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Christian
Caregiver Connection™
What is the Christian Caregiver Connection™?
It’s a program that empowers your church to
effectively minister the love of Christ to families affected by Alzheimer’s and
related conditions. It’s a way for leaders and members of your church to
successfully continue to be a meaningful and supportive presence in the lives
of caregivers and the precious loved ones in their care.
It’s a way to
remain connected!
When
someone suffers from Alzheimer’s or a related condition resulting in severe
memory loss and cognitive impairment, God has not forgotten about them or their
family caregivers.
However,
their friends and their faith communities often do (unintentionally and
unknowingly) forget about them. This happens for many reasons. Caregivers tend
to isolate. The life-changing role often keeps them from attending the church
services and functions that mean so much to them. Church leaders and members
don’t always understand the condition and what makes this kind of caregiving so
different than caring for a loved one with other terminal illnesses. Caring for
someone with Alzheimer’s or a related condition is a long on-going journey
often lasting for many years. The stress on the primary caregiver is enormous.
In
March of 2007, the Alzheimer’s Association announced that every 72 seconds
someone in
A
caregiver for a loved one with dementia constantly pours unconditional love into
someone who becomes progressively less able to return that love. Who is putting
love back into the caregiver?
The
Christian Caregiver Connection™ is all
about love. The programs and events are not complicated energy-sapping programs
leaving your pastors and leaders exhausted. They simply show the love of Christ
to our sisters and brothers who are going through a very difficult time. It
need not be a lonely or hopeless time for them when the people they have
worshipped with and fellowshipped with remain connected to them.
We
invite you to click on the links listed below to learn more about Lyn and Bill
Roche. They are the creators of the Christian Caregiver Connection™. Learn more about their personal
caregiving journey, their books filled with uplifting reflections as well as
practical caregiving tips and their inspirational workshops, Lyn’s syndicated
column The Caregiver’s Caregiver™,
the successful weekly support group they’ve facilitated for the past eight
years, and the easy programs they’ve lovingly created to help you effectively
minister to caregivers in your congregation. There’s no need for you to
re-invent the wheel or add to your already full workload. It’s all about Love
and Love never fails!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Don’t miss
upcoming caregiver events!
September 16 - 18, 2008
"SomeOne Cares"
Christian Caregiver Conference
Contact: Carmen Leal
email: carmen@carmenleal.com
or
visit www.someonecaresonline.com
View Sample Pages from Coping With
Caring
What others are
saying about . . .
Click on the
links above!
View sample pages of Sharing The Care
What others are
saying about Sharing The Care
Click on the
links above!
Meet Lyn Roche,
the Caregiver's Caregiver and read archived articles on many caregiving issues!
Click the
above link to view tips and solid advice for caregivers!
Get the help
you need! View the links below!
We are highlighting in this section, descriptions of
presentations by the Roches. See how they can help you form a Christian
Caregiver Connection™ in your church. The Roches have been
involved in personal caregiving and caring for fellow caregivers for over
twenty years. Many caregivers tell them, “I’ve lost friends and even my church
seems to have forgotten about me since I became a caregiver.”
Lyn
and Bill believe people care and churches care; they just don’t always know how
to show that care . . . so they often do nothing. Let the Roches gently share
with you how to effectively reach out to caregivers in your congregation and
community.
Begin
by giving caregivers the gift of “A Breath of Fresh Air” event on a Saturday
morning. Invite church leaders to meet Lyn and Bill and enjoy a “Because You
Care” presentation that Saturday evening. They’ll learn about care teams,
Christ-centered weekly support groups. Then, on Sunday morning, the Roches will
be happy to share “How To Be A Friend To An Alzheimer’s Caregiver” with your
entire congregation. You can choose one or all!!
Caregivers
give compassion and kindness to those in their care. They need constant
strength and ways to strengthen their faith. We, their brothers and sisters in
Christ, can be there for them. God extends to us a privilege and an honor to
serve with Him ─ to spread His Love.
“Come to me,
all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” ─ Matthew 11:28
To speak
directly to Lyn or Bill, call 800-596-2455
To view the
descriptions of the events offered, please click the following links:
How To Be A Friend to an Alzheimer's
Caregiver
Florida Hospital Letter of
Recommendation
Pastor
Steve Weber's return invitation!
Listen to
Pastor Dick Merrick joyfully describe his new
Christ-centered caregiver support group!
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