WHEN HER SISTER was diagnosed with brain cancer, Nazanin “Nazee” S. Fard knew just what to do: Knit. “I started learning how to knit when I was 3½. I remember distinctly my mom being pregnant with my ...

When Karen Doolaard began leading a prayer shawl ministry at Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, she knew she wanted to tailor the devotions specifically to the group of women who gathered to knit and ...

Trinity Lutheran Church is a month into its Prayer Shawl Ministry for comforting hurting people by a spiritual and tactile remedy. Their mission statement: "Creating prayer shawls for people needing ...