Can that be fixed?

Dan Hettinger started WNC Repair Cafe. (Courtesy of WNC Repair Cafe)
Dan Hettinger started WNC Repair Cafe. (Courtesy of WNC Repair Cafe)
Peggy Carlson helped Marc Czarnecki hem a pair of pants. (Amy Auten)
At Repair Cafe events, volunteers help people fix broken items. They often also teach the skills needed for others to make their own future repairs. (Amy Auten)
Kids bring their plush pals to WNC Repair Cafe for some stitches. (Courtesy of WNC Repair Cafe)

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A teddy bear gets a hole. A toy truck wheel falls off. Do you throw them away?

Mr. H. wants to help people fix what breaks. Then they can keep using what they have.

Pray you will get help to fix what you have when it breaks. It is good to mend and reuse our things.

Read More: Mr. Dan Hettinger lives in Asheville, North Carolina. He started WNC (Western North Carolina) Repair Cafe in 2017. He invites people to bring in broken items or damaged clothes to events. Handy volunteers fix the items for free. Some teach their skills. A local library hosted a sewing event in March. People brought in projects. Pants needed to be hemmed. A hammock had torn. Volunteers set up their sewing machines. People left happy. All their items were fixed. “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much.” (Luke 16:10)