On 16th and 17th September 2017 two members of SA in Flanders manned this information stand at the Flemish Congress of Mental Health in Antwerp. More than 1,000 mental health professionals, including doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and addiction specialists attended this event.

The large poster was especially designed and printed for a poster presentation before a jury on the congress. 30 to 40 interested people came to the stand and took a flyer or asked questions.

The members did this in the spirit of SA’s 12th Step. Though it seems sometimes that our efforts do not bring many new members to our groups, we like to keep the following quote of Dr. Bob in mind:

“I would ask Dr. Bob about this delay (the author of this story did a lot of 12th Step work but got no new prospects to his meeting) and wonder what was wrong with me. He would invariably reply, ‘When you are right and the time is right, Providence will provide. You must always be willing and continue to make contacts.’”(AA 264)