The REST Initiative is a member care and support organization partnering with those who serve in clergy, missionary, humanitarian, and other care positions.
Orlando, FL
Joined December 2011
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We are not what we do.
We are not what we have.
We are not what others think of us.
Coming home is claiming the truth.
I am the beloved child of a loving creator.
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Every time we treat someone with dignity rather than shame, respect rather than disregard, concern rather than exploitation, kindness rather than brutality and careful attention rather than turning away – we are doing things that are the reverse of trauma and evil.
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Join women around the world... for a personal spiritual retreat that comes to you, right where you are: retreat.velvetashes.com/
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"You may be surprised there is a specific high season for leaving but if you call yourself a foreigner I probably just struck a chord. Even if you stay where you are the annual Expat Exodus is a tough time. Here are 10 tips for repatriating with dignity."
alifeoverseas.com/leaving-we…
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In October, LN's Uganda Country Director presented on the results of a successful pilot program targeting non-communicable disease care. To read more about the event and our joint project with @LetshegoGroup and @PCI360, click the link below.
lninternational.org/masaka-a…
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The last line from Dare to Lead. Definitely time for some serious spelunking. #thatdamncave
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To slow down, to breathe, taking the sacred in the mundane ordinary. This is holy, this is beauty.
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"Self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have..." ~ Parker Palmer
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“The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of the sabbath.”
-Marva Dawn quoting Abraham Henschel – at Oviedo, FL
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Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come.
~C.S. Lewis
#SundayReminder
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“Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
born to set thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us;
let us find our rest in thee.”
-C. Wesley
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Living countercultural means living through rest and seeking peace. Not only physical rest, but mental and spiritual rest as well.
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Rest is not a place I collapse into when I’ve finally done enough work-it’s the starting place...~Alan Fadling
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“Vulnerability means to be hurt over and over again without seeking to love less but more.”
— Thomas Keating
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If you want to identify a person, ask them what thing is keeping them from living fully now.
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"When you pray, you discover not only yourself and God, but also your neighbor…. At precisely this moment, compassion is born.”
#HenriNouwen
