By/Por Pastora Melissa
(English below) Bueno. A ver si puedo escribir una entrada corta sobre el agradecimiento. Si Tapestry tuviera una palabra para 2020, tendría que ser >>la generosidad.<< Este año hemos compartido probablemente 2000 cajas con comida con alrededor de 30 familias. Kris de Tapestry ha estado manejando (juego de palabras intencional) este esfuerzo. Ella empezó a entregar comida en mayo. Martha la acompañaba en la entregas y yo también a veces las acompañaba. Después Tapestry pudo apoyar a Kris con dinero para la gasolina porque otros/as fueron generosos/as con nosotros. Luego Julie M. de la Iglesia St. Stephen organizó más donaciones de comida y dólares y hemos seguido entregando cajas con comida. Pero más importante aún, Julie T de Oak Grove y Julie M dieron donaciones de Biblias bilingües juveniles que todos/as los/las niños/as y jóvenes de Tapestry ya tienen. !Tammy W hizo un Calendario del Adviento bilingüe que pudimos compartir y también incluimos actividades para los/las niños/as! Yo lei parte hoy y lo puedes ver aquí. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfETgZt5-Y&t=642s Los nietos de Martha, Maddox y Leah, también han ayudado con las entregas. Gente de St. Stephen recibe donaciones y las empacan. Amigos y amigas de Tapestry y otros nos han apoyado con donaciones financieras y otra gente de Transfiguration y Oak Grove “adoptaron” a familia para Navidad. También hemos podido ayudar con la renta unas veces por la generosidad de tantos/as de ustedes. Y especial para Navidad, Janet y Mark S. de St. Stephen regalaron edredones hechos a mano a nuestras familias y la mamá de Stephanie B regalo gorros que ella tejió. Y claro, nuestro agente fiscal. Shepherd of the Hills que por 4 años han asegurado que podemos hacer nuestro ministerio. Cuando digo 30 familias, quiere decir más de 50 adultos, 10 adolescentes y 45 niños/as! Los/las niños/as realmente están leyendo las Biblias! Josué y yo visitamos recién a una niña y su familia y me estaba preguntando sobre la historia de la Creación. Hubiera grabado la conversación. Estaba preguntando y Adan y Eva se metieron en líos con Dios porque hicieron la manzana color anaranjado! Pero esta conversación fue importante porque esta niña preguntó si Dios amaria a Adan y Eva si hicieron cosas que no hubieran. (Nuestra amiguita amada es un poco traviesita). Tanto su mamá como yo le aseguramos que Dios amaba a Adan y Eva aun cuando desobedecieron a Dios, y aún más importante, le aseguramos que Dios la ama a ella cuando obedece y aun cuando desobedece. Dios siempre la ama. Pero, le dijo su mamá, Dios se pone triste cuando desobedecemos porque Dios quiere lo mejor para todos/as nosotros/as. Le dijimos que nosotras también estamos tristes cuando ella no obedece, porque queremos lo mejor para ella, y le aseguramos que las dos la queremos siempre, tal como Dios. Después busco un video que grabamos en Tapestry de >>Esta lucecita<< en marzo que se acordaba y lo tocamos y cantamos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0g8rALI4E Y otra: Por medio de una conversación con algunos/as amigos/as sobre granjeros y lo difícil que es para ellos en estos momentos, Emilie, mi amiga vegetariana, donó fondos a Tapestry para comprar un chincho directamente de un granjero. Me tomó tiempo, pero por fin encontré a un granjero de quien comprar. Compre la carne de Tollefson Family Farms y fui con Kris a recoger la carne en el Mercado de Minneapolis y cuando supieron que íbamos a entregar la carne a familias, nos dieron un buen descuento y algunos pedazos extras de carne Pueden ver mas sobre su granja aquí:https://www.tollefsonfamilypork.com/. Mostraron tanto orgullo en su granja y el trabajo que hacen. Luego escuchó el señor que vende los quesos de Wisconsin que entregabamos a familias y también nos dieron un buen descuento, y con fondos donados por otras personas pudimos comprar ese día queso, huevos frescos y tortillas. Los dos granjeros nos dijeron con orgullo que sus papás habían sido granjero y participando en el mercado por más de 40 años! Pues, mi entrada no es tan corta, pero agradecida con la gente de Tapestry y nuestros amigos/as, por congregaciones hermanas, y nuestro agradecimiento a Dios por el cuidado y la provisión que es para cada uno/a de nosotros/as. Que Dios les bendiga hoy y todos los días. ——————————————————————– Okay. Let’s see if I can write a short post of thanksgiving. If Tapestry had a word for 2020 it would have to be “generosity.” This year we have shared probably 2000 boxes of food with around 30 families. Kris from Tapestry has been the driving (pun intended) force behind this. She began delivering food in May. Martha joined her making deliveries and I joined them sometimes, too. Tapestry then started supporting Kris with some gas money because others were generous with us. Then Julie M. at St. Stephen organized for donations of food and dollars and we have continued delivering boxes of food. But even more importantly, Julie T from Oak Grove and Julie M. both arranged for donations of bilingual children’s Bibles that every child and youth from Tapestry now have! Tammy W. made a bilingual Advent Calendar for us to share and we include Bible activities for the kids, too! I read some of it today and you can find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfETgZt5-Y. And of course, our fiscal agent Shepherd of the Hills , who has made ensured we can do ministry for four years now. Martha’s grandchildren Maddox and Leah have also been helping with the deliveries. People from St. Stephen have been receiving donations and packing everything up for us. Friends of Tapestry and others have been supporting us with financial donations through GiveMN and Daily Bread, and others from Transfiguration and Oak Grove are “adopting” a few families. We have been able to help with rent a few times, too, because of the generosity of so many of you. And especially for Christmas, Janet and Mark S. from St. Stephen gave hand-made quilts to our families and Stephanie B’s mom gave hand-knitted hats and headbands. We are thankful for support from the ELCA, the Minneapolis Area Synod and partner congregations. We have been able to help with food and housing, yes, and we have been able to share hope in Christ with so many people. When I say 30 families, this means more than 50 adults, 10 teens and 45 younger kids! What a blessing. Two short stories: Kids are actually reading the Bibles! Josue and I visited a young girl and her family last week and she was talking to me about the Creation story. It should have been videotaped. She was asking if Adam and Eve got in trouble with God because they turned the apple orange! But the conversation was important because this young one questioned whether God would love Adam and Eve even when they did things they weren’t supposed to do. (Our beloved sister is a little mischievous). Both her mom and I assured her that God loved Adam and Eve even when they disobeyed God, and even more importantly, we assured her that God loves her when she obeys and even when she disobeys. God always loves her. But, her mom told her, God is sad when we disobey because God wants the best for us. We told her we are sad when she disobeys, too, because we also want the best for her, and we assured her that her mom and I both love her always, just like God. Then she found a video Tapestry recorded of “This Little Light of Mine” in March and that she remembered and we played it and sang with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0g8rALI4E And another: Through a conversation with some friends about farmers and how challenging these times have been for them, my vegetarian friend Emilie donated funds to purchase a pig directly from a farmer. It took me a little time, but I finally found a farmer from whom to buy direct. I went through Tollefson Family Farms. Kris and I went to pick up the meat at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market, and when they heard we were delivering to families they gave us a nice discount and a few extras. Check them out here https://www.tollefsonfamilypork.com/about. They showed so much pride in their farm and the work they do! Then the Wisconsin Cheese guy heard we were delivering to families, they gave us a great discount, too, and with funds donated from others we purchased cheese and fresh eggs and tortillas. Both farmers told us with pride that their parents had been farming and at the marker for more than 40 years! Well, my not so short blog post, but thankful for the people of Tapestry and our friends, for partner congregations and farmers, and our thanks to God for the care and provision that is for each and every one of us. May God bless you today and every day. (Please forgive me for not mentioning every name of everyone who has been so generous with Tapestry and with people through the ministry. I thank each and every one of you de todo corazon (with all of my heart). Originally posted December 20, 2020 at https://diariesofamissiondeveloper.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/word-for-2020-generosity/
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