The Latest News from
His Branches
The Pregnancy Care Center of Rochester (PCC)
On December 3, 2004, 30 potential volunteers gathered in the conference room
at His Branches to discuss the possibilities of joining in the effort to
establish the new PCC. We were overwhelmed by the response and are
thrilled with the level of interest and passion for this issue. In January
we will hold our very first training for the new PCC in which anyone interested
in volunteering as a counselor will be able to receive formalized training
through the help and leadership of Dee Skelton and the Palmyra Care Net
office. Dates for the training are as follows:
January 8, 15, 22, 29 (Saturdays) and all times are 12-4 pm. The
location will be at His Branches unless otherwise noted.
Other training dates are already being discussed so stay in touch if you miss
the first one. Please call 235-9000 with any questions and we look
forward to hearing from all of you!
The disturbing reality that is driving our passion is that 1 in 2.5 reported
pregnancies (388 reported) in the zip code 14619 (our zip code!) ends in
abortion. That's nearly 50%! The number is staggering and the
surrounding zip codes are not much better. As an organization that stands
for pro-life, represents Christ in our community, and has the experience and
ability to address this issue with medically sound services and advice, we
want to make a difference. The larger dream is to grow into a
comprehensive service that addresses the needs of families, adults and children
in a program that is an alternative to the leading abortion providers in the
region. This will include the counseling and support services that have
been in plan for several months now and will also rely on a growing network of
strong and supportive ministries in the neighborhood. With the trainings
in January, we expect to be available for service in February with a plan to
ramp up for a July hiring of our first paid staff.
If you have interest in this area or want to help in a tangible way, please contact
us or you can even donate online! Give us a
call as soon as possible to discuss your alternatives!
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New parking lot, green space completed!
The development of our parking space is finally FINISHED!
Ground was broken Saturday
8/21/04 and we declared victory on November 1! We have been waiting for over three
years to see this project come together! The
final mural as pictured below will not be started until spring.
However, we have a brand new door, new lighting and a new parking lot from
which to enter and exit the building. Praise the Lord for His will being
accomplished in this process. And, the entire project is paid for!
Praise the Lord for His provision!!! If anyone is interested in using our
newly accessible conference room for meetings, please do not hesitate to give us
a call! We have done most of the landscaping (although it still looks a
little brown) and look forward to seeing many new tulips and daffodils come up
in the spring.
One idea for our proposed mural
We would like to specifically recognize the donated material and
time offered by Countryside Flower Farm, The Garden Factory, Susan
Morehouse's brother Tom Lowry, and Davey Tree and Landscape. Thank you as
well to all those who offered their prayers along the way. The finished
product is great!
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Prayer Chapel Completed!!
Under the passion and leadership of Susan Morehouse, the prayer
chapel at His Branches has finally reached completion. We were wonderfully
blessed to have a volunteer group known as Jacobs Ladder come and put in
recessed lighting and do some final painting for us. The Chapel is a cornerstone aspect to what is being developed as part
of the strategic prayer initiative of His Branches, Inc.
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Grace Family Medicine Associates News
Under the guidance of our new Executive Director, Scott Sittig, we are
actively in the process of establishing the services offered by the
physicians at Grace Family
Medicine Associates
as a Diagnostic and Treatment Facility under Article 28 of
New York's Public Health Law, a
designation that will help us to expand the scope of the clinical care we offer to
better serve the needs of the community. The doctors in the practice are at full
capacity and yet are receiving multiple requests for expansion of their services
to new patients. In conjunction with a major transition to a new software
package that keeps charts entirely electronically, the office is really
"hopping"! Please pray that we will have God's
wisdom and favor as we pursue the Article 28 license and make decisions for how
to grow and expand our services. As of the end of 2004, the application
will be in the hands of the State for review by the various departments and we
ask for the Lord's favor with each and every one!
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Dr. Daniel Fountain to Visit Rochester
Dr. Daniel Fountain, MD, MPH, will be presenting a three-day workshop in the Greater Rochester area on
"
Caring for the Whole
Person" and will be the speaker at our Breakfast on January 22 on the last day of the workshop. The course will be open to pastors, counselors, and health professionals in our region with 21 hours of CME credit offered to physicians who complete the entire course. Dr. Fountain is the author of numerous books in English and French on community health, primary health care, and care for the whole person and served as a missionary physician in Kenya for 35 years before returning to the States where he is currently the Director of the
Center for Global Health at
King College.
Click here to view the
Workshop
Schedule.
Click here for a PDF
Brochure and
Registration
Form.
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Winter Christian Physicians Breakfast
Dr. Fountain’s workshop will be overlapping with our regularly scheduled
Winter Breakfast
on Saturday, January 22, when he will be sharing with our whole group on the topic of “Anger and the Healing Power of Forgiveness.” This will be a wonderful opportunity to fellowship with colleagues and students from the entire region.
Please mark your calendars for these events and sign up
now!
NOTE: To accommodate the schedule of the Workshop, the Breakfast will be starting at 8:00 am instead of the usual time.
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