Mumbai, India....

My dear friend, Vickie Arruda, is the founder of an International Retreat Ministry forWomen Missionaries serving overseas on the Mission Field. It's been so exciting to be a part of the Board and watch God bless and bless and bless this ministry far beyond our expectations. It is truly GOD's Ministry! Something I started years ago on one of Vickie's first trips overseas is make her something that she had everyday she was there with a specific verse I was claiming for her as well as my prayers for the day on behalf of her, the team, the missionaries, and anything else. I've been abundantly blessed to be a part of several teams myself and have first hand experienced the joy and refreshment myself as well as the other ladies. SO....off to Mumbai, India this time for Pure Joy. I wanted to do something a little different and honestly, didn't have much time to spend on anything so one day while standing in Hallmark the idea hit me. I LOVE the cards out now that when you open them it plays music. Well, when they first came out it was all about Birthdays. They shortly made ones for Celebrations but now they have them for pretty much anything. I stood in Hallmark probably annoying everyone in there by opening up 20 different Music cards for Friendship and Encouragement to find 8 of them (one for every day she was gone). Once I checked out off to my house to become creative in some way so she could keep them all together. I kind of copied the idea of those card rings that are out now where you can punch a hole in the top and keep your cards on there. My thought was she could hang it on her hotel door and pull out the respective one for each day. Below is the end result......it was fun and of course, something new! Now....off to think of something else- she leaves for Poland in May!