Our First (really second, though) Meeting

Now that I have your attention, and curiosity, maybe I'll explain the title. Maybe.

Now, I'll talk about our meeting. We decided that we would devote the next six months to research. Deciding that our next step would be to meet with Bethany's children's minister, we scheduled a time to discuss the ministry with her.

Here's what we thought the most interesting information was. Tori: We learned that 20-25% of the children who go through Bethany's church are in single parent situations. I was expecting it to be 4% or something. But 20% is a good number- a good number for ministering to, not good that there are so many! Also, in her experiences, one emotion that was prevalent in the kids was rejection.

Bethany: I found it interesting that even if charity and kindness look like the same thing, your attitude and how you present it can make a big difference. If you give dinner to someone so that they can spend more time with their parent, it is kindness, where as if it is because they are poor, that is more like charity. Also, it will make a big difference in many of their lives if we are just there to listen. Sometimes, in that situation, no one has the time to listen to them, so they need someone to lend an ear!

One other tip that we got was to have a dedicated prayer team. We need people to pray for us at all times, and especially during meetings. To become part of our prayer team, email us at armsofloveministries@gmail.com. We will email you prayer requests as they come in. Thank you, all of you, so very much for your prayers and partnership.


Tori and Bethany:)
Happy Birthday, Bethany! Hope you have a great year!- Tori

P.S. Now for my explanation. In January, we had a board meeting with our parents. (During that meeting, we changed their title to "the leadership team" when we found out a board of directors could made decisions for us (not that we will ignore their direction)) So, that was our first meeting. This is our second meeting. However, it is our first "buisness meeting." I know you probably are confused... But if you read it again, maybe you'll undersand. Then again, maybe not:)