For the last couple years, my wife, Milly, and I have been involved with what are called "grief camps." This is rapidly becoming a real focal point on our schedule, one of those, "I don't want to miss this for anything" type events!

It's where people who've lost someone close to them in the last few months can come and find some hope and healing-a five-day reprieve from the storms and pressure of their everyday journeys.

As we get to know those who've come, we try to provide direction for them with a lot of one-on-one counseling, teaching, praying and sharing from our own lifepaths-passing on what God has done in our lives.

One thing that we find is that our most effective counselors are the ones that have come through similar circumstances-and are sometimes still working through them! God has a way of using their pain to help other strugglers to see there's hope for them, too!

It's just so good, so real, so inspiring to watch as a "wounded healer" passes healing to another who needs the hope they offer! There's something about being with people who've been through it . . .

Maybe you're the survivor or maybe you're just working through things-God has a way of using your pain & hurt to bring healing to others.

Hang in there!

Kene Jackson

NEFC Executive Director