For those living on the street, life is hard. Everyday conveniences we take for granted, like a comfortable place to lie down at night, is non-existent for the homeless. Sleeping typically happens on dirty, hard and cold concrete.
Charmetrea Cobbs and members of her Needlecraft Ministry at First Baptist Church North Tulsa have found a way to provide a bit of solace to the homeless while also reducing the amount of plastic bags that end up in the garbage by collecting and repurposing the bags, turning them into mats.
As reported by Tulsa World, Cobbs has been crocheting since she was ten but learned of the technique to turn plastic bags into woven mats from coworker Marissa Oswald at Blue Cross Blue Shield. After viewing the video on social media, they were inspired to make 3ft x 6ft mats and distribute them as part of their ministry.
