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)