Review Rest Ministries on Amazon

Did you know you can review Rest Ministries on Amazon? Below is what one person shared. If you can click here and then write a brief review, it will help us pop up quickly when people search Amazon for information on illness books, especially Christian ones.

“Before moving to southern California from Missouri, I did a lot of research on the internet. I found a list of organizations based out of San Diego, and Rest Ministries was on that list. I immediately went to the site and found that it is an answer to my prayers! The site contains a tremendous amount of useful information, including articles, books for sale, information about the Hope Keepers groups which exist throughout the nation, enabling individuals with chronic pain and/or chronic illness to meet others, thus enabling them to support and encourage each other, pray together, and network. The site is also accessible to me–a blind person who uses a voice synthesizer to read the screen–and that, too, was an answer to my prayer. I thank God for leading me to this site and I pray that He will show me how I can serve Him in this ministry. I am so thankful that Lisa allowed God to use her to begin this incredible ministry! I praise God for this web site!”

Thanks for Interviewing Lisa on Radio Program

Thanks to Nan Russell who recently interviewed RM founder, Lisa, on her radio program “Work Matters.” You can listen to Lisa’s interview here. Lisa’s interview is about half way through the program if you wish to fass forward.

Thanks to a special volunteer

Thanks to a Volunteer
Thanks to Susan Newsom, a volunteer who stepped up and volunteered her expert Word skills to help us finish up a new book we are publishing [that we know you will love-watch for it in this newsletter soon: A Land of Hope in Life of Thorns by Dr. Amy Chai]. Susan, we really couldn’t have done it without you!

Hope Endures Starting Soon

Podcasts are Coming Soon
Lisa has all her gear ready to start podcasts and is currently scheduling guests. Watch this area of the ezine each week for information about our special guest that Lisa will be interviewing, people who serve others who live with chronic illness through both inspirational and practical ways.

Update Friends on Your Health/Illness

Organize Your Health Updates to Friends
Do you have a group of people who want to stay updated on your care, hospital visits or other information? With CarePages updates are shared via email automatically and visitors can leave messages for the patient and family on the web page.

College for Those with Illness

Could You Go Back to School?
May 22, 2008 is The Fourth Annual Chronic Illness and Postsecondary Educational Symposium on “Linking Clinical and Educational Perspectives in Service of Students who have Chronic Illness.” This is sponsored by DePaul University’s Chronic Illness Initiative. There will be sessions dedicated to students with chronic illness who are currently attending or aspiring to attend college, and a next day orientation event for those who are interested in learning more about the campus. Visit their web site for more information and watch HopeKeepers Magazine for an article on going back to school.

Rest Ministries Sunroom Connects Many People

We’ve started a social network
Rest Ministries Sunroom is at http://www.restministriessunroom.com and in just a month we have over 200 members. This is a “social network” of Ning. It’s easy! You can just visit the webpage and wander around to view the messages people have written or you can join and the create your own page with your favorite photos, videos, music, blog and more. You’ll also find links for the daily devotionals, Lisa’s blog and new articles on the Rest Ministries web site! “I’m really excited about how people are connecting,” says Lisa, “and it’s great to see everyone’s photos and read about them. Plus we have lots of men participating, so that’s great to see.”

As heard in the Sunroom…”Thanks for creating this social network. I’ve made new friends & hope to support others, as I’ve been supported in the past!” -Randall

HopeKeepers Magazine is Back!

HopeKeepers Magazine has shipped!

It has shipped! Over 4000 issues went out to subscribers, doctors, counselors and 6,000 arrived in Lisa’s garage yesterday afternoon. We are excited to be ‘back in business!’ To our subscribers… your overwhelming patience and encouragement while we waited until we could afford to go to print is appreciated more than you will ever know! Wondering if an issue is heading your way? You can click here to see. If you want one and aren’t on the list, you can get one by ordering anything in our store (even a $.50 item) and we’ll stick on in you envelope.

To find out more see http://www.hopekeepersmagazine.com

HopeNotes is Back… and Weekly!

You are receiving our ezine!
In our book –this is actual news. We’ve moved back over to ‘Get Response’ so people with aol, yahoo, hotmail, etc can actually get our ezines. It was frustrating to not be able to reach nearly half of you last fall. And we’re going to do our best to make this a weekly issue. Which also means you won’t be overwhelmed with tons of information each time! We hope you enjoy it.