Shawletter

November-December2017

ThepictureaboveshowsthevarietyofbeautifulshawlsthatweresharedatShawlSouth.WewerealltouchedandinspiredbytheenthusiasmofanewlyformedshawlministrygroupinDecatur,Alabama.Itwasagreatdayofstories,fellowship,meditation,andofcourse,knittingandcrocheting.SpecialthankstoourhostsatFUMC,Hartselle.

ShawlSouth2017

Sinceourlastnewsletter,prayershawlsweresharedwithfamiliesoftheseservicemembers:

SSGJustinAtkins

PV2TristanRoman

SPCKashBhakta

SPCJamesSmith

MSGCraigRosenquist

SFCCalebService

SFCJamieBoone

SPCBryceBaker

PV1TimothyAshcraft

SSGEmilRivera-Lopez

MSGKevinJohnson

WO1ChadrickGeorge

SPCAngelQuinones

CW4DerrickWalker

SFCJasonWojick

CPTDustinLukasiewicz

PleasekeepthesefamiliesInyourprayers.

Stitching&Serving

PrayerShawlsforFallenSoldiersanetworkofneedlecrafters

ministeringtofamiliesofthefallenSince2006,volunteershavegiven7,940

handmadeprayershawls

THANKYOUtoeveryonewhosupportedourlatestrequestfromFriendsoftheFallenatDoverAirForceBase.Wewere

AMAZEDbyeveryone’sgenerosity.Ourgoalof50shawlswasexceededin45minutes.WOW!

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ThanksandThoughts

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FromaFatherinColorado:ReceivedPrayerShawlandawonderfulcardwithaspecialnotefromStephanie.Wanttothankallinvolvedforthethoughtsandeffortsyouinvestintheproject.

FromaguardianofaDaughterwholostbothparents:J---receivedherprayershawlyesterday.Shewasveryexcitedandputitaroundhershoulders.Shestated"ItfeelslikeGod’sarmsarearoundme."ThankyousomuchforthecomfortyouhaveprovidedtoJ---.

FromaMother,WifeandDaughterinGeorgia:Thankyouforthekindnessyou'veextendedtoourfamily.

FromaDaughterinMississippi:Thankyousomuchforthis!!

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FromaMotherinVirginia:Thankyoufortheletterthatyousent.Itrulyappreciateyourreachingouttome.Iwouldlovetoreceiveaprayershawl.Thankyouagainforthegreatservicethatyouprovide.Iappreciateyou.

FromaMotherinArizona:ThankyousomuchforthePrayerShawl.Itisprecious...ourfamilypraysforthehandsthatmadetheseshawls,thattheLordcontinueblessingyouall..

FromaMotherinGeorgia:Onbehalfofmychildren,IwelcomethePrayerShawlgift.Ithankyouinadvanceofitsarrival.Itshallbeawarmreminderoftheirdad.

FromaMotherinNorthDakota:Thankyouforthisservice.

Let the pleasure of

the Lord our God be on us: O Lord, give strength to the work of our hands.

Psalm 90:17 (BBE)