There was a lot of preparation that took place the group
left. There was twelve of us that went, and we all took on a piece of the work. We
had to bring at least a dozen carry-on bags that were filled with all of the
stuff we brought for our packages. At the airport we had to take stuff out and
move it around so that the bags were under fifty pounds. The Bibles were the
hardest to pack. Our projects included:
Evangelistic
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Pass out Salvation bracelets and Bibles in the
square
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Put on a VBS for the kids on the island
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Preach on the Island and Village
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Prepare a meal for people at the village
Service
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Bring clothes to the kids
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Deliver funding to the congregations
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Deliver laptop to Ometepe
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Deliver Bibles to the Bible Institute of Central
America
Kindness
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Make Children’s hospital kindness packages
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Bring toys to the kids at the village
Mentoring
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Visit Los Niños
del Rey kids and give clothes
The project that I partly took over was the kindness
packages for the children’s hospital. I was in charge of having 40 pillow cases
made. The hardest part was letting people help. Sometimes it is easier to do it all yourself, but by letting people help, they will feel more involved and supportive for your mission. I held a small workshop with some of the younger girls (age 7-14) at our church. I had to teach them basic sewing and how to make the specific pillow case that was being made. Even though it was a lot of work and I had to have a lot of help from the parents. It was a valuable lesson for them to learn. It got half of the pillowcases knocked out, and they will get to see pictures of their good work. With the pillow cases, there were bags filled with hygiene products and things for
entertainment, such as crayons and a stuffed animal. Also, one of the girls made capes for the boys
and headbands for the girls. Furthermore, we passed out Bibles and storybooks in Spanish with it.
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| Tip: A bucket line will help get projects packed up quickly and in an organized manner.
Making a pillow
case for care package
These steps are for anyone wanting to make a pillow case for
a care package to send somewhere. Anyone with basic sewing skills can make this
pillow case. It only takes about thirty minutes to do all of the steps. For the
Nicaragua mission, there were forty pillow cases that were made. By making a
pillow case, you can make each one different so the kids will have something
customized.
There are three pieces to each pillow case. For the body you
need ¾ a yard of fabric and the cuff takes 1/3 yard.
Materials
Cotton Fabric
(1 ½ yards)
Fabric
Scissors
Thread
Pins
Sewing
Machine
Iron
Steps
1.
Gather all of your materials.
2.
Mark the dimensions for the body, cuff, and band.
Body: 27” X 41”
Cuff: 11” X 41”
Band: 3” X 41”
3.
Cut out the body, cuff, and band.
4.
Fold the band in half and iron.
5.
Place the cuff on the table with the pattern facing up. Then place the band (folded in half) at the top of
the cuff. Then, place the body
on top of the band and cuff, with the pattern facing down. Make sure the top of
each piece is lined up evenly with one another.
6.
Pin the top edge, placing the pins about 3
inches apart. Be careful to keep the fabric even.
7.
Roll the body
until it is about 6 inches from the top.
8.
Fold the cuff
over the rolled up the body and band.
Make the edge even with the others.
9.
Replace the pins so that all of the fabric is
pinned together.
10.
Sew along the top at ½ inch seam allowance. Take
the pins out before you sew over them.
11.
Turn the pillow case right side out.
12.
Fold the pillow case in half, placing wrong sides together. Make the edges
even and pin.
13.
Sew along the edges at 5/8 inch seam allowance.
14.
Turn right side out.
15.
Iron the wrinkles out and press the seams open.
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For
which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the
cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a
foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him.
- Luke 14: 28-29
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