If you had to leave your home quickly, what would you take?
Probably not your sewing machine!
If you are a C. S. Lewis fan, then you might just remember the delightful scene in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, when Mrs. Beaver expresses her disdain at leaving behind her sewing machine. She turns to her husband, Mr. Beaver, and inquires, “I suppose the sewing machine is too heavy to bring?” and Mr. Beaver promptly replies, “Yes, it is.” The Beavers are leaving their homes and running for their lives, knowing the evil White Witch of Narnia is rapidly approaching, and they must find their way to Aslan.
As C. S. Lewis’s story unfolds, Father Christmas appears with gifts that warm the hearts of one and all, not only because their gifts are absolutely perfect, such as a new and even better sewing machine for Mrs. Beaver, but because his presence represents the end of the harsh, cold winter brought on by the curse of the White Witch. Narnia had become a place where it is always winter and never Christmas.
But no longer, because Aslan is on the move. Aslan represents Christ, the Lion of Judah, who gives his life to satisfy the curse and pay the penalty of sin, which could never be satisfied by mere human effort.
The allegory of this Narnia tale is not lost on us here at Women in the Window. With your help, we serve rescued girls in Asia and refugee women from North Africa. The young girls are taken to safety and experience trauma healing straight from the stories of the Bible. The women are given both life skills and a source of economic provision, including brand-new sewing machines and business skills. Just like the woman pictured above, a Sudanese refugee who received a sewing machine from our recent Mother’s Day initiative!
Your generous support and loving service opened the way for us to serve women and girls whose lives are filled with cruel harshness that feels like a never-ending winter storm.
Girls are trafficked, and women are thrown away as worthless. But through your love, your prayers, and your generous giving, they receive the good gifts of God’s love in tangible and intangible ways as they, too, experience the eternal hope of Christ. We thank God for you!
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