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A baby quilt for Amilcar A couple of years ago I received an email from a lady named Cheryl who I shared a room with on a retreat a year or so prior.   She was going on a mission trip, and was asking for several items – pencils and paper, potholders, clothes, financial support, blankets ....   Blankets! At the time, our Helping Hands (then called Binky Patrol ) had some extra blankets on hand, and we agreed we could send for this mission trip.   At the time, all we knew was they were going to a mission in El Salvador, and that they would be used to bless people.   When we later received a thank you letter and update from the mission’s founder, Cordelia, I learned more about Cordelia and what the purpose of the Mission. When Cordlia was very young girl, her mother gave shelter to a young lady with a six month old daughter.   The young lady was full of blood because her drunken husband had beaten her up.   This sight impacted Cordelia so much that s...