[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Successful Saturday

[Ericka]

Thank you for all your amazing efforts!  That is great the boxes were blessed. 

Our work is collecting toys for a local food bank. I brought 3 toys for the collections.  

I hope to get back to the charity gtou!!

Ericka Nelson


> On Nov 18, 2023, at 12:36 PM, Debbie via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi KK Friends,
> I had 2 blessings this week that I want to share with all of you.
> I was able to get all my Operation Christmas child boxes done and delivered
> to the drop off place a few days ago. I still did not reach my goal of 100
> shoe boxes, but I did come so close this ear. There will be so many blessed
> children this year from all the fun and excitement I had from making and
> putting  together these boxes this year. The most exciting thing about it
> all this year was the wonderful help I got from 3  of my KK friends who made
> and  sent stuff to me to  go in the boxes. So thank you KK friends for
> making a difference in the lives of these children. I also had help from my
> local friends and family members for the first time with this charity and
> that too made a difference. It is so fun in making things, packing the boxes
> and delivering them to the drop off place. We, the packers and collectors
> pray over each and every box and that is a blessing in itself. It has been a
> great joy in participating in this for my second year  and I will take a few
> weeks off and then get started again for next years children. I already have
> a good start by having some things I was given to go in the boxes and I do
> have some extra boxes to put stuff in.  So you can see that working together
> or independently we can make a difference. So please come out and join the
> caring and sharing class that is held here each month and brighten someone's
> life, weather that is a child, a veteran, an abused  woman and her children
> who are in a shelter,  foster care to success to America's college fund
> students "The red scarf project",     the homeless people in shelters and
> our 4 legged friends by making something for the dogs and cats who are in
> shelters. I also made a great friend who works at one of the operation
> Christmas child  Samaritan's Purse offices. We have talked many times of
> this year and she is a very caring person and a blessing in what she does.
> She and I are working together to see if the board will make it possible for
> us to be able to send to blind and visually impaired children if we want to.
> This may not happen but we are trying to see if we could. All children
> deserve our gifts but it would be a wonderful blessing to be able to make a
> difference in a handicap child's life. Anyway it just makes my heart over
> flow with the joy of knowing all the difference   the KK group does for so
> many others. 
>  My second blessing this week was God's blessing of my latest grandson. He
> was born prematurely and a lot of his organs and   body parts have not
> developed fully and he is having a lot of health issues. He has lost a lot
> of weight where he is unable to nurse.  He is going to have to have heart
> surgery on Monday. He might be real tiny but he is a big blessing to our
> family and God knew just what family to bless him with because he is being
> showered with tons of love and prayers. His name is Jacob and he needs all
> the prayers he can get and so does his parents. This is my youngest son
> Dwaine's first child and like I have said he is a great blessing to all of
> us. My heart is over flowing with joy, happiness and concern but I wanted to
> share this with my KK friends. 
> Blessings to all of you and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a
> happy Thanksgiving and please remember  on Thanksgiving and all year round
> what you are thankful for.  
> 
> Debbie Killian
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of SHELLEY SCHUETT via NFB-Krafters-Korner
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2023 8:55 AM
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> Cc: SHELLEY SCHUETT <shelleyschuett at telus.net>
> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Successful Saturday
> 
> Successful Saturday is a chance to share with us wins or goals you have had
> this week. So if you got a new job or finally finished that blanket we would
> love to hear about it. No matter how big or small we want to celebrate with
> you.
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