1992 Miracle Yearbook

Heathergreene I Community Ministries Heathergreene II Heathergreene I: Mindy Hughes, Jennifer 0/net/i, Angela Carson, Clinton Rice, Kevin Lindaberry. Heathergreene II: Jennifer Doak,Jackie Cordier, Jennifer Henry. The ministry at Heathergreene provides studentsofCedarvilleCollegethechance to make an impact and build a founda- tion oftrustand respect with another per- son. Heathergreene is a residence home fortheelderly.Manyofthese peoplerarely Bristol House,located in Springfield, Ohio, is another one of the ministries that is avail- able to Cedarville stu- dents.The Bristol House is a Nursing Home for the elderly and the team visits withthe resi- dents once a week, one on one,to minis- ter to them. They do this by talking, listen- ing and beingafriend to the residents. Mary Birley, the ministry leader, believes that thegoalofthis ministry team is to be a testi- mony for the Lord to the residents. 'Julie Mulder Cranky old Edna Johnson cracked a 97 year old smileas I informed herthat wemustgooutsideto pre- view spring this warm, bright February Saturday on which Cedarville stu- dents visited. Except for checkups at the hospital nextdoor,she had barely left her fourth floor room atSt.John'sinfive months. Bad weather,frailty, and loneliness had kept her in previously,but nottoday. I hunted down a wheel- chairand away we went, buzzing down the hall as nurses exclaimed, "Johnson! Where are you headed?" She would an swer: "The devil doesn't want me,God's not ready for me,buttoday I'm going outside." We wheeled and whirled all over St. John's pretty Bristol House 36 7 Ministries