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WE SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THE ADULT FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT IF WE MAY,
ALONE IF WE MUST,
BUT ALWAYS WITH THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST.

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PO Box 73
Armada, MI 48005

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How many people are usually at a group home?
2. How many staff are there?
3. What exactly do you do at a service/your time there?
4. Do the residents go on field trips?
5. Where do most of the residents go during the day?
6. What's the best part of the ministry in your eyes?
7. If the residents could verbalize it, what do you think they find most valuable to them?
8. What's your vision for this ministry?


1. How many people are usually at an Adult Foster Care home?

Currently I am in homes large enough to serve 50 people and as small as to serve just 6 people. However, each home will vary in size greatly concerning the number of residents that they serve.

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2. How many staff are there?

I believe the state mandates that there is 1 staff per 10 residents depending on the type and functionality of the residents that are served by a particular home.

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3. What exactly do you do at a service/your time there?

Our service is broken into 3 periods of 15 minutes each. For the first 15 minutes we worship with prayer and song, for the next 15 minutes is worship through the proclamation of the Bible, and the final 15 minutes is reserved for fellowship.

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4. Do the residents go on field trips?

Residents do go on field trips but I have noticed that these field trips are labor intensive and do not happen all the time - however, it seems to me that the residents who are mobile do get out at least once a month.

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5. Where do most of the residents go during the day?

Some residents get to go out for a daily workshop while most stay at their homes. There is a need for a general activity center for many residents who do not qualify for other workshops but as of right now no such activity center exists. Many people's daily lives revolve around the television and snack time.

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6. What's the best part of the ministry in your eyes?

The best part are the relationships that I am able to develop with the residents and the staff. I am able to visit with them and present a God to them that loves them and is not at all petty as is too often how God is portrayed.

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7. If the residents could verbalize it, what do you think they find most valuable to them?

Most of the residents do verbalize their appreciation to me for coming in each week and visiting with them. Early on there was one lady (who was the volunteer usher of the service) thanked me for coming because doing so helped her to remember what day of the week that it was.

I have very few residents who are completely unable to communicate. It may be as slight as a hint of recognition in a person's eye or as imperceptible as something other than a grimace but as I build relationships with the residents each week I learn how they communicate -sort of like how my wife knows that one of my children is not feeling well by just how their eyes sparkle a little less on a certain day.

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8. What's your vision for this ministry?

My vision is that the people of God would take the love of Jesus to the residents who are unable to get out of their homes to go to their local church.

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Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012

 


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