For those who came, we had the number I expected for a rainy night (about 25 people).  Again, for our first meeting, it was great.  We ate, we talked, we hugged, and we discussed what we are and what we want to be.  We ARE will remain, first and foremost a Christian Ministry with the intent to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Our Mission is to serve downed bikers, whoever they may be, unfortunate to have had an accident and in the hospital.  We will serve those that the Lord lays in our hands and we will do that, as best as we have means.  We are standing on our faith and the promise of our Lord that He will provide as He wills.  That much we all agreed upon and with that we are going forward to do what this ministry has been called to do.  With our mission established our discussions turned to just how do we do it?  We discussed many ideas about how we select, identify, and insure that those that represent BD do so in a manner that fits our mission.  What do we provide them as guidance? How do we make sure they are identified as members or supporters of BD as they represent us to other groups, to those they visit, to families of those injured?  We got several ideas.  We discussed also, what can we do?  How do provide for families, the injured, their financial needs, lodging needs, mechanical needs, towing, storing, food expenses, housing expenses.  Again, we have several ideas that need to be fleshed out with some guidance and ultimately some work and fundraising.  The board of BikerDownWNC will put these ideas together and we will post them here.  Pray for us as God helps us to knit these ideas into policy and guidance.