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History - 2005

This year brought various women into my life, that were incredibly encouraging:

Judith Flemming – running and carrying on the Groton Heights Baptist Church ministry, through great transitions;
Gina Dyson – read my ideas and gave honest feedback;
Terri Thereault – read and edited the first drafts of the manual and meeting lesson plans;
Bethany Needham – approached her church and shared the idea of starting the BY ministry there;
Karla Charles – took the proposed idea and “ran with it” directing the first BY ministry year at Jaffrey Bible Church;
Sheryl Duncan – embraced the ideas and committed to BY in various ways, through thick and thin.

My goal throughout the year was to equip the churches with a well designed program and curriculum, so they could minister to their teen girls.

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