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If you or someone you know could benefit from a prayer shawl or to learn more about becoming a part of the Prayer Shawl Ministry, please contact Jane Bergstrom at 763.420.5015, x142 or janeb@lordoflife.org.
Where do the shawls go?
The Prayer Shawl Ministry supports Lord of Life ministries, mission groups, the local VA and Methodist hospital. They are given away by the pastors, church staff, and members of the congregation to members of our congregation, community, families and friends living here and abroad. They are hand delivered, mailed, and sent along with mission trip participants.
How does the ministry work?
A number of shawl makers knit and crochet the shawls. Once completed, the shawl is brought to the Lord of Life office or to one of our meetings. Then it is tagged with the maker’s name. The Prayer Shawl Ministry keeps prayer journals and meets once a month to pray for each recipient of a shawl.
Extra yarn?
Do you have unused yarn from projects left by the wayside? Have you been given the job of helping a loved one downsize their home and wondered what to do with the yarn and crafting supplies? The Prayer Shawl Ministry has a use for your unwanted supplies. Contact Janet Seim at rajeseim@aol.com or 763.420.5363 to make a donation.
 Interested in learning more about Prayer Shawl Ministry?
Make a donation to Lord of Life's Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Directions for Lord of Life Prayer Shawl makers
Visit the National Prayer Shawl Ministry web site
Visit the Lion Brand Yarn site (free prayer shawl patterns available)
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God Works! (as my daughter Emere proclaimed)
A dear friend of ours delivered Penelope Ann 6.5 weeks early. She weighed in at a tiny 4.6 pounds. The doctor stated that she would most likely be in the hospital for 10 days to 2 weeks. She has been in an isolette, required oxygen, and has a feeding tube. Only recently was she finally able to be held outside of the isolette.
Eight days later, we gave Penelope a beautiful prayer shawl from Lord of Life.
Penelope's weight had dropped and she was still unable to eat fully on her own. The doctors stated that she would most likely be hospitalized for another 10 days to 2 weeks.The next day, Penelope was wrapped in God's arms by way of her new prayer shawl. By Tuesday, Penelope was able to eat completely on her own and the feeding tube was removed. Her weight has now surpassed her original birth weight!
God works! Thank you this wonderful ministry that touches so many- including those who receive a prayer shawl and their loved ones!
- Paige Peterson
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