Alegria Accessories Prayer Partners

This morning, there are a few things I'm praying about that I want to share with you. Thank you for praying with me. I cannot hold the enormity of Alegria in my hands, but I trust the One who is holding it in His.

This week, we are preparing to launch the June collection - the final 1/3 of our summer selections. We launched our new Joy Box last Thursday. And then we launch the June collection this Thursday.

We have just 6 more days in May...6 days to cover 1176 hours of wages and operations in Honduras for our artisans.  We pay this every single month and it is changing lives. But it doesn't happen with a magic bucket of funds, it happens from the revenue from our sales.

Jewelry is easier to shop in person - we know this well! It's why we do pop-up markets to introduce new customers to Alegria. And it's why retail stores are such a vital sales avenue for Alegria.

Our artisans are beginning their design and sourcing for fall this week in Honduras.

As I'm drinking my coffee and writing this update for our prayer partners this drizzly Sunday morning, my heart is full from a day spent with the GB Women of the Evansville area. We sang, we studied the Word together, even did a little watercolor painting, enjoyed a lunch prepared by the ladies in the church, and then 67 hours of safe, living wage work for our artisans in Honduras were provided by the shopping of the conference attendees!

Please today pray for protection of Alegria's sales and expenses as we are so young and so small yet. We can be shaken by the drops in sales happening in this volatile time.  But we trust and believe that He who lead us here, will lead us through. And He is in no way surprised by this. He has a plan!

Happy Easter from all of us at Alegria, US & Honduras!  He is Risen!  

I won't forget how this piece came about. I had brought a sample to Honduras of a leather wrap bracelet. We worked on the technique together and crafted a coconut bead version.  And then we tried other stones - all beautiful and great sellers. But then, Odalin asked me, could we make a bracelet that would tell people about Jesus?

So many have been reaching out since seeing Honduras appear on the tariff list. Thank you for already praying. We don't know if this is in addition to what we already pay or if it is an increase from what we pay. And this week, we will have that answer. We will be shipping our May collection this week and will soon know what that expense will be.  Thank you Joy-Creators for your prayers in this matter. What we know is that God is still on the throne and this is HIS company, not ours. So we wait in expectation, knowing that He has a plan and that He will protect His company and our artisans. Please join us in lifting up this request and thanking Him for how He cares for our Faith Home alums and Alegria family.

When Alegria was in its 'calling' era, one name kept coming up: Odalin Garcia.  She became the very first Alegria artisan, the first Alegria employee, and now, the glue that holds everything together in Honduras and bridges Honduras and the United States.  Her responsibilities at work are vast, including operations, accounting, HR, legal...and she does it with grace and professionalism.  She's also bilingual in Spanish and English, which has proved unbelievably valuable in so many instances! Today, would you please lift up our National Manager, Odalin to the Lord? Pray for her to have health, wisdom and compassion.  Pray for her husband and for her two children, that the Lord would protect them and keep their marriage and family strong.  Pray for her as she leads Alegria in Honduras.  We thank God for her everyday and we are so grateful that you are lifting her up and asking the Lord to bless and keep her today.