Elizabeth and Jocelyn are the founders of Beneath the Surface. Here are questions answered about them and the story behind Beneath the Surface ministry.

How did you become friends and why a girl’s conference?
Good question. We really do not remember being introduced. We went to the same church for years and had mutual friends but really had nothing in common and never talked. Our senior year of high school we both participated in a local speech club. We ended up duo partners. Because of the hours of practice, the traveling, the winning and losing we found we did have something in common; a deep desire to serve Jesus Christ and our love for people, especially high school aged girls.

A year later, we noticed the lack of events for high school girls especially, mother-daughter events. We are fully convinced of

the importance of this relationship and decided to do something about it. The idea of a conference for girls and their moms began to form. It was a great idea…we both love great ideas and have them often. (The reasonableness of the “idea” is often questioned however.) We decided to go to our parents. We were sure that they would be the voice of sanity, reminding us that we were just out of high school, knew nothing about running a conference, and quickly put an end to this madness.

To our shock and awe, both families thought it was a fabulous idea and encouraged us to act. We didn’t know how long, how far, when, where, why or how; but we knew it was what the Lord wanted us to do. God has proven His faithfulness again and again in incredible ways. He has brought just the right people at just the right time, checks in the mail for the exact amount just hours before we needed it, and churches willing and able to open their facility. Because of the full support and enthusiasm of our families and closest friends, God’s amazing mercy, and daily miracles—Beneath the Surface became a reality.

Are you sisters? No.

Do you go to the same church? Yes. Household of Faith Community Church. www.hofcc.org

How many kids are in your families? Elizabeth is the third born of seven. Jocelyn is the oldest of five.

Were you home schooled? Yes, both of us through high school.

How old are you guys? Both of us are 22.

How old were you when bts started? 18.

Elizabeth plays the violin.

Jocelyn plays volleyball.

Jocelyn lives in the country.

Elizabeth lives in the middle of the city.

Usually the first thing out of Elizabeth’s mouth in the morning is a song…seriously. She loves Phad Thai, shoe shopping, and Starbucks. Her hair is naturally curly and she has been to England, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Malaysia. She owns a huge collection of stuffed frogs.

Elizabeth and Jocelyn love flying, worshiping their Savior, daisies, road trips, the beach and both are terrible at spelling!

Hey girls, one of our favorite things is getting letters and emails from YOU, so drop us a note, it will make our day! We love you! ~Jocelyn and Elizabeth