Growing

As I drove this weekend, I was struck by the color of the trees, the green that is again filling the midwest countryside with new life. Farmers were in their fields. I saw deer, wild turkey, and geese. The cardinals are playing in the trees. Spring is on display!

And my heart is pleading with the Lord this morning, please God, bring this same growth in Alegria. Give me wisdom to invest in the right places with our ads to get in front of new Joy-Creators and inspire them to join our story with a purchase. I want to be the farmer who plants in season and works as unto the Lord. And I am praying for the Lord to bring the rain and cause growth so that we have a harvest that will create more jobs. I have a specific young woman I'm praying to get to hire. And our artisans in Honduras are praying too.  We have young women who could start internships right now at Faith Home so that we can provide a next step for them as they age out into adulthood.  But after these internships, I want to have a job for them.

Thank you for praying when you are inspired by spring this week. Pray for Alegria's growth. Pray for the women that God would prepare a job for them at Alegria. Our harvest is sales. Those sales lead to jobs. So after you pray today, have you been on the new summer collection page and chosen something new for you for the season? Every bracelet or necklace or earring adds up to salaries paid for our current artisans, and growth toward the next job!