Emphasis Preaching Journal

Rachel worked hard to establish a new support group. She telephoned, wrote to, and talked personally with many local officials and politicians for funding. She put out flyers in bulk mailings, ads in the paper, and put up cards in the local store calling for members. And it worked. By the sixth meeting the group was up to twenty members and growing. Funding was secured from several companies; meeting space was donated by the city. Rachel was ecstatic. But as the membership grew, they began to pull in another direction than Rachel.