Happy Spring to everyone!

As we enter April we are still awaiting our not-for-profit status to be approved. The official IRS letter that we received that said we were officially in the proccess of being reviewed also stated that if we were denied we would hear within 20-30 days. It also went on to state that if we did something wrong on our application we would receive a phone call from a representative assigned to our file. We have received neither as of yet, so it's looking positive for our not-for-profit to come through. On the down side, it could be another 2 months before we get this approval.

As far as NY state licensure is concerned, NY state turned down my appeal. However, I do fall into the "Professional Pastoral Counselor" category which allows me to continue counseling within the state. This also applies to Chad and Nichole Post.
Lord willing, through the American Association of Christian Counselors we will be obtaining information in coming weeks on beceoming a Board Certified Christian Counselor which is a nationally recognized Certification that is being offered to counselors in similar positions (not recognized by the state due to having a private practice). Insurance companies are willing to test pilot a percentage of these Counselors in the coming year for third-party billing purposes. If they feel that they are as "professional" as state recognized counselors then Christian Counselors will be able to receive third party billings! All of this is still being developed but would be a huge break through for many Christian Counselor throughout our nation!

Thank you for your prayers and continued support!
Melissa