Is your senior adult group heading to Tennessee? Consider this new musical as part of your itinerary
Limit Exposure to Bad News by Turning Off the Television
Health News:
Does eliminating trans-fat always mean that these products are going to be healthier? Not necessarily! Read more.
Looking for a resource to help comfort someone in the middle of the night?
Mending the Heartache with Faith is a Biblically based listening CD to give to a bereaved person to listen to after the funeral and counseling sessions are over and the concerned visitors and callers go back to their normal lives. Find out more.
CHURCH HOSTS CITY-WIDE PRAISE GATHERINGS
Two years ago, Gloria Argue could not possibly know how far-reaching her work with the Senior Adults choir at Central Assembly in Springfield, Missouri, might be. Read more here.
Questions about Alzheimer’s???
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world leader in Alzheimer research and support. This site is thorough and easy to navigate to find the latest information all over the world as well as in your local state. It is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s.
Check it out to find answers to your questions about Alzheimer’s.
Tapping the Fountain of Youth
As a professional dietician, 49-year-old Rose Clark of Willard, Mo., instinctively thought of food allergies when she started suffering from eczema, fatigue, facial swelling and eye pain a few years ago.
Her doctor agreed that food was likely the culprit and prescribed a special diet. Yet the symptoms didn’t subside. One day as she was praying, Clark sensed God telling her that the source of her ailment was something she hadn’t considered.
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For education regarding health care options and assistance to solve health needs to Americans and others around the world. We accomplish this with trusted sources on the web and in the physical world with a number of programs relating to prescription drugs and other forms of treatment. http://CARxE.org
Who will take care of you?
Caring for the ill and/or elderly is important to consider with the aging of America.
Consider these options:
Knowing the Difference between Medicare and Medicaid
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Book of Hope Granny Brigade - An amazing team of 11 Grannies, dubbed The Book of Hope Granny Brigade, has returned from Pretoria and Rustenburg in South Africa after spending 10 days loving on children either orphaned as a result of the AIDS virus or diagnosed with the disease. Click here for the entire article.
Strokes: What You Need to Know – This article by Joan Wiseman the company nurse at the Assemblies of God General Council gives great information regarding symptoms, treatment and prevention of strokes. Be prepared by continued learning. Click here for the entire article.
 Take some time to look at Quiet Place which is a ministry available for the families, clergy and caregivers of the estimated 4.5 million Americans whose lives are affected by Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders. More than seven out of 10 people with Alzheimer's disease live at home; almost 75 percent of their care is provided by family and friends. http://leadersunlimited.ag.org/featuredproduct/quiet_place.cfm
Book of Hope Needs Your Prayers!
This exciting ministry has developed an animated movie of the life of Christ and needs your prayer support to cover the efforts of all that are involved in this endeavor to reach children and youth worldwide. To understand the needs of this ministry and to receive a free gift click here…
Read how a higher life expectancy, more knowledgeable health care and a growing preference for cremations has affected the funeral business in this article:
Lower death rate hurts funeral industry |
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Opportunities Unlimited is a booklet written for use with and for Senior Adult Ministries or groups regardless of how large or small a group you have. It is full of ideas to further ministry in four areas: 
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Bill Prather is the director of Partners In Pastoral Care a non-profit ministry organization he founded in 2000. Partners In Pastoral Care has built it's foundation in the gifts of HELPS spoken of in 1 Corinthians 12:28. The Board of Directors is made up of men and women from various regions of the United States and are facilitators who minister to people concerning issues that cover "birth to the grave." From Infectious Control in the Church Nursery to Prayer and It's Benefits. 