Why SMI? The Bosi family wanted to share resources

Jules Bosi is using her professional coaching prowess to help young girls with their faith.

The path of Frank and Jules Bosi to Samaritan Ministries membership comes through faith.

Jules has Jewish roots and Frank was raised Catholic.

“Throughout our lives, we both had religion and belief in God, but without a deep spiritual connection and relationship with Him," she said.

As adults living in New York City early in their marriage, the fast-paced lifestyle was beginning to wear on both of them, and they found themselves yearning for a slower life somewhere down South. They started zeroing in on an area in North Carolina that proved to be providential.

Frank worked in the hotel industry in New York City and had accepted a role at a hotel in their desired area. His career was thriving, until travel came to an unexpected halt due to COVID-19.

Shortly after buying their house, Frank was furloughed and eventually laid off. Jules focused on entrepreneurial coaching endeavors.

The loss of Frank’s job also meant the loss of health insurance and the options available to them seemed cost-prohibitive. Christian health care wasn’t a new concept to them. and they decided to give it a try with Samaritan. But there was one problem. They didn’t attend church, which is a requirement for Samaritan membership. They asked a neighbor about a congregation, and she suggested a church they could “attend” online. They really enjoyed it. Once COVID restrictions were lifted, Jules and Frank attended a worship concert hosted by that same church.

“I remember it vividly,” Jules said. “I’d never read the Bible, but my whole training revolved around reading people, and there was something different about these people. I remember listening to the lyrics of the songs.”

One song lyric in particular that stuck with her was from Raise a Hallelujah (“Raise a hallelujah in the presence of my enemies”). She remembers thinking, “’Why would you do that? That seems so counterintuitive.’ I was intrigued by everything.”

Eventually, Frank and Jules came to faith in Christ and became Samaritan members.

“It felt very risky to get rid of health insurance and have this Christian health share because it wasn’t something that was the norm for us,” Jules said.

“We always spent a lot on insurance, but I never felt like we got a lot of return on that investment in a way that made sense to me,” Jules said. “It felt like we were still paying so much out of pocket, and we were paying businesses. The idea of sharing resources among community members in need really aligned with who we are as people, and I thought, ‘This is a beautiful concept.’”