904 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501
AMERICAN BAPTIST WOMEN'S MINISTRIES
March 2025 Update
Our February meeting was inspirational and productive. We had the privilege of Christina Garcia at our meeting who spoke about her work at New Hope Christian Ministry in Uganda. What started out as a class trip with one of her children became a passion for her. New Hope was a 125 student school a few years ago and funding was scarce where children were only fed 1-2 bowls of thin porridge a day.
With fundraiser from local businesses in Olympia and outreach to other areas the story of this ministry has become known. They now have over 600 students, two large dormitories where some of the students live and have a garden to grow vegetables and a huge poultry barn where they have over 1100 chickens. Now, not only do the children have 2 full meals a day, but they can sell some of the eggs and also have eggs to take home for their families. Sponsors can support the students which also helps stretch the needed funds.
After Christina spoke we turned our attention to pillowcase dresses. Fabric was torn or cut, patterns used to make arm holes and the iron was kept busy pressing fabric. I think everyone found something to do and we enjoyed our time together.
Next meeting: March 12th
Please bring your sack lunch and join us at noon. Gail Aita is going to join us and talk about the upcoming Women's Conference at Camp Bethel. And guess what? One of the activities on Saturday afternoon is making pillowcase dresses! The Conference Project this year is for Kyle and Katrina Williams, who suffered significant damage to their house and personal property in the flooding in Thailand earlier this year.
The Conference is also going to focus on self-care by offering massages, haircuts and manicures! Or, you can go for a drive to the ocean and enjoy a walk on the beach. Gail is the Conference Choir person so she will have more details to share. We do know that Rev. Barbara Reid will be the Bible Study leader, you may remember she spoke at our 2023 Christmas Brunch.
Registration information will be available at the meeting.
Note: We had some new ladies at our February meeting and we hope they will return! There's always room for more women in our ministry group!
God bless you one and all!
Jean Heidal