nursing home report

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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Masoner <richardm@cd.com> writes:

    Richard> IMO, the *best* way to minister to people in a nursing
    Richard> home is to just visit them one-on-one!  Most of the
    Richard> people there *love* having visitors.  At the nursing home
    Richard> ministry my wife and I were a part of in Texas, we'd go
    Richard> on Mother's Day to hand out carnations -- that sort of
    Richard> thing (in addition to the regular Thursday night
    Richard> meetings).  It's a blessing to the residents, and a
    Richard> blessing for the person who gives the blessing ;-)

Yes, we went to our "Sunday" nursing home last week to just visit and
say hello and pray for anyone who wanted it.  We met friends of
several of the people who attended the service Sunday evening, and I
think we will see some of those friends this coming Sunday.  Two of
the people had been sick, and another one had fallen and bruised
herself, so we prayed for them.  I feel that the personal touch of a
visitation is a very good way to reach people, both in the ordinary
world and in a nursing home.

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