[Faith-talk] How do you become a chaplin, or be able to be there for those who are sick in hospitals?

WESLEY BURDEN wesley.burden2 at verizon.net
Mon Jul 23 22:12:20 UTC 2012


check your church website they may have resources for you to obtain on this 
subject.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] How do you become a chaplin,or be able to be there 
for those who are sick in hospitals?


> Hi Weslie,
>
> No, we don't have a ministry like that, but I can see if my church would 
> be willing to link up with other churches to do something like that.
>
> I am a Mormon, so not exactly the main stream thing, but I'm not out to 
> convert someone who is in a sick or dying position.  Just to pray with, or 
> just be with someone who is possibly alone in that situation of being sick 
> or dying and to hold their hand as they pass on.
>
> Jenny
> On Jul 23, 2012, at 4:35 PM, WESLEY BURDEN wrote:
>
>> first of all pray about it and see where the lord may lead you.  Before i 
>> do anything i pray about it and let the guidance of the lord lead me. 
>> jenny i will keep you in prayer about this.  Does your church have a 
>> nursing home ministry?  My church has a nursing home ministry and each 
>> month they visit the nursing home and take bananas to the residents along 
>> with other different kinds of fruits.  However, i do belong to a group 
>> that plays old time gospel music at a nursing home and the residents love 
>> it when we come to play for them.  They enjoy it.  I have found that 
>> connecting with other churches helps out greatly.  I attend my family 
>> church but am involved with other churches as well.
>>
>> wesley from new jersey
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Timothy Burdick" <TSBurdick at cox.net>; "Faith-talk, for the 
>> discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:24 PM
>> Subject: [Faith-talk] How do you become a chaplin,or be able to be there 
>> for those who are sick in hospitals?
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am not a ministor, but, after my fractured leg heals, I would like to 
>>> be in a position to minister to the sick and dying.
>>>
>>> I have a close relationship with Heavenly Father and to his Son Jesus 
>>> Christ, and believe that, mostly, I am guided by the Holy Ghost.
>>>
>>> I am looking for some opportunity to minister to others, whether that be 
>>> in a hospital or nursing home or even hospice.
>>>
>>> could you please give me some ideas on how I could go about doing this?
>>>
>>> Jenny
>>> On Jul 23, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Timothy Burdick wrote:
>>>
>>>>   Paul said, that if God is for us, then who can be against us. As a 
>>>> hospital Chaplain I have to test this truth on a daily basis. I have 
>>>> had to learn two hospitals that comprise twelve floors, and comfort the 
>>>> dying often.
>>>>
>>>> For God can still make you victorius over the giants you face.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "It doesn't matter what you can't see, as long as you can see Jesus." 
>>>> Because  "With God ALL Things Are Possible,     so  remember in you're 
>>>> darkest times that, "God can see better than any of us." Living to 
>>>> exalt Him more each day, Chaplain Timothy.
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