Dallas
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June 8, 2010
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Dallas Volunteers: Reliant and Confident
By Jesse Stroup, Director of Spiritual Care, Dallas
At
workshops, through notes, emails, and in conversations
our Dallas volunteers often hear this encouraging
message, “And so we know and rely on the love
God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love
lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love
is made complete among us so that we will have confidence
on the day of judgment, because in this world we
are like him.” I John 4:16 We are asking God
to increase our capacity to receive his love and
share it as we are among one another and by the
bedside of patients.
These
are our new hospital volunteers: Winston Brown,
Bill Garrett, Mary Ogilvie, Genell Walker, Dottie
and Fred White, and Pat and Bill Wallis. We have
been accepted by a new hospital, Texas Health Presbyterian
Plano, giving Lifeline a presence in nine metroplex
hospitals. We look forward to the June 8th Lifeline
Chaplaincy Benefit Dinner. For many, it is like
a reunion for volunteers and supporters.
I
hear positive reports from patients about extra
things volunteers do for them. For example, the
wife of a chronically ill patient told me of the
wonderful books volunteer Karen Fogelman brought
to her. A four year Lifeline volunteer at Parkland
Hospital, Lar Doyle, recently moved to Reserve,
NM, to preach for a congregation. We will miss Lar,
and ask God to bless those hearers of the Word with
our Father’s love that Lar shared here in Dallas.
Dallas
and Tarrant County joined forces in training workshops.
We have had excellent numbers of partcipants in
our recent workshops (Advanced Listening Skills
& Creating a Healing Community). Some of our
seasoned volunteers are helping in the training.
Recently these volunteers presented
at workshops: Carolyn Anthony, Sandra Guerry, Linda
Hearne, Paul Phillips, and Mark Edwards.
As
we accept and grow in the love God has for us, we
also go about His business with confidence because
in this world we are like him!
Who
are Dallas volunteers? 
