Pajama Party

Last Friday night I helped Robin host a pajama party for the women in the Wednesday afternoon Bible study. These women have never participated in a pajama party in their lives and had to ask Robin and I to explain what it entailed. Five of our six women who regularly attend were able to come! In addition, Claudia brought her mom and sister-in-law who have visited the study, and Lidia brought her daughter. Robin also invited another woman we work with a lot, making a total of 11 of us. Robin's husband Charlie opted to go spend the night in my house. I can't imagine why!
Robin arrived in their neighborhood to pick up the women at 8 pm and finally made it back to the house after 9. We started with a Bible study, so it was probably 10:30 before we ate dinner. After dinner I gave the women little squares of paper to write an encouragement or something they admire about each of the other women. They worked on these throughout the ensuing "spa" time.

After the spa was craft time! We put together the encouragement notes and pictures into a little memory book of the party.

The women played a few games and had a great time just laughing together.

At 5 am, we decided it was time to snuggle under blankets and watch the movie "Facing the Giants." A few dozed a bit during the movie, of course.

I left to take them all home at about 7:15 am, arriving back at my house aroun 8:30 a bit tired but content. I feel like the women grew a bit closer to each other, had a lot of fun that their lives don't always permit them to have, and learned a bit more about what it means to follow Christ. I continue to pray for each of these precious women: Bety, Luz, Julieta, Lidia, Deisy, Claudia, Dalia, & Maria Ofelia. I'm excited to see them at the study tomorrow and pray that the 3 visitors will come study with us.