2.09.2009

Donate Button Problem Resolved

The problem with our Donate Button had been resolved. If you have any questions, you may contact me. t_strain@bellsouth.net

2.06.2009

Important Announcement 2/6/09

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our "Donate Now" access. We expect this issue to be resolved in the next few days. Donations can be mailed to The Pool of Siloam at 4140 Greenwood Rd. Shreveport, LA 71109.

We apologise for any inconvenience this temporary problem has caused. Bless you.

In Memory of our dear friend and sister, Elizabeth Gail Munson

From Courier-Journal
MUNSON, ELIZABETH GAIL, 53, went to live with her Heavenly Father on February 3, 2009, from her home in Louisville. She was a financial analyst with Anthem WellPoint, and a member of St. Matthews United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Greg; son, Jacob Miller; step- daughters, Katie Munson and Heather Larkins; and granddaughter, Millie Larkins, of Louisville; parents, Earnest and Jeannette Brooks, of Walker, LA; sister, Teddie Pike (Craig), of Baton Rouge, LA; brother, Gary Brooks (Mary), of Phoenix, AZ; sisters, Brenda Brooks and Debbie Hodges, of Walker, LA; niece, Ashley Pike Vallot (Dan), of Denham Springs, LA; great-nephews, Brantley Barnes, Braden Vallot, Seth Foreman; great-niece, Addie Vallot; sisters-in-law, Terry Strain, of Shreveport, LA and Amy Bednar, of Cleburne, TX. Preceded in death by her niece, Amber Pike Foreman. The family extends a special thank you to everyone at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, Dr. Robert Palmer-Ball, Dr. Don Stephens, Kelly White ARNP, Lisa Vish ARNP, Rhonda Howard ARNP, Dr. Craig Deweese, Dr. David Petruska, Dr. Mark Cornett, Dr. Stephanie Wagner, Dr. Mary Helen Davis, Elizabeth Archer-Nanda ARNP, their nurses and staff, Hosparus of Louisville, especially Jessica and Cheri, Dr. Malik Zulfiqar, and the entire staff of the Cancer Center at Norton Suburban Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at noon Saturday, at Pearsons' 149 Breckenridge Lane, with visitation 4-7 p.m. Friday. Visitation, services, and interment will thereafter take place at Seale Funeral Home in Denham Springs, LA. In lieu of flowers for the Louisville services, Gail suggested memorial gifts to the Pool of Siloam medical ministry, with information available at www.poolofsiloam.org

We are celebrating her life and know that she is rejoicing in heaven. Our prayers remain with her family.

Bednar Clan on a Mission

Bednar Clan on a Mission
the Bednar family of Cleburne, Texas spent the day volunteering at the clinic. Amy took over nursing duties and lab draws, former Navy medic Dave helped with vitals and intake and the rest of the clan worked in the food bank and pharmacy.

ELEVATOR SPEECH

The Pool of Siloam Medical Ministry and Free Clinic is a non-profit faith-based organization created to share the Love of Jesus through ministry to the medically underserved. We believe that by building Christ-centered relationships built on mutual trust and respect and by providing our patients with tools of education, screening, medication assistance, medical supplies, equipment, counseling and accessible excellent health and dental care, we can empower them to take better care of themselves. Our services include free adult medical care, women's health clinic, mental health counseling and lab testing. Through our diabetic program, we provide routine diabetic eye exams and limb and wound evaluation. Our Breathe Free Program provides pulmonary function screening, medications, nebulizers, oxygen, CPAP and BiPAP equipment where indicated for cardiopulmonary patients. In partnership with other ministries at the New Room, we are able to provide meals, food and clothing. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings, we join our friends from Hope for the Homeless to make rounds on the streets and in encampments to provide care and first aid.

With the exception of an Executive Director / Clinician, an Administrative Director and a counselor funded by the Methodist District, we are staffed by volunteers who provide hundreds of hours of service. We are housed by rental agreement in the New Room, an outreach mission center of Grace Community, a United Methodist congregation. We are funded by grants, gifts and in-kind donations. Your support makes it possible for us to continue to provide services for our patients.



Living by the Clock

to live each day without regret
to move to the tick of a finite clock
to live each day as if it were the last
before you stand before your God

to imagine that the person you love
might be gone tomorrow
that the moment for reconciliation
may be lost

that the friend not met
might have been your soul-mate
that the child left behind
might never be found

that the word not spoken
might have been someone’s salvation
that the life not saved
might have saved the world

that the wound not dressed
might fester and kill
that the path not taken
might have led to home

that the call not answered
might have been the voice of God
to live each day
as if it was your last

to celebrate each Sabbath in rest
like your life depended on it