Our “This Sunday” series will be another a Corona Virus edition. For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for those isolated in Elderly Homes.
God has made us humans to be social. I can’t imagine those in senior homes that have been isolated at this time. That can’t be easy especially if it has been going on for many months now.
Thinking about it in light of Christmas a few days ago, which we often associate with time with family and multi-generational gathering. But with everything with 2020 that’s not all easy to pull off.
And those that have it the hardest must be those who are seniors in senior homes where they have policies that don’t allow visitations.
I can’t imagine.
Pray. This is hard to even imagine.
Besides prayer, if the situation allows for it I think one way one can help is to donate Electronic Device so At-Risk Members can have Church service online
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Thank you for remembering the elderly in nursing homes. It’s beyond comprehension how bad things are for these seniors since the Covid invasion. Prayers are definitely needed.
It is beyond comprehension indeed, something none of us would ever want to be in. Thank you for praying that’s encouraging. I hope this virus situation gets under control soon for the sake of everyone. I really hope during the last few months people have come to know Christ…and no doubt I pray God would have used your evangelism and that of your church’s evangelism team to lead more to know Him, amen?
Amen and Amen!
Certainly this pandemic has been particularly cruel to those in Nursing Homes and their families. At the beginning of the virus a dear friends mother (who was in a nursing home) became terminally ill and he was not permitted to visit her. She died alone and he now carries a heavy burden of guilt and grief every day. I cannot truly comprehend such torment.
That is so heavy to hear Two weeks ago we were praying for this woman who had her mom in the hospital with health issues and last Sunday we learn the individual’s mom passed away, alone with no one there with her. Sounds so similar to your friend’s situation. It’s so horrible Alan. I’m praying for your wife’s health, please keep me posted yeah?
At present we are blessed by a lull in symptoms before she will have to return to hospital for an operation to fit a stent in her throat we believe. We are encouraged by the answered prayers of our beloved brethren throughout this.
Thank you for focusing on the elderly, Jim! They need our care virtually and spiritually and we should pray for them. Because of their contributions to society, we enjoy certain things now. Praying for their physical, emotional, and mental health to cope and to hope. Blessings to you, Nancy, and your kids!
Indeed they need our care in terms of physically, relationally and spiritually! This can’t be an easy time for many of us but I imagine its even more harder for those elderly even if they are not in elderly home! Have a blessed Lord’s Day, next week I need to start loading up sermons again, been so distracted from loading them up. Good night!
Grogu’s fault it is.
So true. This is doing more harm to those shut in than can even be described. Thanks for bring this to light!
This must be dear to your heart too, since you have a heart for reaching and ministering to the elderly. I still can’t believe NY sent people with the virus to elderly homes during the beginning of the virus, I don’t know if you heard about that, and how that contributed to NY having such high deaths especially among the elderly. Cuomo will one day face an accounting before God…
PA followed suit, it’s a sin and shame truly. In the cruelest twist, PA health secretary pulled their mom out of a nursing home even though sent tons of coronavirus patients to said places. God will hold Wolf and Levine accountable as well. I’m not sure if you’re aware of Levine, however do a quick google search and you will see someone who I think will be prominent in the Biden admin. Woe to our society for calling evil good and good evil!
I can’t imagine how lonely that would be, especially for those with dementia, who have no idea why they’ve been “abandoned.”
I’m guessing they would need help with the technology. I’m not very good at it, but I do know how to do Face time.. and I’ve had Covid and am (allegedly) immune for a while. Wonder if they’d let me volunteer…
Wow what a strategic ministry it would be if you can volunteer. What a hard time it must be for those in those homes. By the way I commented on your blog last night and I think I’ve noticed some of my comments didn’t go through for certain blogs including yours. I think what happen is I have your posts and others open up for hours on my browsers before I comment them and when I comment I comment a lot suddenly so WordPress thinks I’m a spammer😩. Will you be able to check your trash and spam comments for any comments from me?
I checked … Not seeing anything. 😒
Thanks for remembering the elderly who are so isolated. What is going on is horrific. We need to pray but what else?
This is very practical advice. My mother and father-in-law are isolated in care homes. It has been very hard for them. But a phone call or Zoom visit can mean a lot.
Thanks for this reminder of the elderly isolated in nursing homes. Being in a care facility and probably experiencing a degree of pain/discomfort and not being able to have any visitors on top of that. Argh.
Must be a torment. I can’t imagine. Hope the Lord use this to bring many to God and Christ. What a year. How’s the weather over at ROC today? I’m imagining a white Christmas there…
It’s not bad in ROC for the end of December. 32F and…hold on to your seat…sunshine! Only slight dustings of snow here and there.
Hope you have a blessed Lord’s day! I know you’ll be busy.
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This has bee really hard on the care takers in these nursing homes too. My DnL is the office manager in one and they ‘lost’ 5 in one day. They are all just wiped out tired.
Praying
Amen!
I had a relative who spent a long in a nursing home. Until COVID he would have weekly visits. COVID changed that and his tablet came up missing.
The need is real, NH residents are isolated. Some didn’t get visits before COVID. Our NH visitations and worship services at the NH ended.
Suggestions welcomed.
The best thing we can do is pray for them.
I just found your comment in my spam box, WordPress has its glitches. Other than donate tablets and electronic device for those in those homes I don’t know what else we can do but pray. I’m so blessed to hear how you use to minister in nursing homes with worship services and visitations as I imagine those are last hour Gospel call that God uses. How long did you use to do this for?
We were active in the NH ministry for about eight years. We felt a great loss at its end.
Thanks Pastor Jim for reminding others to think of the elderly who have been very much isolated during these past months. While there are many in nursing homes and assisted-living homes, there are many who have been persevering in their own homes.
I agree. One of our nursing homes moved to Texas and we don’t know where our friend is and the powers that be won’t tell us.
I just prayed for those friends of yours; hope they are doing ok….thanks for sharing Maw Maw
Thank you for prayer, my Grand.
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