A New Month

Prayer partners, thank you! We are in the last month of the first quarter of 2026, and the numbers I'm looking at are nothing short of miraculous! It is not because of us, but because we are bringing Alegria to it's Founder, the LORD. And He is honoring our requests on behalf of His daughters in Honduras.

In my Bible reading this morning, I was wrapping up Leviticus and reading about the Sabbath year, and the year of Jubilee. Wouldn't God's plans be so wonderful for His people if we had been able to follow them, except for that pesky fall into sin. I am grateful for Jesus who is our ultimate Day of Atonement and salvation from failing the letter of the law and God's holiness. I wonder if they ever celebrated a year of Sabbath or Jubilee? Or did they just take that prosperity of year 6 and keep on working when God gave them what they needed to rest in year 7? We know God is always true to His promise, even when we fail.

This brings me to what I want to share this morning.

One thing you are providing as you shop at Alegria is a weekend for our artisans.  We take that for granted in the US. (Unless we make a choice to work more than one job, or a job with mandatory overtime.) Most legal jobs in the US have days off. And a 'good' job in Honduras does too. According to the stated labor contracts issued by the labor department, the legal work week in Honduras is 44 hours and includes Saturdays. That's at the 'good' jobs. We operate under a 40 hours week at Alegria. Occasionally when we've had a supply issue we have had to put in a Saturday, but it is always agreed upon, usually from home, and always paid back with double time off the next week.  And sometimes the artisans will ask to work a few Saturdays in order to extend a holiday weekend. Of course! We are creating more than a 'good' job, we have created 'good jobs for women and moms'. And we're working on something else to make this even better. Please pray that we have wisdom and ability to make these even better jobs and that we can create more of them.

And I would ask that you would help us to meet our Q1 growth goal by the end of March. This includes bringing on new stores, getting spring orders from more that haven't ordered yet, continuing to grow our online sales with ads that are placed correctly with engaging content that converts to sales, and finally having strong sales at our women's conferences and in person events, but also creating loyal customers year round from these events, not just 1 time at the event.  

March is a big month, and we serve a BIG GOD who has in His heart to use us to bless His daughters in Honduras.