NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY SERVICE
Meditation All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity... The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands... If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Deuteronomy 28: 2, 11a, 12, 13
Seeds of Hope NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY SERVICE
September 2008 Meet Wassim Jeries. Wassim is a student
Sometimes we seem to argue with God, trying to compromise or negotiate on which blessings He should give us and when He should give them. We would perhaps like the earthly ones first and the spiritual ones later in life, assuming that they contradict each other and that we know best how to have an abundant life. Our heavenly Father wants to give us all of them, according to His promises and in the way most suitable for us. He is glad to give because this declares His glory and when we have enough wisdom and faith, we see the harmony between our enjoyment and prosperity and His glory. Then we can truly join with St Paul in Ephesians 1:3 and say “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ”. Cameelia Anton Cameelia has been a social worker at the Hospital since 2005. Her work with people in distress often opens doors to speak about God’s love and mercy.
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Wassim works at the Hospital, while he also trains to be a nurse
lee and both his parents work at the Hospital too. Wassim writes: “I love studying and working at a Christian hospital where I can share my faith by reflecting God’s love and care for all. It is important for me to witness to others by helping and serving because God calls us to
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be servants. I pray always that the light of the
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Lord will shine in this hospital for all to see
Mr. Joseph Main EMMS Nazareth Laurel Gables Claude Street Hetton Le Hole DH5 0AU United Kingdom You can also e-mail at: Joseph@emms-nazareth.org SuheilBathish@nazhosp.com Or call in the UK +44 (0) 191 645 0643 And in the USA (301) 93 EMMS-N
2007/2008 Chaplaincy Appeal Update: To see how much we have raised towards our target of £23,475 please visit our website at www.emms-nazareth.org To date this amount stands at £3, 714.75
and be a source of peace and healing for all those who are experiencing difficulties, to the glory of His Name.”
If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. 1 Peter 4: 11 Please pray for Wassim as he studies and works at the Hospital, that he may truly reflect God’s light in the midst of this busy department and at school.