Wednesdays at the Gresham (Ore.) Church are very busy. A small group arrives early and works diligently to tie pre-assembled quilts to be shared where needed. A neighbor with cancer uses one quilt to keep warm following chemotherapy, while seven quilts, plus an additional 16 knitted caps are shipped to a Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona.
Following the quilting bee, the women come together with 15–18 other members to enjoy a prayer meeting that includes reading a spiritual book, sharing experiences and special prayer requests. Another project of these prayer warriors is to circulate a box to collect dollars for an ADRA project — helping Thai girls attend an Adventist school to avoid being sold for child trafficking in Asia and America.
Seen here are Harriet Christensen, Betty Hiebert, June Iseminger, Evelyn Dickman and Sylvia Demaline.
