One of the huge blessings of last weekend was the power of 600 women with a single vision gathered in one place. There were women of widely varied accents, heights, colors and denomination, but our hearts beat as one. We are girls who want to walk beside God and help build the Kingdom.
In my first contact with my speaker eval group, I was curious to see an unusual email address, so I wrote specifically to this woman to find out where she was coming from. Imagine my surprise when she let me know that she would be traveling from South Africa!
Michelle, our sweet South African sister, was a delight to our whole group. She had deep spiritual insight and a joyful presence that rubbed off on all of us. She also brought us each a gift.
This is an Ndebele doll. Michelle explained that these dolls are made by the beautiful women of the Ndebele tribe.
The story that Michelle told us was poignant. Ndebele women made these dolls by hand and give them to their sisters for their wedding. They are symbols of blessing and abundance. Michelle explained to us that we are her sisters and that she is praying for spiritual blessing, abundance and fertility for each one of us. Even though we might not see each other until the Wedding Day, she would look forward to our time together again on that day.
We were all so blown away not only by Michelle's generosity but by the story. Our little group is now officially named the Ndebele Sisters. These women with incredible stories to tell are knit together now by love and a desire for the Wedding Day to come soon!
The Ndebele Sisters
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I have not gotten to post about you on my blog yet, but it is coming!
I love you, sister!
Amy, so thankful you shared about your new friend from South Africa. I spent some time with Ann and Evelyn from Uganda and LOVED every minute...learning about another culture and realizing no matter where we live in this world, we are all sisters. Today I wear a beatiful beaded necklace that will forever remind me of my sisters in Christ from Uganda.
Love you and miss you,
Wendy
How precious and praiseworthy! I love it! You were certainly given a gift in every way! Wow! I received some gifts from girls I met and ministered to at an El Salvadoran prison. Their humble gifts now adorn my dining room and office. You should come see them! I need to blog about that!
Isn't it amazing how God knits us together? I love how He works in just amazing ways. He is so good!
I have been hit pretty good this past week with depression, started about Wed. but today I am feeling better. Some pressures are over and I feel like I am able to start claiming the truth and focusing on God more than the things i have to do.... It's crazy how life just comes crashing back in after something so incredible like She Speaks!
I am so glad that you remembered more of the story that Michelle told us about the Ndebele dolls. I remembered the main parts....
I too am working on my posts from She Speaks... but they are going to be multiple small ones, as I can only go so far, and then I feel like I have to stop... so plugging away at it a bit at a time... also its a good way for me to be able to process and remember all that God has done!
Love you and miss you!!!
Heather
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