Busy Hands. . .

     Busy hands are happy hands, as the saying goes.  If your hands would like something busy and happy to do, I could put you in touch with Sr. Patricia who spoke to our last Catholic Woman's League meeting about knitting bandages for the lepers in Nigeria.  At first it seemed like a time warp, something out of a WW I documentary.  But she was serious and had brought a supply of soft cotton yarn from Holland and small guage knitting needles for anyone that wanted to sign up for this labour of love.  Our CWL group has been donating money to Sr. Pat for her yarn for a number of years, but until she came and showed us the project and told us more about it, none of us really felt a connection.  I thought it was like polio or small pox, pretty much over and done with.  Not so.
     I googled and read and was amazed, as well as saddened. But, I also learned the hand knit cotton bandages are greatly appreciated. They breathe better and can be washed and reused for over a year. I've enjoyed working with the soft yarn and the fine stitch. I think about the person that will be using it and I pray for their comfort and healing. And I pray they will know God loves them through the bandages that are stitched in love for them by friends far away. I'm almost finished with my first bandage and will soon take it over to Sr. Pat and pick up another skein of yarn. It's a portable project that can be done on a trip, at home, or while visiting friends.