At our Mission Vision Celebration, we heard one story of how the Spirit tugged at the heart of a disciple to use her knitting skills for those struggling with cancer. This is a Disciple-dot story from a completely different Living Springs disciple, who felt a similar Spirit-tug!
A couple of weeks ago I started losing sleep over several friends who are dealing with cancer in their families. While I am not in a position to help most of them directly, there was one teenager with a brain tumor I could help. I have a pattern for a chemo cap and I have some soft yarn. I made the girl a chemo cap to comfort her during and after treatments. Her expressions of delight made me think that I could help othe
rs who could use a pick-me-up during chemotherapy. I have a retired friend who volunteers in a hospital cancer ward. I have started using times when I am awake at night and cannot get back to sleep to accomplish something useful. Each cap has a note attached that says, “This cap was constructed with prayers for you woven throughout. Know that God cares about you and so do I.” It is signed with a single initial. It is my prayer that the Holy Spirit will work these small gifts to His greater good.