Arloa Sutter, Executive Director, Breakthrough Urban Ministries
While revisiting the conversation I had with Arloa Sutter I realized that there 
is so much she says so well that I won’t interfere too much with it. For those reasons you’ll find below a relatively lengthy audio clip. It is about 15 minutes or so and worth every second.
First, however, a little background on how the meeting came to be. Alan Harrell, a graduate of i.c.stars and former resident at Breakthrough’s Ministry Center for men told me Arloa is a person I need to feature on the site. I asked Alan why and he said, “Arloa was willing to give up her lifestyle to help. She changes society one person at a time.”
You’ll hear in the clip more about Breakthrough’s services in addition to housing shelters, but so there is some context heading in I’ll briefly explain what Breakthrough Urban Ministries does. One of the values Breakthrough is built upon is the understanding of relationships and the power of being in relation to one another. Understanding that our networks are so critical to the lives we live Breakthrough provides services like housing shelters, providing groceries through the Fresh Market program, youth and family programs as well as community programs.
Now, without any further ado here is Arloa Sutter.
The clip ends where we begin, perhaps signaling that there is no end. My liberation is tied to yours. This is deep work that takes introspection and action. Breakthrough’s critical belief in the importance of relationship and network exemplifies the idea of mutually dependent liberation and creates more opportunities for us to meet together as we work to bring more and more freedom into the world.
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January 5th, 2010 - 10:42
Really enjoyed the clip with Arloa – very interesting perspective on the role of relationships in transformations. Also really think her point on reciprocity is key – and that’s something I’ve definitely experienced in my “volunteer” experience. Thanks Seth! Keep rocking!