Hats off for the summer!

Thanks to many for all your efforts!!!!

For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to HIS good purpose!

Philippians 2:13

Another delivery of hats and shawls was made and is ready to go off on the next trip down to Mexico. They are such a beautiful reflection of God's love and work through you all!!! 

It was like looking at a rainbow...God's promise of love to everyone!

Thanks from Pastor Mike and Rosy for all the prayers. There is great comfort and strength when you know that others are lifting you up in prayer.  We know that there are many dangers there, that are worse than previous years, and flooding has made travel there more difficult, too.  BUT, we also know our God is BIGGER!!!  :) So, keep those prayers going up and those purls going round....

We also had a GREAT time last week learning how to make socks on the small loom! 
It was easy to do, so if you're looking for something a little different, check out our new site for patterns.  

Would love to have you contribute your ideas there, too!!!

http://loomknittingknews.blogspot.com/

Start of a busy summer

So much to share!
First a great big thanks to our friend Ruth from Colorado!!! She has sent some lovely items to go with the next Mexico trip...guess that makes her a real KnitWit, now!
The baby blanket with matching hat are just beautiful.
Mary also made a cute pink one that is pictured here.

Beads, Purling and Pom-poms, OH MY!!!

Don't you just love the purled edge to this hat? Lots of fun things happening to hats this summer...

A total of 8 shawls were sent off to China, with Peggy and the Women Connect In China group. Please keep them in your prayers! God is doing amazing things and we are all so grateful. You can keep up with them on their blog: http://www.womenconnectinchina.blogspot.com/

Also, thank you for your continued prayers for KatyLynn up in Ohio. She is doing sooooo well! We praise God for all the love and joy that is being showered on her little life!!!

Thanks to everyone for their faithfulness to prayer.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace, as you trust in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit...Romans 15:13

And they're off...

How blessed we are! We just sent four lovely shawls off to our friend Peggy to take on their next trip to China. This team leaves at the end of this month, so please be in prayer for this ministry to the women of China. Here is a link to Peggy's blog with the story of how all this began.


http://www.womenconnectinchina.blogspot.com/


We are privileged to participate in this ministry through prayer and now with shawls!


Thank you ladies for your faithfulness!!!

Prayer request for Floriana

There are many updates from Pastor Mike on their latest trip to Durango, and two people in particular you may remember we have been praying for...

Floriana is the little girl that was flown out of the mountains to the city to have surgery to remove a large tumor from her face. That surgery went well and they believed they had gotten most of the tumor. Well, it looks like it may be coming back. They ask for our prayers for Floriana. Her dad, Francisco received the Lord 2 years ago and now wants to learn to read the Bible...PTL for that!


They also got the medicine to Terodora. Her husband met them when they landed and almost cried when he saw them. Apparently she was very ill...here's and excerpt from the newsletter:

We flew her into the capital of Tepic and radioed ahead and let the tower know we had a sick person on board and they said they would call the (Cruz Roja) Red Cross Ambulance. I told them they did not have the money to pay for an ambulance and for years we have flown people there and they remembered me and also said there would be no charge for the ambulance or for our landing and parking...praise the Lord!

So, lets please keep Teodora, Floriana and their families in prayer.

We all thank God, especially for Pastor Mike and those who are so faithful to answer and go wherever God leads!

Katylynn is home!!!

Dear All,

When you called for an update, we were in the middle of a baby shower for another daughter-in-law whose baby is due in July...Ohio is an hour ahead of Texas... so here is our update complete with pictures that Helen just downloaded for me.

The second day that Katie was in Tulsa she got sick with headache,etc... and knew all our prayers were kicking in again when 2 hours into all the important meetings and "learning to care" for Katylynn, she felt much better. The flights home on Wednesday were very eventful but not on Katylynn's part, as she was peaceful. Weather in Chicago had them circling until they'd almost run out of gas and had to land at an airport Champlain, IL and deplane, without use of Katylynn's wheelchair, and wait till they could go to O'Hare. In O'Hare they were put on standby with the possibility of not flying out till Thursday at 9:30 PM!! Again, thanks to our Father hearing all our prayers and the help of "Colleen Murphy". She was the flight attendant who's shift started 8:30 PM, who could not stand the thoughts of them waiting a whole other day. With Colleen's speedy intervention, they got on the last flight to Cleveland and arrived at 11:30PM. Uncle Michael and Aunt Ruthie were waiting and they arrived at home at 12:45AM. Katylynn fell asleep half through that last flight and did not wake up for her homecoming, in fact, till the next AM at 10AM Ohio time!!

Fast forward...we are all in love with her. She is so relational, quick to belly laugh, loves it when we sing to her. It turns out that she is able to see a little bit and, of course, loves to feel "soft blankets made and delivered with love and prayers".

It turns out that Katylynn's roommate was a boy and that a young girl (15years old, also a patient of the hospital, who came to play everyday with her and was so sad she was leaving) was the one who was blessed to receive the second blanket with the promise that every night as they used their matching blankets, Katylynn and Katie will pray for her.

More stories of God's providence when I am back with you and we are sharing and knitting and can thank the Lord again and again and again for His steadfast love and faithfulness.

(Note: Katie Lynn legally changed the spelling of her name in the midst of all the paperwork!!)

Eileen

Back from Mexico

News from Pastor Mike!

We got back fine and we had a good trip safe and a blessing in the mountains as we flew into Gavilanes. The lady with heart trouble was really swollen, so we flew her to the capital of Nayarit, Tepic and the red cross ambulance took her on to the Hospital from there and the good thing they did not charge her and did not charge for our landing fee either, praise the Lord!!


We do have a great blessing and need at the Mission. We are starting a Bible School for the Indian people to fly them in and then back to their village. We have 7 people that is ready to come and just yesterday we got the materials in Spanish for 6 week of training...praise the Lord!!

But the problem is our pump system went out or burnt up, as we had a hose blow off of the bathroom in the clinic and it ran for 2 days. So, we need about $800.00 dollars to replace the pump's pressure tank, as it was to small anyway, and the pressure switch and change the hoses there.
So, keep us in prayer about this, o.k.?

blessings to all, Pastor Mike

Great news about the Bible School!!! Lets keep Tiadora in our prayers, too. And please pass this on to others to join in praying for all that God is doing in the midst of the unrest in Mexico.
'Nothing is too hard for YOU.' Jeremiah 32:17b

...joy and peace!

Eileen has sent us an update on Katie and Katie Lynn...Praying all joy and peace to them!!!
Romans 15:13

Dear All,

I sent the second blanket for Katie Lynn's roommate with Ruth when she went North and our daughter-in-law finished it so it could go on the plane with Katie last night.

Katie called last night after she got in her hotel room at 11PM (our time...being that she is in Tulsa, OK, we are the same time now). Her first words were "Mom, anytime you have something important happening, get the Knit Wits praying!!!"

She went on to say that her trip, (she left Ohio at 7PM with a stop in Chicago and on to Tulsa) was wonderful. She started out nervous and then the peace of the Lord came upon her. Nancy, the Social Worker met her at the airport with a big hug (she has never met Nancy!!!) and Katie said she once again experienced Southern Hospitality which she misses greatly up north!!! And Nancy is almost as excited as Katie.
When Katie checked into the hotel, the clerk's name is Kathryn (just the same spelling as our Katie's and the two mused as most do not spell it that way).

As I write this Katie is meeting and getting to know Katie Lynn!!! and we are trusting that our prayers at Knit Wits, that they bond immediately, are answered too.

May the Father be praised and thanked and Jesus be glorified and the Holy Spirit FILL Katie, Katie Lynn and everyone involved with this "true" story of amazing grace!!!

Thanks again for your prayers and love,

Eileen

This just in...

From Pastor Mike....knees please!

I'm here in Durango right now and will have a service tonight and tomorrow we will be flying back into a remote Indian Village to carry more medicine to the the Lady that has congestive heart failure, so keep us in prayer as it is a real small air strip and its an Indian village and as you know the problems here!

Thanks

we love you guys

Mike

For those who are new to KnitWits, Pastor Mike and his wife are missionaries to Mexico. They have been serving there for over 20 years now. We KnitWits have been sending prayer shawls, hats and many prayers with them to Mexico.
Tiodora is the lady with congestive heart failure (green sweater). Please be in prayer for her and the many others that are receiving medical supplies on this trip. May they see God's hand and love in it all!

Joy in anticipation

How we wish everyone could see this beautiful blanket in person! Part of it's beauty is in it's story and that you can share in!

Eileen, a lovely KnitWit in the Thursday group, is expecting another, very special granddaughter! Her daughter Katie is a physical therapist and is adopting a precious little 5 year old named Katie Lyn. It has taken almost a year to get everything together, but in God's time they will meet for the first time in just a couple of weeks and make the trip to their new home. You see, Katie Lyn is severely handicapped and blind and living in a facility in Oklahoma. Eileen has made this beautiful blanket out of Lambie Pie yarn, so it is nice and soft. She wanted a pretty border, so another of our KW's, LaLise crocheted the border you see in the picture....the whole thing is just beautiful!
What a joy to have a sister come along side and help.



Eileen is also making a little blanket to give to Katie Lyn's room mate. And another KW has given a lovely blue/green shawl of cameo and feather wisp to give to Katie(mom)!
There will be a lot of adjusting for both girls and for Eileen's daughter Katie. Your prayers for them all are a treasure...thank you in advance for joining in the joy of praying for this wonderful work of love!

Kyrgyzstan Orphanage

Just in time, God's time that is...the packages made it to Kyrgyzstan!!!

Many have helped with this and we are so grateful. A little background for those who are new here:

Pastor Otten is an army chaplain from McAllen, who was called up in the reserves. When he arrived at the base in Kyrgyzstan he discovered there are a lot of orphans in the outlaying land around the base. Literally hundreds of children without clothing, or shelter. He sent word back home and described these children as "cold to the soul" and told his wife, "we need to do something". SO, many beautiful people have answered the call to do something. KnitWits sent out an email and y'all answered. We sent 500 hats and 8 prayer shawls to him within days!

Pastor Otten has also put together a network of people to get things distributed and to continue to minster to the local people on an ongoing basis . The Army has also awarded him a special commendation for this!
God is doing amazing things! Please continue to pray for everyone over there. They are in the midst of a government overthrow in Kyrgyzstan and there is lots of turmoil. BUT we know that God will do what HE has planned for these people.
Thanks again for all your efforts, hats, shawls, prayers....
blessings

Word from Mexico

Hello all!
We got word from Pastor Mike and Rosie yesterday!!! They are in Durango and all the construction is proceeding very well. Here's a clip from their newsletter about the kids:

Rosie's kids need your special prayer right now as they have seen more trauma and violence in the past year and a half. It is truly horrible the things that go on everyday right in front of the children down there. They are hungry when they some, so we feed them with the help you all give us...a special thanks to Dr. Sandra and Miss Letty who make sure the kids get something to eat and a Bible lesson every week.
Please pray for Amanda, she had an accident and lost one of her fingers.(Amanda is one of the children)
Please pray for the mission, the country of Mexico, our borders and all who go throughout the year to help out at the mission in Durango. Your prayers are needed as much, or more, than your gifts at this time.

Yesterday at VivaLife we had a fun time with LOTS of new hats and some shawls brought to add to our "storage" pile. A friend also donated some yarn, so if you're in need of hat yarn just stop by on Thursdays!!! Remember, we always close our time on Thursdays in prayer, so if you have an item finished and want a few KnitWits to pray with you for it's recipient....

Prayers & purls... :)

Welcome

How thankful we all are for these last THREE years of the KnitWits Prayer Shawl Ministry!

We have decided to start this blog to help all us KnitWits keep in touch and share ideas and encourage one another. We're also hopeful it will help us to better share all that God is doing around the world through this ministry.

Feel free to post, to share, to pray for each other as we all seek to serve the One that blesses our efforts.

may your blessings be many and your tinks be few! :)