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Gorgeous hand crafted elegant sparkly necklace and earrings. The necklace is made with a sterling silver 1.3mm rope chain which are available to you in three different length, which holds a Bermuda Blue Swarovski Crystal Heart pendant hand-wrapped with a sterling silver bali head pin securely in place.
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Beaded Jewels: - Bracelets of Hope is doing a fundraiser/auction to help a family in dire financial need with an almost 2 year old girl Isabella who was just recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which is Cancer of the Blood. Isabella who is a little trooper has received a total of 3 blood transfusions and 2 bags of platelets, and had to go to surgery to have a bone marrow aspiration, a spinal tap, chemo put directly into her spinal fluid, and have a medi-port implanted in her chest only to find out after the surgery that the that the leukemia spread into her kidney’s causing them to become enlarged and therefore unable to control her blood pressure. As so many families this family has no insurance and her bill is already over $26,000 (Not including the bill from the first hospital they were at or the transportation to All Children’s). She still has to be in the hospital for at least another week, and about 4 years of chemo and treatment if everything goes well. She’ll have to travel to All Children’s outpatient clinic 3-4 times a week for chemo treatments and monitoring. On behalf of this family we like to Thank You for your time consideration and donations.
Christine Trejo a friend from Facebook contacted me a couple days ago and said to me:
The awareness colour for Type 1 ( Juvenile) Diabetes is grey and red. The Awareness colour for Type 2 Diabetes is grey. So we have added two beautiful handmade beaded bracelets to our 34 different colour awareness bracelet line Beaded Jewels Bracelets of Hope. 
Option no one: If you would like to order a beaded customized bracelet with your name or the name of a loved and your choice of 13 available options like, Ribbons, Cross, Puzzle Piece, Infinity Charms, Footprintsand also the Beaded Jewels Bracelet of Vope Variety Bracelet please order here:
Option no three: If you would like to place an order for Beaded Jewels Bracelets of Hope-Team Spirit Awareness Bracelets minimum quantity of 5 for a discounted price please go here, but without any ribbons:
Team Lenny’s Diabetes Diplomat Fundraiser Page: http://diabetesdiplomats.kintera.org/teamlenny
 This is a story written by a doctor who worked in Africa. One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities. Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in. Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates).. 'And it is our last hot water bottle!' she exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over burst water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down forest pathways. 'All right,' I said, 'put the baby as near the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it free from drafts Your job is to keep the baby warm.' The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby warm enough,mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old sister, crying because her mother had died. During prayer time, one ten -year-old girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children. 'Please, God' she prayed, 'Send us a hot water bottle today It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon.' While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, 'And while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl so she'll know You really love her?' As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say 'Amen?' I just did not believe that God could do this. Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never, ever, received a parcel from home. Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator! Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a car at my front door. By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but there on the verandah was a large 22-pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage children... Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large cardboard box. >From the top, I lifted out brightly-colored, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little bored.. Then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas - that would make a batch of buns for the weekend. Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the.....could it really be? I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, rubber hot water bottle. I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that He could. Ruth was in the front row of the children. She rushed forward, crying out, 'If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!' Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone! She had never doubted! Looking up at me, she asked, 'Can I go over with you and give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?' 'Of course,' I replied! That parcel had been on the way for five whole months, packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator.. And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child - five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it 'that afternoon.' 'Before they call, I will answer.' (Isaiah 65:24) When you receive this, say the prayer. That's all I ask. No strings attached. Just send it on to whomever you want - but do send it on. Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost, but a lot of rewards. Let's continue praying for one another. This awesome prayer takes less than a minute. Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless my friends reading this. I ask You to minister to their spirit. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubting, release a renewed confidence to work through them Where there is tiredness or exhaustion, I ask You to give them understanding, guidance, and strength. Where there is fear, reveal Your love and release to them Your courage.. Bless their finances, give them greater vision, and raise up leaders and friends to support and encourage them. I ask You to do these things in Jesus' name. Amen P. S. Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend will bless you both. Passing this on to one not considered a friend is something Christ would do. |
