My Newest Ministry

[Wilson L. Deaton]

I am now a volunteer for the Kenosha Hospice Alliance.

For the month of September, I spent every Tues. & Thu. evening from 6:00 - 8:00 taking the Hospice Volunteer Training program.

Having been through the training, I would recommend that every pastor take this training whether or not they ever plan to volunteer. (Chances are your local hospice organization offers similar training.) While some of the training was Hospice specific, the carry over value of huge portions of it was immense. I wish I had been through this training years ago.

Earlier this morning I had a one-hour interview with the volunteer coordinator. Subject to an e-mail confirmation, my first assignment will be to spend 2-hours every week with a gentleman in hospice care (in his own home) so his wife can get out and do shopping/errands.

Wilson

[Gina Stevenson]

Great program, it appears, Wilson. Have tho't about something like that myself, now that I'm a few years removed from Danny's being gone.

I am now a volunteer for the Kenosha Hospice Alliance.

For the month of September, I spent every Tues. & Thu. evening from 6:00 - 8:00 taking the Hospice Volunteer Training program.

Having been through the training, I would recommend that every pastor take this training whether or not they ever plan to volunteer. (Chances are your local hospice organization offers similar training.) While some of the training was Hospice specific, the carry over value of huge portions of it was immense. I wish I had been through this training years ago.

Earlier this morning I had a one-hour interview with the volunteer coordinator. Subject to an e-mail confirmation, my first assignment will be to spend 2-hours every week with a gentleman in hospice care (in his own home) so his wife can get out and do shopping/errands.

Wilson

[Joel Merrill]

That is really great. Congratulations.

Joel

[Belinda Y. Edwards]

i am very excited for you, Wilson, and still desire to continue the discussion in more detail.

i have sat in class many times thinking the very thing you said about all pastors needing to take a class in hospice care. It is amazing the things one is taught. It is a whole lot more than just what drugs are given or body care. It is amazing how much is direct spiritual care.

Congratulations on your new ministry and may souls be added to the Kingdom as you become more directly involved in the lives of real people - outside the pulpit.

Bblessings,
belinda

[Gina Stevenson]

Belinda Y, have noticed you have fun with your signature, changing it now and then. Keep thinking I'll have to do something like that now and then (actually tho't that after it was up there about 'long enough," but get distracted. Tho't quite awhile ago I could do in "signature" what I used to do to our dorm door ... had a "GOODY FILE" with 4x6 cards, calligraphy-clip art-whatever (was fun making them), and would put a different little saying up every few days. Ended up with quite a thick "goody file" ... it's around here yet ... somewhere (packed far away, I guess). ;)

Anyway, I like to click on your things and see what you've done with your allotted signature space this time! :fav18

i am very excited for you, Wilson, and still desire to continue the discussion in more detail.

i have sat in class many times thinking the very thing you said about all pastors needing to take a class in hospice care. It is amazing the things one is taught. It is a whole lot more than just what drugs are given or body care. It is amazing how much is direct spiritual care.

Congratulations on your new ministry and may souls be added to the Kingdom as you become more directly involved in the lives of real people - outside the pulpit.

Bblessings,
belinda

[Jen Blackburn]

Wilson,

thank you for becoming a hospice volunteer. they are so appreciated by the families of those in hospice. i know my mom was so thankful for those few volunteers that came and sat in our home with my dad so she could go to the doctor or get some grocery shopping done.

Dad didn't really want to have people sit in his home that he didn't know, but by the last month of his life, he was bedbound and sleeping so much that he didn't know if it was mom or another person so my mom did utilize the hospice volunteers more often.

Lynda, the hospice nurse assigned to my dad's case was a wonderful caring lady as well. i have a wonderful, great respect for hospice, and would one day also like to volunteer for a hospice organization.

again, thank you.