On to the Miranda's ............................

Ottillia and her son showing off the quilt that she banded.

Ottillia is Felix Miranda's wife. They live next door to Maria & Manfredo Miranda.

Ottillia has helped me out many times as an interpreter and has a great deal of sewing talent.

She is very excited to have a machine, battery and inverter at the house. In the past she has used Maria's machine.

This entire family starting with Maria is so enthusiastic about sewing. When we stopped on Tuesday there were 5 women sewing and 3 different projects going. It is so good to see that happening.

They love it! AND they are helping each other by sharing what they know and the use of the machines that we have provided.

Maria Miranda was the first lady that we taught how to hand sew and that year we made a quilt.

The next year we came back to her house and she had sewn skirts and several other

projects.......all by hand. We purchased a battery and inverter acquired a sewing machine from InHisWill and set it up at her house. The next year as we pulled up in the yard she was sitting on the porch at the sewing machine.  That was two years ago..................now there are 5 ladies that are involved in sharing her machine and talent ...............AND so this continues to grow

 

 

 

This is the view from the window at Ottillia's house. Beautiful view, wonderful breeze......I would like a sewing room like that.

Ottillia's sewing machine set up and read to go. 

At the end of the day on Tuesday February 10th.  We had dinner with Carmen and Faye before heading back to the mission house to pack. 

 

 

It was an awesome trip! God moved in many ways! We are so blessed to be able to be

a small part of lives of our friends in Belize.

 

 

 

I just realized in all the blogs I never mentioned the roads......................there is nothing good to say about them they are worse then we have ever seen.  Some of the holes are about a foot deep.

I really wouldn't call it a road any more..............it's more like just a bunch of holes side by side that are strung out in a line.

 

All in all - another very successful trip.  We would like to thank everyone who helped make this Threads of Hope Mission possible. All the materials, monetary contributions and prayerful support is certainly appreciated