Thank you for taking the time to learn a little bit
about my work.
To help you to understand the importance of this work
in my life, I'd like to share with you how this mission of mine began.
From the time I was a child, I was a member of the
United Methodist Church. When I became an adult, I was very involved in the church even teaching Sunday School to the
youth at one time. I never had any exposure to the Catholic Church. Growing up in the "bible belt", most of my
friends and family were either Methodist or Baptist. Everything I knew about being Catholic; I learned from television
and movies.
I always loved religious articles and one day while
I was surfing on Ebay, I found a rosary for sale. Something made me buy it. When it arrived I found some information
on the internet about how to pray the rosary and began praying the rosary every day. My love for the devotion grew.
I have always been a "crafter". Crochet,
Ceramics, Cross-Stitch, Jewelry Making, and a host of other crafts have filled many hours of my spare time. The more
I looked at my new Rosary, the more the "crafter" in me started to come out. I thought that making a rosary didn't look any
harder than some of the other crafts I had persued so I found a website that sold rosary parts and ordered enough supplies
to make a couple of rosaries. My endeavor went so well, I bought some more supplies and made a few more rosaries.
After a few months I discovered that I had filled a small box with my creations and I had no idea what I was going to
do with them all.
I started studying Catholicism and the Rosary
Devotion online and in the course of that study I found out that there is a great need for rosaries and other devotional
items among mission workers and that they rely on people like us to supply their needs. My heart was touched.
Soon I discovered Our Lady's Rosary Makers online and
when I found out that they sell the parts to make mission rosaries I joined right away. It occured to me that I
could make nice chained rosaries and sell them online to raise the money to buy mission rosary supplies, so I invested
in the parts to make some more chained rosaries and I built this website.
For every $10.00 "profit" I make from the sale of my
chained rosaries, I can purchase the supplies to make about 25 Corded Mission Rosaries and pay for the postage to mail
them to where they are needed. Over the last few years I have made thousands of rosaries and am happy to report
that they have found their way to missions here in the United States as well missions in South America, India, Malaysia, Ghana
and other remote places on this earth. I have supplied traditional missions, prayer groups, theological students, and
hospital clergy. Of course I am also happy to supply rosaries to individuals who are just learning the joy of
praying the rosary devotion.
I work a full time job and am limited in time
and extra money, but I do the best I can do. This is a small
mission, but it is my way of trying to use my talents and abilities to serve Our Lord and to spread devotion to Our Lady.
Please pray for me that I may succeed in my efforts to spread this devotion wherever it is needed and if possible, buy a rosary
for yourself or a friend.
In Peace,
Gale
