CMC Vellore awarded ASHA Grant
Benjamin Chan
October 15, 2021
“A Wide Door for Effective Work Has Opened to Me” That’s a phrase Paul used in I Cor. 16:9 that we often use in our prayers. Yet again, we find …
Bridges for Mission podcast celebrates one year anniversary! We officially launched B4M in September 2020. You can find us at Spotify, Google, Amazon and Buzzsprout. On Apple devices, you find us when you type B4M. Discover how God has been using this podcast to speak into the value of partnerships, the love of cross-cultural service and the desire to become better servant-listeners and humble co-laborers. The episodes reach areas of the world we cannot travel to in-person.
In the midst of all, through the Name El Roi, we discover that in our lowest moments, someone sees us. God sees my struggles. He hears my cry. In Geneses 16:13, after the Lord sent an angel to encourage Hagar, we find these words: “Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, Who had spoken to her. She said, ‘You are the God who sees me.’ She also said, ‘Have I truly seen the One who sees me?’” We are never alone because we serve a God who sees us in the little things and big things, and in the important ones and not so important things in our lives.
Growing up I always valued the teaching in Proverbs 31:13, “She works with her hands in delight”. This led me to value working with my hands – and specifically, prompted an interest in sewing and clothes making. Eventually I was able to become a tailor. About two years ago, as I was cutting fabrics and making clothes, I dreamt of helping other women start small scale tailoring projects.