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Jesus Said, "Lo, I am with you always. . . "

The Jesus Doll was created to be a visual reminder of Jesus' constant presence with adults and children at all levels of faith. It has many uses in Christian Ministry.

The Jesus Doll serves as a reminder of God's love for people who are separated from their communities of faith due to illness, distance, or institutionalization.
It is an interactive figure for children and adults alike. It  conveys love, compassion and security.

It is incredibly huggable . . . it gives and takes loving, meaningful hugs whenever they are needed. 

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Actual Size is 25" Robe Material is subject to change

A 3 year little boy named Christopher, upon first seeing the doll in church school, crawled into a rocking chair, gently lifted the doll onto his lap, and said "Jesus, I gotta talk to you!" (This event was an easy first step in helping Christopher understand prayer.)

In a southeastern Pennsylvania nursing home, The Jesus Doll is passed from resident to resident as they share His presence and love with each other. A woman remarks that she likes to take the doll with her for "walks" observing, "He rides so well in a wheelchair!" Her friend just likes to hold the dolls hand when she is alone.

 

A 9 year old girl, blinded by a malignant brain tumor and confined to a hospice, feels the closeness, despite her isolation and separation from usual sources of comfort. She strokes the doll's hair and hugs him tightly, as the chaplain talks with her about living and dying.

5 year old Melissa runs outside the front door of her house, calling to a friend across the street, "Guess who's coming to live at my house?" (Melissa was given The Jesus Doll by her grandmother for her birthday.)

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The first image of The Jesus Doll came to me in a dream in 1993. I recognize that the image of Jesus is a powerful one for both children and adults of faith, so creating and producing the doll has been both a bold undertaking and a humbling experience. But from the very first doll sold for use in ministry, stories of comfort and growth were shared with me. From the beginnings in 1993, when I made each of the dolls by hand, The Jesus Doll  ministry has grown. The dolls are now made by hand at a not-for-profit industry in Ohio Amish region.  There the detailing of each doll's features is carefully monitored to meet with our own artistic design standards, before returning to the In Stitches studio for shipping to all parts of our country and abroad. We continue to be blessed by stories shared with us about ways the doll conveys Jesus' love. May some of the anecdotes on these pages help you identify ways the doll can be useful in your own ministry.

 

Brenda Grauer

GT1000 - $65.00