Wednesday, July 2, 2014


                       International Christian Hospice      Spring 2014 News

 

You are probably as happy as we are that spring is finally here and winter is over!  How amazing and surprising the past several months have been for us.  We have so much to be thankful for as we celebrate with believers around the world that our Savior conquered death!  His gift of eternal hope and life gives us peace as we live out a personal hospice journey in our own home with Ron’s Mother.  May marks 7 months that we have cared for her and have been blessed with precious time with her that we never expected.  Thank you to many of you who have prayed for us and for Mom N!  We can tell that God has been near each day.  He has sent loving support and help through Abbey Road Hospice here in Columbia, S.C.   

We celebrated Global Missions with Lexington Baptist Church in March.  2014 is our 9th year in partnership with LBC and mission teams who have gone on ministry trips with us to 4 countries!  Thank you to Chuck McCurry and Beth Freeman for your work in helping us to present an ICH booth at the Mission Fair.    We are confident that those who expressed an interest in our ministry will “pray, give and go” as God leads them!  

It has been refreshing to host two friends from Central America in our home this spring.  Both these ladies have been critical to ICH work as translators and also hospice volunteers.  In March Lourdes Arguetta was in the area for mission conferences representing Honduras.  She has worked as an ICH representative and volunteer in her country for 10 years.  Her parents and younger sister now live as residents in Louisiana and Lourdes is on visa visiting them.   She spent all of 2013 on mission traveling throughout South America with “Volunteers Without Borders” in evangelism and church planting.   Please pray for Lourdes as she continues to seek the next mission opportunity God has for her. In April  Gabriella Santizo came to stay in our home.  Gaby served with us in Guatemala as translator and ICH team member over the past 3 years.  Please pray for her as she seeks God’s plan for post graduate education in the area of Christian Counseling.  Gaby tells us that working with ICH has given her a vision for the emotional and spiritual needs particularly of the dying and grieving.  She is considering the program offered at the seminary of Columbia International University so please pray with her about God’s plan and provision for her future.  She has returned to Guatemala but we hope to see her again there in August as she serves as our translator for our upcoming ministry trip to Dr. Sergio’s hospital with the LBC team.

Ministry Opportunities for 2014

 

Guatemala in July and August

We are looking forward to returning to Guatemala and serving in the Quiche’ region at Hospital Cristiana Santa Fe.   Dr. Segio Castillo runs this hospital and 3 other clinics that serve the poor, indigenous population in western Guatemala.  Lexington Baptist Church will be continuing the ongoing relationship with ICH and Dr. Sergio in a multifaceted ministry.  We will offer ICH training, work with local Old Folks Home, construction on the hospital and VBS.  Please pray for us and the team as we prepare. 

Thank you for your interest, prayers and support for International Christian Hospice.  God is alive and at work around the world!  What an honor to be a part of His mission of comfort and peace to those who are facing the end of life.

Blessings in His name,

Ron and Susan Naish

Founders and Directors

International Christian Hospice

803-781-0656

 

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