Mental Illness

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly,
comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient
with all men.
I Thessalonians 5:14
 
It has been a privilege to be allowed to work among those who have various mental health and psychiatric issues...

Many of the men whom I work with at the Intermediate Care Program (ICP) have a long history of such problems. They have struggled for years with addictions and ended up in prison when they broke the law to satisfy their cravings and support their habits. Whatever the case, at some point their lives spun out of control.
 
Indeed it gives me great satisfaction and a sense of purpose in befriending these men.  I believe my role is simply to give them hope as well as point them to Christ. Of course in this environment, I cannot openly proselytize. But I do share my faith in a quiet and careful manner. And I do see some of them going to our chapel services and Bible studies. I thank God for this.
 
D. B. 
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