During difficult times, even a small act of kindness can make a big difference. That’s the foundation for a sewing ministry that demonstrates the love of Christ to people in need.
Each year, the ladies from First Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia turn out more than 5,000 useful items they make themselves with fabric, thread, yarn, and most of all, love.
“Before I come, I say a prayer that whatever I do today would benefit someone in some way that would touch them,” said volunteer seamstress Virginia Morton.
The ministry is aptly called Project Comfort. Director Debbie Allen told CBN News the women make dozens of different items, such as pretty hand-knitted hats decorated for women experiencing hair loss from chemotherapy, as well as more masculine ones given to men who stay at the church’s homeless ministry.
Beautiful, soft, baby blankets go to crisis pregnancy centers, along with pillowcases and other useful items for expectant mothers and their little ones.
The ladies also make and donate tiny vests to local hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units. The vests are fastened with velcro and specially designed to accommodate the medical devices premature babies require.
Project Comfort reaches out to the military community
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