1/13/2024 0 Comments Haven of rest ministries inc14-20.) The theme for Invisible Illness Week 2008 was “Hope Can Grow Through The Soil of Illness.” Each yr. The site is and still has information from this past Sept.–she’ll be updating that soon w/ this yr.’s logo, slogan, information, etc. In 1992, Lisa also started an Invisible Illness wk. () a weekly free ezine the free daily devotional I mentioned and HopeKeeper’s magazine, which is presently going digital, but she does hope it’s able to return to paper-printed format in the future. The ministry has grown so much from where it started, to now having about 300 in-person support groups called HopeKeepers groups around the nation and even in other countries the site also has a lot of online information and support, such as online support groups, a message board/chat room called the Sunroom () many articles and links a radio show twice a wk. She started w/ an in-person support group, then I believe they began connecting via both a newsletter (now a magazine instead) and email and then Lisa initiated the website, She was able to learn all the programming for the initial simple website and her skills have really grown, since the site is always being updated and looks very professional and she’s still able to do all of that programming herself. about starting a ministry such as Rest Ministries and did establish it in 1997. She had been well-equipped to start a ministry of this sort as she was completing her degree in social work and doing an internship for a non-profit, as I understand it, so she prayed for a yr. She was diagnosed w/ rheumatoid arthritis in her mid-20s and saw the need for support for people w/ illness, especially Christian support. Since I’m not able to work as an RN anymore, this is something I can do to feel that I can be of some help, and it’s been such a blessing to me.įirst, Lisa is a total inspiration. ago when Lisa sent an email through the devotional mailing that she was looking for someone to check the voicemail, take messages, return calls as necessary, answer questions, help w/ orders, etc. I started helping with Rest Ministries almost 5 yrs. When I would read the devotionals, I would be so uplifted and I felt so blessed just learning a little bit about Rest Ministries–I definitely knew that there was a big need for this type of ministry. Lisa used to write all the devotionals herself, but there is now a volunteer writing staff as well as many volunteers for the various areas of the ministry. There are a lot of email devotionals we can choose to receive every day from various websites, but the RM ones are special because they’re written by people w/ chronic illness and/or pain, so they seem to speak more specifically to the things we deal w/ on a daily basis. I was first exposed to Rest Ministries by receiving email forwards of the free daily devotional in some yahoogroups. I know that her faith in God comforts her and that she benefits from helping others, but there is something in her that is so inherently choosing to look at the positive part of illness, looking for blessings in the midst of burdens and discouragement, etc. We often end up having depression to go along w/ our chronic pain and/or chronic illness and although I know that Lisa occasionally gets discouraged like we all do, healthy or not, I’ve never seen her be anything but positive. We w/ chronic and often invisible illnesses deal w/ so much that others don’t recognize, understand, empathize w/ or even agree with. I don’t know if her personality has always been so optimistic and tenacious, but it certainly is now, and she has not only dealt w/ her illness and chronic pain admirably, but is also trying so hard to inspire others while working through the midst of her own physical pain and sometimes fog of her rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. She has done so much to help women with their health problems, as well as supporting men. I would like to suggest Lisa Copen, who is the founder and director of Rest Ministries, a non-profit organization for the encouragement of people with chronic illness and/or pain. Nominee: Lisa Copen, founder and director, Rest Ministries If this data is unavailable or inaccurate and you own or represent this business, click here for more information on how you may be able to correct it.From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s health hero. VIEW ADDITIONAL DATA Select from over 115 networks below to view available data about this business.
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