Day 7: A Day Well Spent

Day 7 and we were excited to head back to Amani and be amongst the women.  Jennifer started us off by leading us in a devotional in which we focused on the power of speaking the word of God out loud. It was a powerful time of being reminded of the power of His word in our lives.

After the devotional, Christian gave her second presentation on emotional health. She reviewed ways to reduce stress in our lives by eating well, exercising, and not spending too much time on social media. Her talk was followed by a much-appreciated stretch and exercise break!

We then broke for chai time! During this chai time session, Sharon and Dorcas shared about the Amani Sewing Machine Subsidy program. This program helps the Amani women purchase a sewing machine at a low cost.  Having a sewing machine at home helps them produce more (therefore earn more wages), it helps them to get better at their craft, and it helps them to be able to work from home, giving them the ability to care for their children. For more information about this program please visit the Amani website HERE.

Dorcas sharing about the sewing machine subsidy program.

Sharan sharing about the sewing machine subsidy program; she and Dorcas tag-teamed this one!

 After our Chai break, we proceeded to work on our Amani peace projects. 

Jennifer getting some help with the chair from our drivers, David and Edward.

Jessi and Kaija staging products and taking pictures for the Amani website.

For our last session, Melanie shared about the qualities we all have to be a leader.  She encouraged each woman to search and see where she can step up and lead in her circle of influence.  The women were challenged and encouraged as only Melanie can do! 

The women praying for each other after Melanie's presentation.

Thank you once again for journeying with us!  Stay tuned for a special post full of beautiful photos from the Amani fashion show that the women of Amani are throwing for us tonight! We are excited to get to see their work on display in such a fun way!