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More Members Choosing Gold and Brother's Keeper for Broader May 2014 In This Issue More members choosing Gold and Members choose Gold and Brother’s Brother’s Keeper for broader services Keeper for more services................1 Prayer Page and prayer cards........1 The Gold level is CHM’s most Silver and Bronze are until one of the following Happy Birthday to CHM.............2 comprehensive cost-sharing affordable, important occurs: 1) the medical program, providing a range of programs for members who condition is cured according Member’s recovery from injury......3 care services from maternity desire basic features such as to official medical records; “The Lord has surely been kind to to physical therapy.It’s also the provision for hospitalization 2) treatment is at a routine me, and I’m praising Him!”.........3 best value at $150 per unit, and surgery. Gold, however, maintenance level; or 3) you Healthwatch...............................4 per month. provides many additional experience 90 days without CHM maternity testimonials.......5 services: any treatment of that Meet your CHM staff..................5 particular condition. In your own words.......................6 • Incident-related • Generous maternity prescriptions program: All maternity Prayer Page..............................7-9 and doctor visits costs are included (less Member book review..................10 are included. An your $500 personal Prayer requests...........................15 incident includes responsibility) up to medical treatment or testing over $500 that lasts See “More services,” page 11 Christian Healthcare Ministries® is a Bible-based, voluntary medical cost- Prayer Page change, prayer card ministry sharing ministry fulfilling the command of Galatians 6:2, update that Christians carry each We’re making a change to our be sent member-to-member. The Prayer Page (pages 7-9 other’s burdens. monthly newsletter’s Prayer The overwhelming majority of this monthly newsletter) President and CEO: Rev. Howard Russell Page, which is a wonderful, of Prayer Page contributions provides financial support Vice President and CFO: Roger Kittelson tangible testimony of for CHM members Editor: Lauren Gajdek Christians following whose bills are not Assistant Editor: Katlyn Smith the New Testament eligible for sharing Contributing writers: Rev. Howard direction to “carry through the regular Russell, Dr. Michael Jacobson, George each other’s burdens CHM program. The Korda, Lauren Gajdek, Katlyn Smith and so fulfill the law bills are from pre- of Christ” (Galatians existing conditions 127 Hazelwood Ave. 6:2). and meet certain Barberton, Ohio 44203 A sample prayer card included with each month’s other criteria Phone: 800-791-6225 To ensure an accurate Member Gift Form billing statement set forth by the 330-848-1511 record of contributions CHM Guidelines Fax: 330-848-4322 and to enable you to receive a are already sent through the (see Guidelines Z and AA tax deduction, from now on CHM office, so only a small for CHM’s pre-existing Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m -5 p.m. all contributions to the Prayer number of people have been conditions policy). www.chministries.org Page will be made through sending their gifts member-to- www.facebook.com/ the CHM office. Prayer Page member. Cards and letters of christianhealthcareministries contributions will no longer E-mail: [email protected] See “Prayer Page change,” page 13 2 Christian Healthcare Ministries • May 2014 A Look Inside My Heart by Rev. Howard S. Russell Happy Birthday to you, to us, to CHM This month, Christian For 13 years it has been my To read these personal Healthcare Ministries marks privilege and a great blessing to expressions of gratitude touches nearly one-third of a century lead this ministry. During those us all. serving members across the years I’ve been awestruck at the United States and in many other compassion, caring—and just Here is just one example of countries. plain love—that members of this a letter that came to us last ministry show each other. year. It was chosen randomly It’s hard to decide whether one- and is printed here because it’s third of a century sounds better And this love is also reflected indicative of what we hope to than 33 years. Either way, we’ve from the ministry staff toward accomplish with each member been around for a while. you, our members. Every week interaction: in our chapel service we pray for Rev. Howard Russell Happy birthday to us! members with health problems. Dear Christian Healthcare President and CEO, Our employees regularly pray Ministries: Christian Healthcare In 1981, when CHM began: over the phone with members Ministries • Ronald Reagan was What an amazing God we inaugurated as America’s serve! We have been blessed by 40th president CHM and desire to likewise • “Uncle Walter,” Walter pass the blessing on to others. Cronkite, signed off as anchorman of the “CBS When Twila underwent Evening News” surgery in 2011, followed by • IBM introduced its first two procedures and three more personal computer surgeries in 2012, we had • Britain’s Prince Charles difficulty understanding God’s married Lady Diana ways. We were raising a young Spencer dealing with health issues of all family and were so grateful that we • The first Space Shuttle, kinds. could trust CHM to be by our side Columbia, flew through it all. The ministry is there • American Airlines introduced We have a simple mission here: every time, right on time. Most the first Frequent Flyer to glorify God and serve His importantly, God is too! program people. Glorifying God means • Sandra Day O’ Connor was interacting with our brothers We joyfully pass on CHM’s good nominated to be the first and sisters in Christ as if we were reputation to our friends. Thank woman to serve on the U.S. interacting with our biological you for serving in this way. In our Supreme Court brothers and sisters. dark world, the love of Jesus still shines. And Christian Healthcare We are one family, the family of Ministries was born. God. May you be blessed as God receives all of the glory. The concept was novel: An inspiration for us is the Christians voluntarily sharing letters we receive from our Because Christ lives, to pay each other’s medical bills. members. They arrive by the No guarantees. No contracts. No hundreds and even thousands Nelson & Twila Wenger & family compulsion. Just members of every year. Some of them present Downing, MO the body of Christ doing what challenges, some offer advice and Christians have done for 2,000 the overwhelming majority are The glory goes where it belongs: years—coming together to meet messages of thanks. each other’s needs. See “Happy Birthday,” page 10 Christian Healthcare Ministries • May 2014 3 Member recovers rapidly after riding injury By Tammy Sronce, Stephenville, Texas I sustained a brain injury when I was hit Fort Worth. There, I spent two days in a even won the Pro-Class at the Fort Worth by a drunk driver in 2012. After surgery trauma room with three broken ribs and a Stock Show and Rodeo only four weeks and rehabilitation I went back to living an pneumothorax (air leak) in my right lung. after my hospital stay! almost-normal life, but I didn’t have health insurance. The accident was very costly, My fiancé notified Through this experience, I have so I began to search for coverage as soon CHM of my been overwhelmed at the kindness as I recovered. A friend from my cowboy incident and I was of strangers and have experienced church told me about Christian Healthcare put on the prayer an amazing outpouring of God’s Ministries and it seemed like the perfect list right away. love through friends and family. solution. I joined in August 2013. I had no idea my I started receiving get-well cards injuries would be from CHM members across the I was riding my horse the morning of Dec. serious or require country after my fiancé had me 20. Galloping toward the end of the arena, so much care. I placed on the prayer list. I’ve even I heard a popping sound. My metal stirrup was frightened of had a fellow CHM member send had snapped in half. the accumulating me a friend request on Facebook medical expenses, and we’ve had some wonderful With multiple World Championship titles, but I was able to pay conversations. I consider myself a very accomplished rider, the first round of but I hit the ground regardless. Thankfully invoices due to the A special thank you goes out to I was wearing a helmet but it was evident prompt service and Member Tammy Sronce my CHM contact, Ken Lefever something had happened to my ribs. customer care from in the Member Assistance department, in the CHM staff. whom I have truly found a friend. He was My fiancé picked me up and drove me very kind and thoughtful and always went to my barn. We went to the local urgent I have received $42,950 in bill discounts above and beyond. I don’t know what I care center. My ribs were cracking and and CHM has shared $32,592. would have done without CHM. my breathing was becoming shallow. We were advised to go to the emergency room, I’m doing much better and in Jan. 2014 then we were immediately transported to I felt well enough to start riding again. I “The Lord has surely been kind to me, and I’m praising Him!” By Deborah Fondren, Liberty, Texas In June 2013, I underwent surgery count was normal. emergency room; and my specialist in for a ruptured appendix and an gastroenterology. abscess on my cecum (considered When I returned the beginning of the large home, I faced The illness alone was overwhelming.
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