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Have you ever felt anxiety before walking into a room full of people?

An eight-hour drive to the nearest hospital could be inconvenient under regular circumstances. But during Hannah Rowland’s major postpartum hemorrhage, it proved life-threatening.

Fifty over zero. That was the blood pressure reading for Wendy Green’s oldest son after being bitten by a rattlesnake. “They gave him all the anti-venom that they had in the whole hospital,” she says.

Working for Christian Care Ministry is not like other jobs. There are opportunities that are unique to us that you don’t see in the secular world: weekly Chapel, Missions paid time off to go serve in our community, and the highlight of the year—Day of Sharing.

When Diane Rhodes and her family joined Medi-Share 25 years ago, there was a touch of hesitancy in the decision. After all, the ministry had only been around for five short years. Diane recalls, “Our main concern when we joined Medi-Share was: Is this a fly-by-night thing?”

It’s 5:30 a.m., and the alarm begins its shrill alert. Though he’s already been awake for a bit, the day’s tasks begin to loom heavy on the mind of the pastor. The dog needs to be let out, then there are emails to answer and sermon notes to condense. But first, he shuffles to the kitchen for the caffeinated elixir that’ll get his brain firing this early. On the way, he stops to click the remote off, since someone in the house has left the TV on all night, yet again.

Fall brings with it more than pumpkin spice lattes and comfy sweaters. It also brings unique opportunities to engage with our neighbors.

Chapel message by Christian Care Ministry staff member Derrick Fickling preached on August 30, 2023