The Christmas Blanket
December 1, 2009
Not too long ago, a young girl from “the village” shared with me that she was going to have a little baby. She had been so mistreated by her mom and cousins…abuse of the worst kind. She expressed to me her feelings of remorse, but saw this new life she was carrying as a gift…she had always wanted to be loved and needed. This was her chance.
The baby came and had a difficult time getting here. There were times that we thought we’d lose both mother and daughter, but God’s grace and healing hand allowed them to recover. The mother and child were able to leave the hospital a week or so later, but after several weeks at home, her mom felt inconvenienced and asked them to leave. They were forced to stay with friends in what looked much like a closet. The apartment was cold and the baby was very sickly.
The girl experienced some very tough times, to say the least, and felt like an outcast…very alone and questioning God…Where was He, anyway?
We worked with this child-mother and her little baby girl for about one month. Wesley was there for her in an “emergency” sense as well as having helped her chart a productive course for her future and that of her baby girl. She became active in a Bible study where she has been learning of the unfailing goodness and mercy of the Lord.
She appeared to be doing quite well, just one problem area…she had a hard time believing that God could love her. Enter, LOTS of fervent prayer and Annie B. McKee!
I received a message from Annie a day or so ago. She ‘d had felt prompted to crochet a baby blanket for someone…didn’t know who or why. Here’s the really great part…with every stitch, she prayed for this unknown baby! I thrilled at sharing this story with Annie, and then…then, I got to share it with the recipient!
Well! I could hardly keep it together as I told my young friend about the “Christmas blanket” and how God had placed her baby on the heart of another believer…He knew that her baby needed the “physical” covering, and more importantly, that new baby girl needed the “spiritual” covering! I wish you all could have seen the light go on in this young mother’s eyes as she learned that day of the love that the Lord has for her. As a result, her child will grow up knowing that she is loved and has a loving heavenly Father that will never forsake her…ever!
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This is absolutely the most beautiful story I’ve ever heard! God’s amazing grace is abundant and He knows our needs before we know them ourselves. He always has a plan to meet our needs and He often uses His willing children to meet them. If Annie B McKee hadn’t had a humble heart that could hear the voice of God this story could have had a very different ending! I praise God for her! I will remember the mother and child in my prayers daily! She has a very big challenge ahead of her raising a child at such a young age. With God in her heart, the counceling and the guidance that the awesome programs Wesley House provides, she willl have a solid foundation! As she grows in Christ she will have an awesome testimony!! Just think how many lives will be helped through this testimonny! And it all started because this one beautiful lady opened her heart and heard the voice of God to make a blanket!
Hi Ginger,
Thanks for this post. As we discussed, I was the one Blessed by this event — didn’t really know why I NEEDED to make this blanket. As I mentioned to you, I am not the most talented with needlework, but as I attempted this blanket, I KNEW there was a need. It’s a “God Thing” — May God continue to Bless this child and her mother.
I am compelled to write about this “God Thing” and I have started a short story — maybe, even a book, because it was truly inspired by my Lord and Savior.