Tuesday, December 16, 2014


                          International Christian Hospice

                                                       Newsletter:  December,  2014

                                                                      New Website is Up!

                                                                      www.ichospice.org    

 

Greetings to all our friends and family!  “Oh come let us adore Him!”  as we remember the Advent of our Savior into our world to bring us His message of redemption, peace and hope! 

 

Please join us in heartfelt thanksgiving to God as International Christian Hospice celebrates the completion of our eleventh year of ministry.   Here is a list of some of the milestones we are remembering:

 

·        ICH ministry presence in 12 countries worldwide

·        7 missionaries on staff  (1 new associate to be introduced)

·         10,000 +  pastors, volunteers and medical staff equipped with ICH training

·        22 teams joined us in international ministry trips

·        2 vehicles worn out in Central America but no accidents (smile)

·        1000+ Bibles distributed

·        Unknown number of people who have trusted Christ as a result of ICH work worldwide
 
  •     To date 8569 views of our Bog world wide
 

May all this be to our gracious God’s praise and for the His Kingdom!


 

 

Fall news 2014

 

September - On a personal note, we said good bye to Ron’s mother as she passed away in September.  Thank you to each of you who upheld us in prayer during this time.  It was a blessing to have cared for her in our home for ten months.  Ron and our whole family miss her but have great comfort knowing she is at peace and experiencing joy in the Lord’s presence!   We have been on the receiving end of hospice care through the past few years as death and grief has touched our lives personally.  God is using these precious experiences to keep the passion alive within us for ICH ministry!  He gives us comfort so that we can comfort others….2 Corinthians 1:3-4. 

 

Susan & Ron at our home with Ron's Mom, Augusta died Sept. 17, 2014
October- It was a delight to have a reunion with longtime friends from Biltmore Baptist Church in N.C.  Randy and Diana Foote and Mike and Pat Whiteside spent a precious time of fellowship and encouragement with us in October.   We go way back to “pre ICH days” as we served with them on a mission team to Guatemala.   God has interwoven all of our lives with Alyce Gillam who is the Missions Director at Lexington Baptist Church.  Our hours together were spent sharing memories, testimonies of God’s faithfulness through tough times and prayer for His future plans for each of us.  Thank you, dear friends, for your encouragement and the gift of your time! 
Mike & Pat Whiteside, Alyce Gillam, Ron & Susan, Diana & Randy Foote

 

November- God blessed us with donated medical equipment which we were able to send “down the pipeline” to Guatemala in November.  We delivered an electric hospital bed, walkers, wheelchairs and stools to Knoxville, Tenn. to the collection warehouse of Vine International.   Here Bruce White prepares pallets and packs shipping containers.  We are happy to know that these items will help people in mission hospitals, nursing homes and clinics where medical supplies are very limited.  Prayerfully, we anticipate these items will be received in Guatemala City by Dennis and Cindy McCutcheon (at the “end of the pipeline”) who will process and distribute them to the needy.   Please pray for them and for Vine International.  So many people depend on these provisions for desperately needed medical care!


 

 
 
We serve a God who never ceases to amaze us with new opportunities that were not on “our radar” at all!  Several years ago we met Kenny Young at a mission conference.  He and his family were working in China.  They have returned to the US and now run a ministry, The Alcoves, in Greenwood, S.C.   Over the past year Kenny met some new friends living in Greenwood.  Pastor Wilson Din and his family are from Pakistan.  We responded to Kenny’s invitation and spent a day visiting with the Dins.  He and his wife have been believers and ministered in Pakistan for many years.  A year ago Mrs. Din was diagnosed with breast cancer and she has been receiving care and treatment in Greenwood.  Praise God that she is cancer free now!   They anticipate returning to Pakistan in a few months to continue their work.   They openly shared with us about their frightening experience facing her life-threatening disease.   God has used this experience and given them a desire for a new avenue of outreach.  The women in Pakistan, because of the culture, rarely admit to their husbands or family any personal health problems.  Health care is usually not accessible to women because of cost and distance.  Diagnoses of cancer is typically untreated and the Dins have many unbelieving friends who have faced sudden death.   Their question to us was “how can we better help these women and also bring the love of Christ to them?”   We shared the goal of ICH for physical, emotional and spiritual help for the dying and grieving.  We all grew excited as we discussed the opportunity to train fellow believers in Pakistan for hospice ministry.   Please pray with us about this open door and the possibility of ministry with the Dins in 2015.    

Pastor Din & Mrs. Din meeting with Ron and Susan
 

Our annual Board of Directors meeting was held in November in Asheville with Rich and Barbara Banis.  ICH is so blessed to have the expertise and skills which they have gained through decades serving as missionaries.  It was a unanimous decision to welcome Chuck McCurry into a new position of ministry.  Chuck has served with us internationally for six years as a Team Leader and ICH Trainer in four countries.  He now will be developing the Public Relations department of ICH.  Please pray for him in this new outreach which will inform our local communities, churches and civic organizations of the work ICH is doing around the world.   Chuck will be avaiIable for speaking engagements, workshops and conferences.  It is the goal of ICH that more people will become aware of the need for taking God’s love through Hospice care beyond the borders of the U.S.   If you are a member of an organization, or have a personal interest in learning more about International Christian Hospice please feel free to contact us, Chuck Mc Curry or Rich Banis.   All of our contact information will be below as well as on our web page. 

 

Please remember in prayer our other missionaries serving with ICH.  LaVerne Busbee ministers in South Africa.  Mike and Maria Saeli serve in Nicaragua.  Also please pray for more people to join ICH in reaching the world with hope and comfort in Christ.     

 

What is ahead in 2015?

 

Please pray with us as we are looking at ministry travel plans for the coming year.  We are anticipating taking teams again this year to Central America and considering new work in Pakistan.  We will be posting these opportunities in our next newsletter.  Please let us know if you have an interest in working with ICH in anyway. 

 

God bless you with His peace and joy as we serve Him together!

 

Ron and Susan Naish, Directors and Founders

803-781-0656


 

Tax deductible donations received at:    ICH c/o Banis   303 Madison Hts. Dr.  Marshall, NC  28753       Richard and Barbara Banis   828-242-3090   rbanis60@yahoo.com  

 

Chuck McCurry

803-348-0243    chuck1946@hotmail.com