We live in a modern, mobile, electronic age.
This gives us a golden opportunity to operate differently, saving both time and money.

• We like to say, "The Internet is our office." We do not maintain a central office, and we intend never to rent, buy, or build one. That means we do not have to direct any money toward maintaining a building and all the people that go with it.
  • Our by-laws dictate that a minimum of 80% of our sponsorships, donations, and other proceeds are to go to the field. The key word there is "minimum." The bulk of our funds goes to hands-on ministry, not buildings and staff.--
    • From a 25-dollar sponsorship, $20 (or $23 or more) goes to the field.
    • From a $100 donation, $80 (or $90 or even more) goes to fund projects.
    • When you see items for sale from us, items made or marketed by our own widows, 80% or more of the sale price goes back to the widows who supplied them.
  • Employees and volunteers work from their own home offices.
  • We hold face-to-face meetings on-line, eliminating basic travel costs.
• Since almost everyone has cell phones now, and pays the same rate for local, long distance, and toll-free calls, we do not need to pay high rates for a toll-free telephone number.
• Wherever we can, we work to establish Internet connectivity to our field projects, making our efforts more effiecient and less costly.
• Wherever possible, we try to join together with other ministries, in cooperation for our mutual benefit and the benefit of our ladies. We do not believe in competition. Why put together a vocational seminar on our own if another ministry has one already scheduled? Or why not offer one of our own trained widows to lead a child wellness seminar for a children's ministry? Better to help them and ask them for help in return.
• We want to be accountable. Our board will always be populated with wise Christian counselors. Our Internet office model will enable instant, up-to-date reporting.