Our first ladies night was a hit. 16 ladies signed up to attend the December meeting. We started our evening off making manger scenes. Thank you to Al and Rosemary Michaels for sending all the supplies. When I showed the ladies what we were going to make most of them said " I can't make that!" The glue gun was a new adventure for them!
Viktoria came with her mother, she is a young girl who comes to church every Sunday with her parents. She is a shy girl who doesn't smile. We saw her smile for the first time that night, she had a great time!
Two of the mangers were left behind. When I took them to the ladies they were excited to be able to keep them. They thought they were making them for me! A lot gets lost in the translations.
We ended our evening with a time of sharing about what Christmas means to us and how we celebrated in the countries we grew up in. It was interesting to learn about all the family traditions. We learned that in the Philippines Christmas caroling is a favorite activity. We had to laugh when we found out that the reason that the ladies liked it so much was because they were given coins which they used to buy candy. In Belgium Christmas Eve is a time for families to be together and exchange gifts. New Years Eve is a time to give gifts to others.
They are asking when we can have another ladies night. It is quite a challenge to get everyone together. Tess is the only one who drives. Some of the ladies live 35 minutes away, but they enjoy being together. Pray that we can get another evening planned soon.
Here is a slide show of a few pictures from that night-Enjoy!
Deann
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Deann,
I am so jealous that I couldn't be a part of that craft night. Looks like everyone had fun.
We miss you!
Martha
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