If you are looking for some good sections of Scripture to determine your identity in Christ, check out Ephesians 1 – chosen, loved, adopted, redeemed and forgiven by God and seen as holy and blameless and Ephesians 2 – alive, saved raised up and seated with Christ in the heavenly places and 1 Peter 2 – a chosen race, royal priesthood, holy nation and people for God’s own possession.
Randy Smith

Resources For Dealing With Grie

Resources For Dealing With Grie

 Resources and Organizations for dealing with Grief, Bereavement, Death andor a Life-Threatening Illness

National AIDS Information Clearinghouse P. O. Box 6003 Rockville, MD 20850 301-762-5111 or 1-800-458-5231 ——————————————————————– National AIDS Network 2033 M Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-293-2437 ——————————————————————– The NAMES Project (AIDS Quilt) 1-800-USA-NAME or 1-800-872-6263 ——————————————————————– Children With AIDS Project of America 1-800-866-AIDS ——————————————————————- Aslan House Jacksonville Center for Attitudinal Healing P. O. Box 52116 Jacksonville, Fl. 32201 904-353-HELP Aslan house offers a phone-pal program to people dealing with a life-threatening illness. “Phone Pals” are matched with someone who shares a common disease or disability. The phone service is offered free of charge and the program is open to anyone in need. ——————————————————————– AMEND (Aiding a Mother Experiencing Neonatal Death) 4324 Berrywick Terrace St. Louis, Missouri 63128 314-487-7528 Offers support and referrals for parents who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. ——————————————————————– American Association of Suicidology 2459 South Ash Street Denver, Colorado 80222 313-692-0985 Information and referrals about suicide. ——————————————————————– Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 1312 18th Street NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 1-800-366-2223 or 202-659-5136 ——————————————————————- Childrens Hospice International 1101 King Street #131 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 1-800-24-CHILD Offers resources and information about hospice care for terminally ill children. ——————————————————————– Compassionate Friends P. O. Box 1347 Oakbrook, Illinois 60521 708-990-0010 Nationwide self-help group for parents who have experienced the loss of a child. Resources and Organizations for dealing with Grief, Bereavement, Death andor a Life-Threatening Illness

Colorado Outward Bound School 945 Pennsylvania St. Denver, Colorado 80203-3198 303-831-6956 Offers three day wilderness adventures for individuals and members of their support system dealing with cancer. Scholarships are available. ——————————————————————— Dougy Center 3909 S.E. 52nd Street Portland, Oregon 97206 503-775-5683 Nationwide affiliates for grieving children who have lost a parent or sibling. ——————————————————————— ECAP (Exceptional Cancer Patients) 1302 Chapel Street New Haven, CT 06511 203-865-8392 Founded by Dr. Bernie Siegel in 1978. Offers a newsletter, books tapes, seminars and a training program for health care professionals. ——————————————————————— Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Center South Route 616 Head Waters, Virginia 24442 703-396-3441 Offers a newsletter, books, and tapes. Also seminars that deal directly with grief from the loss of a loved one or issues dealing with a life-threatening illness. ——————————————————————— Hospice Link 1-800-331-1620 US, Canadian and International directory of hospice services. General information about principals of hospice care. ——————————————————————— MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) 669 Airport Freeway Suite 310 Hurst, Texas 76053 817-268-MADD ——————————————————————— National Victim Center 307 W. 7th Street Suite 1001 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817-877-3355 Non-profit organization that serves as a central resource for victim service programs. ——————————————————————— SHARE Saint Elisabeth’s Hospital 211 S. 3rd St. Belleville, Illnois 62222 Nationwide and International support groups for parents who have lost a baby due to miscarriage,stillbirth or newborn death. Resources and Organizations for dealing with Grief, Bereavement, Death andor a Life-Threatening Illness

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Foundation 10500 Little Putuxent Parkway Suite 420 Columbia, Maryland 21044 1-800-221-SIDS ——————————————————————— Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Clearinghouse 8201 Greenboro Drive Suite 600 McLean, Virginia 22102 708-821-8955 ——————————————————————— Society of Military Widows National Association of Uniformed Services 5535 Hempstead Way Springfield, Virginia 22151-4094 703-750-1342 ——————————————————————— Survivors of Suicide c/o Advent Christian Church 905 E. Edgelawn Aurora, Illnois 60506 708-897-5531 (administrative offices) 708-897-5522 (24 hour crisis line) ——————————————————————— Teen Age Grief Inc. P. O. Box 4935 Panorama City, California 91412-4935 805-254-1501 Program that trains professionals and school personnel to lead support groups in secondary schools. ——————————————————————— THEOS Foundation (They Help Each Other Spiritually) 1301 Clark Building 717 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 412-471-7779 International self-help group for widows and widowers. ——————————————————————— Widowed Persons Services A Program of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) 1909 K Street N. W. Washington, DC 20049 202-728-4370 Information and referral services for widowed people. =====================================================================