Middle School Meeting Report

Before I went to the meeting, I was expecting the meeting to be like seen on TV. Looking something around the lines of a middle school auditorium with chairs all facing the stage and someone gets up there and talks. Or a meeting where everyone sits in a circle, facing each other and each person shares. Instead, the meeting was in a cafeteria in a hospital. The seating was very casual and welcoming. When we walked in there was about 40 people just talking and sharing. There was a very positive vibe, which was very different than I expected. I was also surprised about the amount of new or just visiting members. At the beginning of the meeting, the leader asked if there was anyone who was new or just visiting and about 5 people stood up and introduced