Saturday the 8th of March was International Women’s Day. I normally like to do something with and for our women at Creative Hands but this year I couldn't because I was taking part at a Women’s Conference which was organized by a dear sister in the Christian Community. I would have loved to take all our women but couldn’t because it would have been a very long day for the kids especially, so today I am writing this in honor of each of them.
I am grateful that these women are in my life, and I believe that God allowed our paths to cross so that together we can demonstrate His unity in diversity. Creative Hands is a place where every woman is welcome whether they know weaving or not and whether they believe they can learn or not, educated or uneducated, we all add value to each other, and I have loved working with them. Since the Lord laid it on my heart to learn how to weave in my journey of healing and knowing that this healing that God would bring into my heart was not for me alone but would be used to bring other women into that place of discovering God as the healer, I have seen a lot, learned a lot and I am still learning.
These women who have come through our doors from 2018 when we were then Home Spot to today where we are Creative Hands, I have seen courageous women learning to stand tall in their vulnerability, weakness and I have seen God bring tremendous healing and restoration. This would not have been possible at all if the women did not trust me to lead them and allow me into their stories.
These two women showed courage and vulnerability towards each other in front of everyone.
Yesterday at church when a young lady named Artemis spoke about the call to courage and pretty much everything she talked about resonated with me personally and applies to the women God has brought to Creative Hands. One of the things Artemis talked about was how Jacob stepped out of his comfort zone and on his way back to Canaan he had an encounter with God who changed his name from being Jacob-the heel catcher, deceiver to being one who is “ loved by God, prince of God.” We know that Jacob walked with a limp after encountering God and I have been thinking about that with every woman who has come through our doors. I have seen these women become new creations in Christ and embracing a new identity which might be as simple as, “I cannot do this- weaving thing, “to where these women shout out after their first “perfect piece” I did it. It is like watching these women move from defeat to victorious, from being so afraid of trying something new to where they are excited to learn new patterns.
The women who have come through our doors are courageous, bold, and vulnerable and I know it is God’s grace upon each of us and I am grateful for each of them.
Talk about being vulnerable and courageous at the same time; this morning this was played out at Creative Hands right before my eyes. In the last six weeks I have struggled dealing with the conflict between two of the women. It has been a struggle for me because I love both women and they just were not getting along. I shared my concern with some friends who have been praying for me. Then last week one who has been difficult for me to deal with came and apologized for her attitude towards me and the other women, this was an Aha! moment for me because it was the last thing I thought I would hear from this woman. She looked at me with tears in her eyes and apologized not just for the way she had treated me but also her incorrect attitude towards the other women and that she wanted to make right. So, after our prayer time she looked the other woman in the eye and asked for forgiveness- it was a wow moment for me and the other woman also apologized because she saw her part in the conflict. These two women showed courage and vulnerability towards each other in front of everyone.
I am blown away by this because it makes me realize that our efforts at getting these women aligned with God’s plans and purposes is not in vain. Thank you for continued prayers and financial support.
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