Before this trip was solidified, I had a craft idea to teach to the women and orphans -Cardboard loom Weaving. This is a project made from recycled items and a pen, scissors, ruler and needle, things most people will already have. The threads can be scraps of yarn, thread, ribbon, fabric or anything they can think of to use. Very little expense with a nicely finished item.
Through Youtube and websites, I taught myself how to make a loom and weave on it. And then I taught it to others at local venues. I had all the materials I needed to take it to India.
But a couple months ago, the itinerary for the trip took shape. There was no block of time long enough to teach Cardboard Weaving. I sadly set the plans aside and packed the kits away. Instead, we'd do shorter length crafts and devotions.
Fast forward to this morning where the dream revived. We heard from our partner who oversees the orphan home for girls. The girls will have one and a half days to be with us - a luxurious amount of time! My team leader said she didn't expect to be with them so long because of school, what were we going to do with them all day? Cardboard Weaving to the rescue!
The idea that was planted almost two years ago will become reality at last. God knew all along, the time we'd have with the girls. He knew that I needed the time to learn, hone the techniques and prepare the materials.
If God has been planning something like this for this long, I wonder what else He has in the works for us to do? May we be as Mother Teresa said, "a little pencil in God's hands."
