Making Business Work

I work for a company in Mishawaka that has the tagline "Making Business Work" it's about finding the right solutions for another company's particular needs.

Over the past couple of years GCC has been training 5 women in Kalavai to become tailors. These women have been working very hard to learn ways to sew using machines out of the early part of the last century. Nonetheless they have been working diligently in order to finish their training.

Now that they are close to the finish line its important for us to help these ladies get jobs. We consulted with members of another local church and found a small tailor shop that is willing to train them to do export work. So over the next month they will learn how to sew export quality shorts and t-shirts to fulfill large orders.

On Friday we will be holding a graduation ceremony for them and we will be giving them their own sewing machine. This is God at work! A village with no hope is now producing skilled labor, just like Rob Wagner says, "they want a help up not a hand out."

So our role here is to encourage and facilitate business ventures that truly benefit the people, making business work. Giving these women these particular skills is giving them the ability to work and live on their own. That's why we're here to show them that the love of Christ transforms communities.

Joel Wolfgang