At our 2010 Fall Gathering in November, our 2011 - 2012 Love Offering Focus, Daughters of Naomi, was introduced to attendees. This organization is located in Fort Pierce, FL and is dedicated to providing shelter, encouragement, counseling, and guidance to dysfunctional single women and mothers. Daughters of Naomi, a Christian based discipleship program, was established in 2002 by Stuart and Sandra George for women needing a break from habitual and destructive life styles. Both Residential and Non-Residential programs are offered to women over 19 to encourage total wellness in body, soul, and spirit through diet, exercise, study, and the experiential presence of God. Career and educational goals are pursued also through interaction with local resources. See the April 2012 Tapestry for an article by Sandra George on how our donations have helped them.
Selection of an organization as the Love Offering Focus for the FL-BA Synodical Women’s Organization (SWO) is decided biennially by the current SWO Executive Board. Applicants can be nominated by any member of an active congregational unit within the FL-BA SWO. The Love Offering Focus chosen at the mid-summer Executive Board meeting will be for the period beginning February 1, 2013 and ending January 31, 2015. Remember the important support to ministry that the Love Offering provides. The organization chosen receives monetary offerings and supplies that are collected by the congregational units to work toward growing their ministry. A key consideration that the Executive Board assesses in choosing the biennial Love Offering focus is the question on the application that asks "What is unique about your organization and why should we choose you as our Love Offering Focus?" An application is provided below to aid you in this process as well as the above information. Consider nominating an organization that your unit supports. |