After 6 years of Ministering to the elderly and home-bound, I have come to a sad realization that many of our families deal with difficult and straining conditions. Many loving care-givers are overwhelmed with the demands and responsibility of caring for their loved ones. Much of the Christian community is unaware of the needs and the terrible loneliness that our home-bound face. Our society is so fast paced, we often are lead to believe that government programs and local services are in business to handle these unseen life encounters. If it's not in our immediate family, we as the body of Christ, rarely have a clue of what these families and care-givers are dealing with on a daily basis. My goal is to enlighten the body of Christ and make a difference in "honoring our Fathers and Mothers" as God has intended. There are so many people in need,living in less than adequate conditions, often neglected by their families, or receiving minimal care. Wheel-chair transportation costs are enormous. Often medicaid transport is not available to many, so the care-giver must get their loved one to Dr. appointments any way possible. Many appointments are missed. God has called us to make a difference.
Even with our limited services,our ministry has grown to a point that we must limit most of our transports to wheel-chair patients only.
According to Phillipians 2:3-4 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
We are believing God to "enlarge our Coasts" that He may be glorified in all that is done in our community.
I Tim.5:3-5 "Honour widows that are widows indeed. But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents:for that is good and acceptable before God. Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day."
I Tim 5:8 "But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he haith denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."
I Tim 5:16 "If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed."
Families that have patients who can walk, should find a way of transport in their own family first, seek help or guidance from their home church, or use a taxi. Using the wheel-chair van for a taxi service is not being a good steward of what God has intrusted to us. We are serving as a non-profit, non-emergency wheel-chair service to those who have no other way. We are available Mon. Wed. & Fri. 10am-6pm.
It breaks my heart to see many patients who are in their last days facing these difficult times as I have mentioned. They must be our first priority at all times.
Thank you for pondering my thoughts tonight. Please continue to pray for us.
In Christ's Love,
Bro. Rondel
