May 2008

Volume 1, Issue 2

SILVER CORD MINISTRIES

these manners of respect

from baby-boomers and

teenagers is directly

related to their small

view of God and the

contemporary foreign-

ness of the idea of the

fear of God. If God has

become a buddy, you can

hardly expect people to

stand when an old man

enters the room! So we

must learn to fear the

Lord in humility and

trust, and then to let that

trust and humility and

fear show itself in respect

and honor for the people

the Lord has made to

bear His image a long

time on the earth.” John

Piper says that, “Older

people are to be

PRIZED. Anything that

signifies disregard,

anything that signifies

that loss of strength

means loss of honor, is

WRONG!..The way we

treat our elders is a test

of faith. It has to do with

reverence for God. In

other words, we will

OLDER PEOPLE ARE TO BE PRIZED!

Rise in the presence

of the aged, show

respect for the

elderly and revere

your God. I am the

LORD. Leviticus

19:32 When was the

last time you saw some-

one stand up when a

Senior Adult came into

the room? I must con-

fess that I don’t always

do that. When was the

last time you noticed

someone rush past

someone using a walker

or a cane and almost

knock them down? You

might say, “That’s only

the teenagers that do

that. They don’t show

respect for anyone,

these days!” I’ve got

news for you! We

need to take a closer

look at this verse. God

equates respect for the

elderly with reverence

for God! Are we

teaching our younger

generations to revere

God? The disrespect

that happens when we

come to worship our

Almighty God, transfers

to how we treat our

elderly! John Piper says,

“There are tokens of

respect and demonstra-

tions of honor that belong

to older people, simply

because they are older.

God has granted them to

live long, and you shall

fear your God by honor-

ing the men and women

who have born His image

to old age...How?

Respectful postures.

Respectful forms of

address. Respectful

deference in sitting and

standing. Respectful

clothing. These are not

just arbitrary, old

fashioned manners and

customs. Customs of

respect and deference to

older people are rooted

in God and the fear of

God. And the loss of

prize older people the way

we should when we prize

God the way we should.

When you stand before an

older person, the issue is:

will God be revered in this

moment by the way I treat

this person?” When was

the last time the

person in our pulpit

encouraged us to

spend time with our

elderly and honor

them?

John Piper. © Desiring God.

Website: desiringGod.org

Inside this issue:

THIS COULD BE YOUR NEIGHBOR...

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SAVE THE DATE! 2

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

3

SILVER CORD MINISTRIES — KENYA?

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Contact Information and Mission Statement

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TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS

4

SILVER CORD CONNECTION

“Remember your Creator...before the Silver Cord is severed...and the dust

returns to the ground it came from…” Ecclesiastes 12

THIS COULD BE YOUR NEIGHBOR! HOW WILL YOU RESPOND?

with him, that God would

comfort him in his grief.

In every visit that I made with Gene, he would always have a list a mile long, of things for which he wanted me to pray. Somehow, he believed that God heard my prayers and answered them, even though he never wanted to take that leap and claim Jesus as his

Messiah.

Gene passed away, suddenly, on April 29th. We won’t know, until we get to Heaven, if Gene prayed to receive the True Messiah into his life, in those last moments. We

can only hope.

Are you waiting until the “time is right” to share your faith in Christ? Or, are you waiting until the “time is right” to turn your life over to Christ? DON’T WAIT! IT MIGHT BE

TOO LATE!

I met this special man, several years ago. He intrigued me! He was very friendly, from the start! Gene did not hesitate to let me know that he was Jewish

but he, also, desired Pastoral visits. We talked about many subjects, including Judaism and Christian-ity. He attended Chapel when he could and even visited other Bible Studies. He wanted to learn more about the Christian faith and the Bible. He helped me with my Hebrew Language Studies, but I could never quite get the hang of that difficult

language!

Gene never married, but had a few loves of his life. He didn’t have any children, either, but his immediate family meant the world to him! He shared with me some of the joys and sorrows of individuals in his family. Being Homebound, in these last few years, he seemed to be very lonely. Although he could talk your ear off on the phone or in person, I don’t think he ever got enough visits to satisfy his loneliness. For many years, he had a cat that was his Companion. Some even have called “Bro– Cat” his “soulmate.” When Bro took sick, Gene would ask me to pray for Bro. Finally, the day came that Bro died. Gene was devastated! I prayed

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SAVE THE DATE!

Very Special and Well-Known Speaker; Great

Music!

Tuesday evening, October 7th,

6:00 p.m.

1st Annual

Fundraiser

Dinner

A very special man! GOOD-BYE,

GENE!

More details to

come...

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

SILVER CORD MINISTRIES — KENYA?

phones and ink cartridges.

5) Please pass this newsletter on to anyone you think might be interested in hearing

about this ministry.

6) Can you give a tax-deductible financial gift? Secure online credit card donations:

www.silvercordministries.com

No internet? Send a check to:

SILVER CORD MINISTRIES

15363 Trillium Circle

Eden Prairie, MN 55344-1884

1) First, and foremost, PRAY! Pray for this ministry; pray that God will use our feeble efforts

for His glory!

2) Pray that God would provide the needed finances, as

soon as possible.

3) Do you have any used cell phones or ink cartridges? SILVER CORD MINISTRIES is recycling them for donations to this

ministry. You can either drop them off in a Bag, labeled SCM, at 15363 Trillium Circle; Eden Prairie, MN, or call to arrange a pick-up time. (If you see anyone of us in church, you can give them to us

there, too.)

4) Can you donate sermon tapes or CDs? You may donate these the same way you donate the cell

these special folks, the Lord was tugging on their hearts, more and more. The Lord was leading them to leave their current ministry and begin ministering to the Homebound Elderly — fulltime! They approached us about affiliating with Silver Cord Ministries, becoming a Branch

Office in Kenya. After

Yes, that’s right! Silver Cord Ministries has begun in Kenya! Meet Pastor Samuel and Prisca Wafula. We have known them for about one year, now. They have been in the ministry for several years and part of that ministry was to be training pastors. Last year, they found our website and we began

our relationship. Pastor Samuel and Prisca began visiting the Homebound Elderly in their community and were surprised and appalled at what they saw! They found the Elderly of Kenya were lonely and abandoned, contrary to what they had believed. As they began ministering to

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praying about this, the Board of Directors voted to accept them into our “family.” Please pray for them, as they venture out into this new and unique ministry. Pray for us, as we take on the Leadership Role of overseeing their ministry. This will mean that we are venturing into areas that the Lord

has yet to reveal to us.

Volume 1, Issue 2

SILVER CORD MINISTRIES exists to care for the spiritual needs of Homebound Seniors, to train others in the ministry to Homebound Seniors, and to create and send teams to aid ministries in other countries to care for the

spiritual needs of their own Homebound Seniors.

SERVICES AVAILABLE: Visiting with Homebound Seniors; Visiting Hospitalized Seniors; Anoint the Sick with Oil; Offer Holy Communion; Offer Senior-Specific Spiritual Resources; Offer End-of-Life Decision Counseling; Counsel/Encourage Families and Caregivers; Conduct Bible Studies; Officiate Worship Services in Senior Facilities; Officiate Funerals; Speak on the Importance of this Ministry

to your Church Group or other Small Group. SILVER CORD

MINISTRIES

SILVER CORD MINISTRIES 15363 Trillium Circle

Eden Prairie, MN 55344-1884

Phone: 612-532-0308 Fax: 800-417-0934

E-mail: ChaplainJudyM@aol.com

Serving the Spiritual Needs of the

Senior Adult Community

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