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The company I work for in Rochester Minnesota has programs to help non-profit organizations, one of which is the day of caring (DOC). On this day, employee volunteers form a team, each team visits a non-profit organization of their choice (based on prior arrangements) to provide sweat equity to them and help them do anything they might want done - from painting or clearing bushes, to cleaning. On this particular summer day in 2004, my team went to the local seasons hospice center (A hospice center is a place where terminal patients go to spend their last days. The center provides as much comfort as possible to make those days bearable - for both the patient and their family). As I entered the hospice center, we were given a tour of the facility, while on the tour, one could smell and sense fear, hopelessness and death in the atmosphere. I was moved inside me, almost to tears. I knew this was not Gods best for these patients and I so much wanted to help them. So I began to ask God inside me what I could do to help these terminal patients- comprising of both young and old. The answer came a short while later as we were broken into smaller groups and given specific tasks for the day. As I was walking down a path hauling dry leaves and dirt, God spoke to me, He said " I want you to build me a life giving center - a direct opposite of the hospice center. A place of hope, not just for terminal patients, but for anyone that needs healing. Not a place for people to spend and bear their last days, but a place to regain health and life. Build me a healing and miracle center. To Fulfill these missions,
We will be sharing the detailed layout of ZoeLife Center shortly. |