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H2H Lifeline What does discipleship mean to you and are you working for The Lord? Everyone is called to serve or be Disciples. Yes that means you, now Jesus is the son of God He had disciples Follow Him ,Who did Jesus Learn from Where did his teachings come from God & Jesus passed it on to the All who followed Him .
Hearts & what it takes to be a Disciple & faithful & Obedient. Here is the one thing Jesus Can Hire you He also can fire you. Its needs to be about Him.
John 12:26 Jesus said whoever serves me must follow me and where I am my servant also will be my father will honor the one who serves.
Mathew 16; 24; 25 Jesus said to His disciples if anyone would come after me he must deny himself and take up the cross and follow me for whoever wants to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for me will find it.
When the Lord ask me to follow Him & Start Heart 2 Heart I did have second thoughts unto Jesus showed me it was for Him Not Me & that's what some do not get that when god calls you, that's a privilege & here is the thing He calls those who want to serve because he knows the
I will be Honest & this goes out to some Pastors who do it for the wrong reason the prosperity of Money Big House Cars & when you do that. Note Jesus can replace you. I seen it happen for the Work of God is for the Lords Purpose only to save the Sinners & take them to
eternal life if you are doing it for any other Reason than for the Glory of God that is Wrong And God will Call you Out!! John 8:12 When Jesus Spoke again to the people He said I am the Light of the world whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. Jesus Said whoever follows me. Ministry's churches missions it is about Jesus we just celebrated Resurrection Day where Jesus Gave all on the Cross, Now if you read the word of God. You know in Mathew where it says he went into the Temple what did he do when He Seen those who had things for sale in his house ? He pushed the Tables over Why? Because it is a place of worship not a place of Profit. I Don t want you to misunderstand but let’s take a look at Mega Churches with Sub Shops Coffee Shop's Book Stores Look they hated Jesus for speaking the truth & that is all I doing
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speaking truth . Are we going to Church for the Word of God or the pleasure of life think about it if Jesus Stood in front of you He says the same thing, to you it might be better you take what He says under advisement . Job: 38:11 If they Obey Him and serve Him they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and there years in contentment Now let me say it Again it’s about Jesus! the Word prosperity in the Lord yes Ministry's & churches have bills but be wise on How you Grow And Go to the Lord for He Does take care of your needs & Ministry's needs Understand what Discipleship means what following Jesus Means Look there is and you will be accountable for everything we Do. You as a person No Matter what you do if its serving as a politician or serving for someone safety or being a Pastor or Minister you are held to a higher standard to Jesus and you should never forget that So if you are following Jesus and you are called to be a disciple give it your all Jesus Gave His all to You! Rev Jerry lee Williams
I want to give you a scenario. You’re 22 years old – it’s already attractive to many of you isn’t it? You do well at school and head off to Uni. You work hard and do so well that even before you finish your uni course you land a plum job in a merchant bank. You work hard in your new job and life is looking pretty good. One day your boss calls you into the office and greets you with the words, “We’ve decided to terminate your employment. Your work isn’t good enough, you’re a bit too different and you don’t fit in with the others.” That’s what happened to a young Australian by the name of Brett Kelly. Brett’s world came tumbling in on him. This was the first time in his life anything had gone really wrong. He lost his confidence in himself, lost all sense of purpose and direction, and slipped into a routine of getting up late, watching the Midday show and wasting the afternoon. Then one day Kerrie Ann Kennerly turned Brett’s life around. Sitting there day after day watching the Midday show Brett noticed Kerrie Ann’s passion for her job, the way she so obviously enjoyed what she was doing, and gained so much energy from it. “That’s what I want” he said to himself – “that type of energy, that type of passion.” But how? Where could he find it? How could he learn to have that type of success? He had no answers but he figured people who were successful in
their chosen career probably did. So he made up a list of prominent people he admired – from rock stars like Peter Garrett, to political leaders like Bob Hawke and Jeff Kennett, to entertainers like HG Nelson. The idea was to interview them, discover their secrets, then publish the interviews in a book. When he got through all his interviews Brett was startled at what he learned about success. Brett had always thought that success in work and life would come from skill and talent and so he had chased qualifications, skills, and experience. What he found was that the one thing all the people he interviewed shared was the ability to build high quality relationships. You want to know the title of his book? Collective Wisdom. Rev. Miller
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10 Essential Health Tips for seniors From baby boomers to senior boomers: 10 tips to keep you healthy and fit The first waves of baby boomers are turning 65 years old this 5. Prevent falls. We become vulnerable to falls as we age. Prevent falls and injury by removing loose carpet or throw year and becoming “senior boomers” and Medicare-eligible. rugs. Keep paths clear of electrical cords and clutter, and In fact, more than 10,000 baby boomers a day are now turnuse night-lights in hallways and bathrooms. Did you know ing 65—that’s one every eight seconds, a pattern expected to that people who walk barefoot fall more frequently? Wear continue for the next 19 years. shoes with good support to reduce the risk of falling. Happily, aging is different now than it was for our parents 6. Stay up-to-date on immunizations and other health and grandparents. Today, there are more people living longer screenings. By age 50, women should begin mammograthan at any other time in history. In fact, boomers will numphy screening for breast cancer. Men can be checked for ber 78 million by 2030. “This generation, associated with prostate cancer. Many preventive screenings are available. social change including the civil rights and anti-war moveThose who are new to Medicare are entitled to a “Welcome ments in the 1960s, has another important cause—staying to Medicare” visit and all Medicare members to an annual healthy,” says soon-to-be 65-year-old Arthur Hayward, MD, wellness visit. Use these visits to discuss which preventaa geriatrician and clinical lead physician for Kaiser Permative screenings and vaccinations are due. nente. “We need to become activists in promoting healthful 7. Prevent skin cancer. As we age, our skin grows thinner; behaviors and try our best to remain active and healthy the it becomes drier and less elastic. Wrinkles appear, and cuts rest of our lives.” and bruises take longer to heal. Be sure to protect your skin How to do it? Dr. Hayward recommends these 10 easy health from the sun. Too much sun and ultraviolet rays can cause tips for seniors to help baby boomers live longer and thrive: skin cancer. 8. Get regular dental, vision and hearing checkups. Your 1. Quit smoking. Take this critical step to improve your teeth and gums will last a lifetime if you care for them health and combat aging. Smoking kills by causing cancer, properly—that means daily brushing and flossing and getstrokes and heart failure. Smoking leads to erectile dysfuncting regular dental checkups. By age 50, most people notice tion in men due to atherosclerosis and to excessive wrinchanges to their vision, including a gradual decline in the kling by attacking skin elasticity. Many resources are availability to see small print or focus on close objects. Common able to help you quit. eye problems that can impair vision include cataracts and 2. Keep active. Do something to keep fit each day— glaucoma. Hearing loss occurs commonly with aging, often something you enjoy that maintains strength, balance and due to exposure to loud noise. flexibility and promotes cardiovascular health. Physical 9. Manage stress. Try exercise or relaxation techniques— activity helps you stay at a healthy weight, prevent or conperhaps meditation or yoga—as a means of coping. Make trol illness, sleep better, reduce stress, avoid falls and look time for friends and social contacts and fun. Successful copand feel better, too. ing can affect our health and how we feel. Learn the role of 3. Eat well. Combined with physical activity, eating nutripositive thinking. tious foods in the right amounts can help keep you healthy. 10. Fan the flame. When it comes to sexual intimacy and Many illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, high blood aging, age is no reason to limit your sexual enjoyment. pressure, type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis, can be prevented or controlled with dietary changes and exercise. Cal- Learn about physical changes that come with aging and get suggestions to help you adjust to them, if necessary. cium and vitamin D supplements can help women prevent osteoporosis. 4. Maintain a healthy weight. Extra weight increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. Use the Kaiser Permanente BMI (body mass index) calculator to find out what you should weigh for your height. Get to your healthy weight and stay there by eating right and keeping active. Replace sugary drinks with water—water is calorie free!
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12 Tips for Elderly Disaster Preparedness (Continued)‌ When a major disaster occurs, your community and your family's lives can change in an instant. When natural disasters, such as floods, fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis and nuclear power plant explosions strike, they affect thousands of people every year. Equally as dangerous and unexpected are man-made threats: bombs, terrorist attacks and chemical warfare. Here are some precautions to take to prepare your family, including elderly loved ones, for a disaster. 7. Make Emergency Contact Cards Complete an emergency contact and health card for each family member and keep the cards handy in a wallet, purse, backpack, etc. Include information about medications, adaptive equipment, blood type, allergies, immunizations, and communication difficulties, as well as emergency contact information. 8. Learn CPR
Personal Care Assistance: If your parent receives assistance from a home healthcare agency, find out how they respond to an emergency. Designate backup or alternative providers that you can contact in an emergency. Wheelchairs: If your parent is in a wheelchair or has mobility problems, plan for how he or she will evacuate and discuss it with your care providers. If you use a motorized wheelchair, have a manual wheelchair as a backup. Blind or visually Impaired: Keep an extra cane by the bed and attach a whistle to it. Remind your parent to exercise caution when moving, as paths may have become obstructed. Hearing Impaired: Keep extra batteries for hearing aids with emergency supplies. Store hearing aids in a container attached to the senior's nightstand or bedpost, so they can be located quickly after a disaster. 12. Plan for Pets Keep a phone list of pet-friendly hotels/motels, veterinarians and animal shelters that are along your evacuation routes.
Make sure that at least one member of your household is trained in first aid and CPR and knows how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). 9. Check Fire Extinguishers Keep fire extinguishers in many rooms and mark your calendar with their expiration dates so you can recharge or replace them as needed. 10. Make Copies of Important Papers Duplicate important documents -- such as passport, drivers license, social security card, wills, deeds, financial statements, insurance information, marriage license and prescriptions -- and keep copies off-site, either in a safety deposit box or with someone you trust. 11. Consider an Elder's Special Needs Elders and people with disabilities must take additional precautions.
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thing that hit me most about my
cal equipment and helped
brother was how big his heart
many people. That's the way
was for others. When his father
Jamie would have wanted to be
was ill, he stayed with his father
remembered.
The Big Heart Foundation
to take care of him and did so
is in Memory of Jamie J. Wil-
until his father’s death. Even at
liams
times of of sickness and death in
Born July 1971
others lives Jamie would be
Died January 7th, 2010
there to lift them up!
The Big Heart Foundation was created for Jamie in March of 2010. Our office is located at 1148 Biddle Ave. in Wyandotte, Michigan 48192 Office phone number is 313-573-0067
Let me tell you why we started the Big Heart Foundation. Jamie was trying to get on SSI and if he needed something like medicine or anything else it was a very
The second year we had given out more than three hundred pieces of medical equipment to those in need. In the early part of 2011, we had partnered both Heart to Heart & Melvindale Fire Department to give out medical equipment to those in need.
complicated process with endless amounts of red tape and paperwork. No matter what he still would just carry onward. He may not have been a rich man,
Jamie was the youngest brother
but he never looked for a hand
of a family of seven and the
out. With him having so many
brother of Rev Jerry L Williams.
illnesses it was like the govern-
In the final years of Jamie's life he struggled with his health and
ment did not care for him and to them he was just a number.
spent a lot of time in the hospi-
In the first year we received
tal's. Even though he would be
many wheel chairs, walkers,
Sick he would always make oth- potty chairs, scooters and canes. ers smile and had the biggest
The first year we gave out over
heart he was a big guy but the
one hundred pieces of medi-
The Fire Department who works Hard to save lives also has teamed up with H2H to make sure others needs are met! There is an application you
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K 9 Compassionate Care was Created when we seen the difference a K9 can make in those that are sick or elderly. When a service Dog Comes up to them , & makes there Day Far better this brings us one step closer to joy and our mission. Overseen by Rev Jerry L Williams Trooper’s owner is Angela Kessy. Trooper is a golden retriever who is the dog who does much of the work. Trooper is 6 years old and he has the gift of knowing when others are down, sick depressed & sometimes he knows when someone may be leaving us. Trooper is a well trained dog. Once you put that vest on he knows it is time for work & is eager to do so. Trooper’s duties are emergency visits to hospitals. Trooper also goes to nursing homes on Thursday’s & Friday’s where he greets everyone at the Heart to Heart Bible study. When the Pastor Prays Trooper knows when to jump up & pray with the Pastor. He also sits there through the study & goes to greet everyone when he comes & goes. A lot of time those who are terminally ill’s family will call the K9 team & he will just sit there to comfort that person. Sometimes he visits first responder's as well. Troopers hobbies are running, toys watching TV and being with those he loves. Trooper is one of a kind. We also have Dexter who is three years old. Dexter has worked on & off with us over the past year. We are looking for More Dogs to assist us in our mission. For more info please visit our web site or contact our ministry’s office number.
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The senior Talk Line For more information, to sponsor us, or volunteer was started in the beplease email: ginning of 2016. Dmiller@h2hmin.com Founded by Rev. Daniel Miller. Heart to Heart Ministries is a 501 3c Non Profit . The minis“I will always remember our first call taken on try works with hospitals and nursing homes to not the Senior Talk Line. I had answered the phone only bring the word of God to those who have with one of our friendly greetings and in return been forgotten, lonely, and depressed but to pro- was told I AM DYING. That night I spent over 2 vide comfort. Over those 7+ years Rev. Miller hours on the phone talking with someone who not noticed time and time again that the people he has only was scared of the future but also who was met along his journey have been left in the hospi- alone and had no one else to talk to about what tals, nursing homes or left in a small apartment was going on. Since then our first caller calls with absolutely no one to talk to. This is a major back once a week and has been doing well not problem not only in the State of Michigan, only emotionally but in her health. She has Hope Kentucky, Alabama, and Ohio but all over the and a friend she knows is just a call away. “ world. Daniel Miller ~Program Director We are a small group of volunteers who want to see nothing more than the smile on the face of the seniors we come in contact with no matter where we are or how we come in contact. It's about doing the right thing and being there for those who have no one else. We are a small call center planned to have 6 phone lines and a small office based out of Lexington, KY where Pastor Miller lives and works. Our hours may vary based on availability of volunteers and office hours which will be posted. Aside from our call center our web site will have a chat option on it for those who are more technically inclined. It is with a good heart that we move forward in taking care of the elderly in our communities. We may be a small start but it's the small things that can make a big difference in someone's life.
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Nestled in the heart of a quaint college town, Altercare of Big Rapids is a skilled nursing facility providing transitional, long-term and Alzheimer’s and dementia care. We boast comfy rooms and pride ourselves in our rehabilitation outcomes. Our rehabilitation services encompass physical therapy to regain strength; occupational therapy to develop daily living skills; and speech therapy to restore communication skills. Altercare of Big Rapids has a tenured staff that includes RNs, as well as a wound care certified nurse, allowing us to care for the higher acuity patient.
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We are a ministry with many programs, like the big Heart Foundation & K9 Compassion Team. All of these ministries need funding to survive.
– When you are sad, call on John 14 – When you don’t feel loved, call on Romans 8:38-39 – When you have sinned, call on 1 John 1:8-9 – When you are facing danger, call on Psalm 91
The Big Heart foundation Gives Hundreds of items including medical equipment out yearly. We rent a space in a warehouse every month & The K9 Team needs Funding to keep dogs certified & cared for.
– When people have failed you, call on Psalm 27 – When God feel far from you, call on Psalm 139 – When your faith needs encouraging, call on Hebrews 11 – When you are scared, call on Psalm 23
We also have other expenses just to keep operating each year. I'm positive that we can keep this Ministry moving forward with your Love & support.
– When you are worried, call on Matthew 6:25-34
If you would like to Give to this Ministry Please visit our online donation portal by clicking the following link: Online Secure Donation Portal
– When you are suffering, call on Romans 8:18-30
We are a 501(c)3 Tax-Deductible Organization. Please Help us Help the Elderly & Sick.
– When you are hurt, call on Colossians 3:12-17 – When you feel no one is on your side, call on Romans 8:31-39 – When you are seeking rest, call on Matthew 11:25-30
– When you feel you’re failing, call on Psalm 121 – When you pray, call on Matthew 6:9-13 – When you need courage, call on Joshua 1 – When you are in need, call on Philippians 4:19 – When you are hated because of your faith, call on John 15 – When you are losing hope, call on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 – When you are seeking peace, call on John 14:27 – When you want to do good works, call on John 15 – When you want to live a happy life, call on Colossians 3:12-17 – When you don’t understand what God is doing, call on Isaiah 55:8-9
Co-Founder of Heart to Heart & Founder of Big Heart foundation Sincerely
– When you want to get along with others, call on Romans 12:9-21
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