  Cards and drawings of encouragement for each and every boy there.  It doesn't have to be big, (Kyle and Kristelle used 1/2 of a sheet of card stock for each of these) and it doesn't have to be complicated...

just full of L-O-V-E!