Posted: 12/16/05
| Volunteers at Central Baptist Church in Round Rock knit scarves for women working in 'gentlemen's clubs.' |
Baptist women knit scarves,
bake cookies for exotic dancers
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
ROUND ROCK–Cindy Stokes is making the Christmas season a little warmer for a group of women who work in sexually oriented businesses.
Stokes joined several of her friends at Central Baptist Church in Round Rock to participate in the Magdalene Project, an effort where volunteers knit scarves for women working in 'gentlemen's clubs' in the area.
Stokes originally committed to create 25 scarves, but found she could not stop there. After she used the budget she allowed herself, she wanted to do more.
Other people connected to the church who could not knit gave her some more money to buy more supplies, and she continued putting together scarves.
In all, she created 33 scarves, with each taking as long as two hours. She prayed over each one after making it.
“I was thrilled,” she said. “It was something I enjoy doing. It blessed me.”
Volunteers put together about 400 scarves that will be paired with a batch of homemade cookies and given to exotic dancers. For some of the women, this will be the only gifts they receive for Christmas this year.
“How could you not want to help these women?” she said. “Many of them are young. They're like babies. They're someone's little girls.”
Stokes wants to connect these women with a relationship with Jesus. Each scarf brings a silent message that someone cares for each woman, she said.
“It's exciting because I hope every time I knit a scarf I see it again,” she said. “I see it in my church.”
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