So much has happened over the past year in 3 Cords, and I am excited to share it with you all!  I just got back from a two week trip to visit 3 Cords before Christmas, and it was so good for my heart.  You see, when my husband and I moved from Mission of Hope for grad school in June of 2011, 3 Cords was still meeting in an oversized closet.  Now, six months later, I was able to witness the women working in their new facility, which is fabulous!  It was so encouraging for me to see how far along the women have come in their sewing, meet the two new employees, and to see what a beautiful, colorful, spacious place these women work in every day.  When 3 Cords officially started in September of 2010, it was my dream that 3 Cords would be a sustainable, long term business venture that would not only employee amputee women, but show them their worth as individuals and creators.  This past December, I was so encouraged at how much God has done with 3 Cords, and am so excited where He will continue to take and grow it!

If you are as excited as we are about 3 Cords and want to get more involved, here’s some ways you can do that:

1. PRAY.  Pray for the women by name- Marie Maude, Dorce, Lesroinise, Love, Nadege, Denise, Gernise, Sencia, Rosenie, Fafane, Elphine, Natacha.  Pray that God would protect them to and from work every day (tap taps can be difficult with prosthetic legs!), that He would continue to provide for them and their families, and that God would continue to create a sense of family within 3 Cords.  Pray that He would grow the business so we could hire more women as well!

2. DONATE SUPPLIES.  On your next trip to Haiti, stuff some of the following in your suitcase and bring it down to 3 Cords one morning.  (Please give it to Marie Maude, the supervisor, in 3 Cords, at the bottom of the hill).

-Fabric at least a yard long, either solid or with a pattern, anything you like, really! :o) We always use lots and lots of fabric!
-Cute buttons (no super bright plastic ones, please)
-Interfacing
-Felt at least a yard long
-Clear 12” rulers with easy read markings
-Mini hot glue guns
-Mini hot glue sticks
Don’t forget: Every week, Michael’s, Joann’s, and Hobby Lobby have 40% off coupons!

3. BUY 3 CORDS PRODUCTS. This one goes without saying, but buy lots of 3 Cords stuff when you are down in Haiti!  Bring them home as gifts for you, your friends, your sisters, your mom, your mom’s mom, your mom’s sisters, your friends’ mom’s sisters, and don’t forget your great aunt Sally!

-Diana Cherry