1992 Miracle Yearbook

Dayton Mental Health Center P Steve Cook AHELPING HAND at the Knights of Pythias Nursing Home. Community Ministries "For the Lord does not see as man sees: for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (I Samuel 16:7). For Cedarville College's ministry team visiting the Dayton Mental Health Center each week, this renewed "vision" is vital. Because of society's insensitivity and cruelty toward the mentally ill, many are left alone and hurting. Cedarville's team,as the DMHC motto states,attempts to "see the person and not the illness." Looking at these needy people as God Toward Indepen- dence is an organiza- tion where mentally retarded people are taught "semi-inde- pendent living" in homesthroughoutthe county. Cedarvillestu- dents visit three ofthe homes in the area; while there, they are able to do variousac- tivities with the resi- dents such as watch television,playgames, talk,and spend qual- itytimein variousother ways. This is a great opportunitytoserve in the community. 'Julie Mulder With Jodi Woodhams' leading them, the members of the Greenewood Manor Christian min- istry team minister weekly to the resi- dents of this nursing home. Because the residents have very few visitors,the need for students to visit regularly is very im- portant. Relation- ships of friendship and trust develop andstudents"adopt'' Toward Independence I347 Ministries