Some years ago, several men sat around a table together, united for a common purpose. They met in the dark of night, but were not there for devious purposes. They came from many places, far and wide, leaving behind their family and friends. They traveled from store fronts down by the ocean, from virgin fields that stretched as far as the eye could see, from cities just beginning to thrive to determine the fate of more than just themselves. They didn’t gather because of money. They didn’t get paid a cent to sit at that table. No, their motivation came from much deeper, from within. From a sense of what was right not only for them but for their neighbors as well. They came because they saw a future their children could have, not necessarily one which they would live.They had a sense of honor and integrity and a love for God that bound them together.