Girls Ministries

On a missions trip to India this past February, twenty-one women and two men flew from Newark, NJ to New Delhi, India to work alongside AG Pastor Koshy Baby and his wife, Joicy to minister in the slums of India. In addition to directing two children’s conferences, a women’s conference, and a Pastors’ conference, we intended to give a face-lift to the apartment of Pastor Koshy. Fresh paint, new curtains, bedspreads, and sheets were included in our efforts. Although the curtains were pre-made to their specific measurements, I knew that there would probably be some alterations that needed to be done. The easiest way to do those was for me to take my own sewing machine with me to India. Having contacted the airlines beforehand, I knew that I could use it as my carry-on if I removed the needle from the machine. This I did with no problem. What I forgot to do, was put the needle (and some spares) in my checked luggage! So even though I had a perfectly good machine, high quality thread, and an electrical current modified with a converter, they were of no good to me without the needle! As I thought about it, my sewing project needed each one of these to make it successful! Without the thread, or the electricity, or the needle, the project was hampered. As we minister to our world today, a variety of tools are needed. It is imperative that we utilize the various and proper tools. The Gospel deserves the right things. In our District, ministry tools are readily available. Each of the Departments provide times and places for training and sharpening of the gifts that God has given. Resources and go-to people are not hard to find. The problem comes when we forget (or just choose not) to use them. Use the blessings you have! The job, the ministry will be so much easier! By the way, after a trip to the market with a good interpreter, I was able to find sewing machine needles. The job was completed!