Sister Cristina

(This blog is also being written by Ralph's daughter, Lori.)

In September, Melva and I had the pleasure of teaching classes to the ladies on three different nights. One of the nights we had talked about the "fragrance of Christ" from 2 Corinthians 2:14-15. At the end of the lesson we gave the women each a handful of scented silk flower petals, some tulle, and some ribbon for them each to make a sachet to take home. We showed them how to put the petals in the middle of the tulle square, pull up the corners, and tie the ribbon. The women were far more creative, though. Several of them began arranging the petals into rosebuds, then wrapped the tulle at the bottom for a "stem" and tied the ribbon around it. Sweet Sister Cristina (shown here in the middle) was trying so hard to tie hers up like a rose but kept fumbling it. She kept laughing and was cracking herself up and I was able to snap this picture. She has such a beautiful spirit despite her very difficult life--what an encouragement for all of us!

Dios le bendiga,

Lori