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Wounded Warriors Update
0 CommentsSheilagh Leo wrote in with this very encouraging report on the Wounded Warriors ministry that serves a bimonthly luncheon for approximately 100 of the patients, families and staff on the surgical floor of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Praise God for this faithful work and all those who are participating! —Mark Mitchell
We have been able to bless and encourage many over the past 12 months as we have provided luncheon to the staff, patients and families. Thank you all for your faithful support. We currently have 40 people in this ministry who do the following: Most give $20 or more monthly; some shop twice a month for the food; some bake delicious homemade desserts; and most help prepare, set up and serve the luncheon twice a month at the hospital.
It is always humbling when a young man in his early 20s with missing limbs in a wheelchair says “thank you” for such a simple thing that we do, or a parent is so grateful just to have a fresh meal (but doesn’t have to leave their son for very long to get it).We have been able to listen to and try to encourage many parents and young wives that share in tears what their son/husband is going through during their time at the hospital. Please continue to pray for the staff at the Medical Center as they diligently serve and care for the families and the patients.
Here’s what one of the people who participates in the ministry wrote me about the December 24 luncheon: ‘We experienced another inspiring time of serving the wounded warriors ... My brother and his fiancee came this time too. It was touching to see my brother reach out to befriend these wounded soldiers and try to talk and get to know them and also give them his own money and candy canes he brought and say, “Thanks for serving.” I walked the halls of the hospital with one wounded soldier holding an IV drip machine while he got some exercise. He couldn’t eat solid foods and was real weak. He said how grateful he was to our church for caring so much! The team did its usually great job of doing food prep and having the sandwiches ready to go. Glad to be a part of this great ministry.
Monthly donations to support the Wounded Warriors luncheons may be dropped off on Sundays with the church receptionist.
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