New Life Brampton - Sandra thank you for giving leadership to these beautiful ladies, and bringing them early Saturday morning for a Sew on Fire serve day to help us, sew our new cloth back packs, create and package mini layettes, package and re-seal crayons, toothbrushes, soap and jewelery and a host of other jobs. We had a full and wonderful day. Special thanks to Bruna for all the children's clothing and beautiful shoes. Thank you ladies for serving and helping us and for all the wonderful gifts and items that you brought with you.

There are many ways to design a draw string back pack, this one has an outside pocket with a zipper. You may have a wonderful idea or patten that we can use. I have boxes full of pre-cut material ready to sew into back packs. We need your help - volunteer today.

We have sent thousands of back packs around the world. Here in North America every child usually receives a new back pack every September, please remember to pass on the old one to us and we would love to fill it with school supplies and personal hygiene items and send them to a needy child.

Sew on Fire launched it's new cloth bag, 20" x 15" cut size, one inch hem, double string with two - 60" cords, attach cut ends to the two bottom corners. With the bag inside out, tuck the two cut ends into the corner and on an angle sew across approximately 1 1/2" and secure the ends, repeat on other corner, this also provides a cottom for the bag. Pull the cords from each end and any child can easily close the bag even with upholstery fabric. Can you help and sew some bags for a child? I have tons of material cut and ready to sew!!

Happy 7th Anniversary

100,000 Gift Bags eh!

from here ... to the ends of the earth!

Thank you for an amazing year of serving the Lord together.

We have a coffee break every week and the ladies bring their homemade baking that we enjoy.

Seven Years of Ministry

Carol, Fran, Betty, Delores and Val sort and organize an incoming shipment of hair accessories and school supplies.

Our shipment board.

110 shipments in 2006

22,500 gift bags to

35 countries

We gather on Monday's from 1 - 4:30.

The volunteers come ready to work we have a multitude of tasks and preparations to be made before we can pack up the gift bags.

Milfid and Jean are using the sealers to seal toothbrushes, soap, jewelery, crayons, candies and many other items that we purchase in bulk.

These gals are sorting hair accessories.

Today we celebrate this milestone,

but the work continues.

Thanks ladies.

Connie displays a beautiful shawl that she has made and this will be sent in one of our ladies bags. Each week Connie brings in wonderful blankets and hats that she makes. What a gift she is to us. Thanks Connie.

Where are we going to put all this stuff. This is a good problem. Last year we sent out 110 shipments to 35 countries, and the more we send out the more comes in. Thanks to all of you that help us!

Evelyn Molyneaux displays a school bag.

These weigh about 5 pounds and are filled with school supplies, personal hygiene items, often have a hat, t-shirt, or flip flops with toys and a ball.

We have sent thousands around the world.

This 100,000th bag will travel with 399 other back packs to Uganda on this container with Crossroads Mission Warehouse.

There also were 200 cloth gift bags and 108 mini baby layettes.

Evelyn and Wendy hold the 100,000th bag which is a back pack.

Celebrate with us for sending 100,000 gift bags to 80 countries.

Brenda Clark, Sherwood Park, Alberta and her team have sent 8000 of those bags to 20 countries.