God Knows How to Knit

God answered several prayers today. I had been praying that God would bring ten ladies to the APC Wives Christian Fellowship today. For the past two meetings there had been 6-8 ladies present out of 13. This morning Tracy prayed that Beth and I would be encouraged. Both prayers were answered!

A Winnie-the-Pooh description of today's weather would be a "blustery day," which made me wonder if the first prayer would be answered. At the "ninth hour," lady number ten showed up! And, what was encouraging to us? Hearts were knitted together~a primary goal of this ministry.

After playing several games, singing and dancing, and painting each other's fingernails, Easter Ngoma shared about keeping our Christian lives balanced. She introduced the idea of spiritual balance by talking about balancing our diets with the proper foods. She then shared the Navigator's Wheel which depicts our vertical and horizontal relationships in Christ. Christ is the hub and the rim represents our obedience to Christ. In our relationship with God we need to cultivate a life of prayer and the study of God's Word. Horizontally, we need to be in fellowship with one another, and to share our faith with unbelievers.

Whose is the white hand?

Concern for others spilled over into our craft time. With prepared cards, markers, and pencils, the women decorated their own birthday, sympathy, and "thinking of you" cards. Mable made her husband an appreciation card; Easter decorated a birthday card for her youngest son; and Jessica, looking toward November's graduation, made one to celebrate her husband's completion of APC. 

It was an encouraging day of ministry. It began with prayer. It ended with praise. God is good~all the time.