APRIL 30, 2009 ISSUE
Moms In Touch Host Invitational Luncheon May 7
Watauga High School Moms In Touch members assist Area Coordinator Windy Whitley in planning the Moms In Touch Spring Luncheon that will be held on Thursday, May 7, at Grace Lutheran Church from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pictured standing (left to right) are Beth Jesel, Candace Waters and Beth Littlejohn; seated are Windy Whitley and Priya Daas. Photo submitted
Area women are invited to attend the Moms In Touch Spring Luncheon on Thursday, May 7. Hosted by Watauga Moms In Touch members, the luncheon will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, located at 115 E King Street in Boone.
Moms In Touch (MIT) is a nondenominational Christian ministry whose participants gather for one hour a week to pray for their children and their schools. Started in 1984 by Fern Nichols, there are more than 18,500 active MIT groups that meet in every state in the United States and in 120 countries around the world. MIT groups have been praying for Watauga schools since 2000. Currently there are active MIT groups, or a representative ready to start a group, for each school in Watauga County.
This year’s Spring Luncheon is purposely scheduled to coincide with the National Day of Prayer.
“As our nation unites in one accord, praying for our leadership and direction, we invite mothers, grandmothers, aunts and friends who are willing to pray for a specific child to join us for a free salad luncheon and to learn more about Moms In Touch,” said former Area Coordinator Sharon Carlton.
“I can, and do, pray on my own, but there is tremendous support as we pray together for our children and their schools,” said Ann Brown, who has participated in Moms In Touch groups at 5 schools. “We pray for everything that affects and influences our children, and for the teachers, school staff and the Board of Education.”
Beth Jesel, who has led the Blowing Rock and Watauga High School MIT groups, shared, “It has been amazing for me to connect with moms and do the most powerful thing I know to do—pray—for the people most precious to me, my children.”
“We are not political, we don’t support causes or fundraise; we just pray,” said Carlton. “We want to be a source of fellowship for Moms who are concerned for their children and to be an encouragement and support to our schools,” said WHS Mom and Area Coordinator Windy Whitley.
For more information about the luncheon, call Windy Whitley at 828-268-9303. To learn more about Moms In Touch, click to www.momsintouch.org.
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