Ministry Spotlight - Christian Women's Job Corps

Becky Sumrall is the Executive Director of the Christian Women's Job Corps of Middle TN. She joined The Matt Friedeman Show's Ministry Spotlight.. Below are the "CliffsNotes" of her segment.

Talk to us about your mission.

The mission at CWJC is to empower individuals to break harmful cycles caused by poverty by providing education, mentoring and resources.

That education is not only giving them life skills, but also teaching them about the Lord, and what He can do in their lives.

Many of the women have been assisted by the government for years,

How do these women find out about you?

Agencies in our communities refer to us.

The women in our program refer their friends and family to us, because they like what's happening in their lives.

We don't have trouble getting people in our area. We have thirty to forty people on our waiting list.

What makes your organization different?

Our mission allows us to have a much more holistic approach.

Because we are faith-based, people are mentored and

With most agencies, their mission doesn't allow them to do much of that.

What seems to be the common denominator with these women?

They have had some kind of crisis that has happened

We have women who have been deserted by their husbands. We have women who have been sexually or physically abused.

We have people who have been on welfare for several years, and are kind of stuck there.

We have homeless women, who have lost everything.

They come from a broad array of difficulties. Many are very discouraged. They have tried a lot of different things that haven't worked to help them.

Of anything that you do with them, what is the thing that seems to help them the most?

The most important possession to people in poverty is relationships.

It's usually through relationships that they come to our ministry.

They have a mentor who supports them and encourages them.

It's in that that women and men find the power and hope to make a change.

What's the problem that looks like Goliath to CWJC right now?

To have Christians join us and build relationships with these men and women.

This is a national organization. In most states, people are able to plug in.