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210 MINUTES OF THE 1997 SYNOD OF THE Retirement and healthcare facilities are called upon to place a significant emphasis on total quality management. Quality assurance is a continuing process. Helping residents to reach their highest possible level of funaion involves every member of the staff working together. Both the Home's Nursing Unit and Personal Care Unit have current operating licenses. Altering organizational structure is sometimes necessary to meet changing scenes. During the firstfew months of 1997, the Home established new positions of Assistant Administrator for Resident Care Services, Direaor of Assisted Living Services and Restorative RN and Aide. Please join me in prayer that God would provide for the personnel needs as they arise and for the entire staff of the Home as we work together to assure as high a quality of life as God will allow each resident to reach. The renovation of the 4th floor sun deck was a significant improvement for the Home residents to enjoy. We thank the Home's Auxiliary for partially funding this long awaited project. As we stand at the century mark, I marvel at His providence through the years. As the Woman's Association strives to meet the future needs of our residents, we must step out in faith believing that God will provide wisdom and guidance for every day. "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without findingfault, and it will be given him." (James 1:5) Respeafully submitted, William J. Weir, Administrator REPORT OF BOARD TO ADDRESS DISABILITY CONCERNS Dear Fathers and Brethren: "How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. These all look to you...when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things" (Excerpts from Psalm 104). This past summer at our International Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, it was the privilege of the Board to have Dr. James Vanderlaan of the Christian Reformed Church Disability Committee share with us his testimony to the grace of God in his life as one who is blind. He emphasized the vital role each one of us plays in God's creation and in particular how one who is disabled or deformed or otherwise limited in physical or mental development displays to the world an objett lesson on how Christ takes our brokenness to the cross and mends and heals our lives. He satisfies us with good things - His love and His salvation. As a Board we would acknowledge God's goodness in leading us in decision making and action throughout this past year. The desire to make it possible for our handicapped members to attend the International Conference was perhaps our greatest ambition. Financial contributions from the body of Christ allowed us to offer half tuition to those who needed that assistance to attend. Their presence made all of us aware that many had not ever been able to attend before and we
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA 211 were thrilled with the thoughtfulness and concern displayed by young a make this a happy occasion for them. This summer we are making the same offer of half tuition to those who are disabled and their care givers who wish to attend the Presbytery camps or another Christian camp that may meet their needs more suitably and at a similar cost. Recognizing that pastors and sessions have many urgent calls upon their time, we still findthat there is a need to remind them to be sensitive to the stress and heartache of those who are for or suffer from debilitating handicaps. Of course, many deserve special commendation for their devoted attention. For young pastors in particular, learning how to relate to those folkis especially necessary. A very important part of the ministry of this Board is done through Presbytery Advocates. The Board has developed guidelines and a job description for this work. Advocates are asked to develop alist of handicapped and disabled persons who reside within the bounds of the presbytery, to visit with these persons and their families where possible, and to advise them of possible resources, facilities, and other helps. Advocates are also asked to make regular contacts with congregations and to keep presbyteries alert to the needs in this area of ministry. Still another aspea of the ministry of the Advocatesis to work with those who are planning presbytery summer conferences with regard to the accessibility of the camp or conference facilities and to consider what assistance handicapped persons may need. It may be noted in this conneaion that even though facilities are handicapped accessible they maystill not meet the needs of particular persons. Those who have graciously volunteered their services as Presbytery Advocates are as follows: Presbytery of the Alleghenies, John Russell; Atlantic Presbytery, Shirley Smith; Great Lakes-Gulf Presbytery, Joanne Webb; Midwest Presbytery, Dr. William Martin; Pacific Coast Presbytery, Danny Gathright; and St. Lawrence Presbytery, Grant and Valorie Pattingale. It is requested that presbyteries include on their agenda a report from the Presbytery Advocate. The Board maintains an extensive library of tapes, videos, pamphlets and booklets on various kinds of disabilities. Thisis housed in the North Hills Church building and may be accessed by writing to either Betty McBee or Vida Grace Brown at that address. One of the most pressing concerns we have, but do not have the resources to meet,is the need to provide resident care for those members of our denomination who are developmentally challenged. What is a parent to do when he or she can no longer provide for a child who has the body of an adult, but whose mind will always be that of a child At present we are recommending other Christian facilities, butit would be much more preferable and comforting to have our own home, a refuge that was secure where special ones could enjoy the type of loving care given to our elderly at the Reformed Presbyterian Home. While we do not have the resources to begin a ministry of this magnitude at present, we would like to build our resources to makeit a reality.
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