Out Love, Out Serve

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh, rather, serve one another humbly in love.” Galatians 5:13

2013 is our “Year of Love.” This permeates all we do day by day. We were challenged immediately with the announcement that our first campus, Hilltop Haven, would be closing. Slashing cuts to reimbursement by both state and federal sources and a surge of new nursing homes being built during the past decade were major factors. The reality of overpowering preference by consumers for health care that was more convenient to their homes, and doctors who would not travel fifteen miles to see their patients were also major factors that put an end to a 65 year ministry to seniors in Grayson County.

We had the task of finding placement for approximately 100 residents to other facilities. Our staff, knowing they would be moving on as well, shouldered the weight, made phone calls to family members, scheduled appointments to discuss options, and helped pack and move residents as they left Hilltop Haven to go to their next destination. Our loving staff continued to give the quality care that earned them top rankings in the county, serving each individual at the highest level until the day the last resident was transferred. Many of the staff members were recruited highly by local providers, and some have even found themselves serving the same residents at their new location. These two paragraphs are a major oversimplification of the events pre and post closing and do not do justice to the teams that were comprised of staff from all locations coming

together and showing solidarity in a difficult time. All things have a beginning and an end, and we are sad to see the end of a great ministry in Gunter, Texas.

The Christian Care Centers story, however, is ongoing. We served more individuals in 2012 than ever before, and 2013 is proving to be on track to surpass last year. The service areas at our Lakewood Village and Mesquite Campuses are busy. New residents are joining our ministry each day. Life is evident in the hearts that beat regularly among our residents, family members, and staff. The Spirit of God moves among our walls each day as we serve one another in love. If you see yourself serving others, we invite you to join us as a resident, supporter, and/or prayer warrior, utilizing your talents and your resources. We seek your love, your prayers, and your service. As our “Year of Love” continues, we seek opportunities to Out Love and Out Serve, bringing the love of Christ each day to this place!

God’s blessings,

Phil ElmorePresident/CEO

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Hilltop Haven Closure

On Wednesday, January 16, Phil Elmore, President and CEO of Christian Care Centers, Inc., announced the future closing of our beloved 65 year old campus, Hilltop Haven, located in Gunter, Texas.

Mr. Elmore stood before the assembled employees, and with a heavy heart, announced the closure for March 16, 2013.

Phil, much like Joshua standing before the assemblage of God’s people of old, recited the history of Hilltop Haven. He told of the months of prayer and diligent efforts to remain viable on what he referenced as the “sacred ground” of Gunter.

He said, “The frailest and the neediest have been cared for here. Heroes of the faith have spent their final days here. God’s Heavenly Kingdom has welcomed thousands HOME from this sacred place.”

Mr. Elmore profusely thanked the Hilltop Haven staff for their dedicated service and assured them of assistance in finding employment in the area and professional Christian counseling, if necessary. He assured the Hilltop Haven family that Christian Care Centers would work with residents’ families tirelessly to find suitable placements for our remaining 98 residents.

“Competition and convenience have challenged our ministry for years,” explained Mr. Elmore. “Consistent underfunding of Medicaid, our primary service option, and an overwhelming reduction of Medicare payments have made it impossible to continue with this ministry at Hilltop Haven.”

Mr. Elmore prayed with the staff, “Please, O LORD, give us grace—AMAZING GRACE—to navigate through the challenges, the changes, and through the opportunities ahead of us.”

Please be assured that the ministry and mission of Christian Care Centers remains strong and bright. We still serve approximately 2,ooo seniors on our other two campuses and in our Home Health and Hospice care. Expansions are presently being planned on the Fort Worth campus for a much needed memory care unit and a new rehab facility on the Mesquite campus. An exciting Satellite Community is being planned in the Metroplex as well.

We solicit your earnest prayers for our residents and staff at Hilltop Haven during this time of transition. We LOOK UP for Divine Providence to blanket us and empower us in days ahead, as did Joshua in Joshua chapter 24.

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Once the closure announcement was made, all 98 residents in the Nursing Home found new locations and moved out within the first 19 days. The residents relocated to 35 different Skilled Nursing facilities throughout the area, as well as across the state. Seven residents moved to Christian Care Center in Mesquite. The Hilltop Haven Chaplain and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Luker, have relocated to the Lakewood Village Campus of Christian Care Centers. Brother Luker is now the Chaplain at Lakewood Village.

A job fair was held for the employees of Hilltop Haven. Many have been employed by area employers and are continuing to serve the residents they previously served at Hilltop Haven.

On February 17, a Hilltop Haven Memories event was held for the residents and their families, employees and their families, and friends of Hilltop Haven. The event included speeches by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Harold Tidwell; President and CEO, Phil Elmore; and Sr. Vice President and COO, Ken Carpenter. A highlight of the day were remarks by Linda Morrison, Sr. Vice President/COO, retired, sharing many of her Hilltop memories. The event also featured a 15 minute video of 18 Hilltop Haven employees sharing their memories. A historical photostory showed an overview of the 65 years of Hilltop Haven’s history.

The residents living at Hilltop when the announcement was made were given a large print Bible with their name engraved on the cover. The 130 employees were also given a personalized Bible.

A reception was held in the annex following the Memories service. The event ended with the release of 300 purple and white balloons over Hilltop Haven. Just as the wind scattered the balloons over North Texas on that windy Sunday afternoon, we know that the winds of influence at Hilltop Haven have spread across the years and miles blessing many thousands during these six decades.

“The exemplary, Christ-like care of seniors remains our ‘calling,’ just as it has been from our infancy on the sacred soil of Gunter.”

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“I’ve Got a Mansion Over the Hilltop…”Sitting sweetly and silently in her wheelchair in our Special Care Unit in Mesquite is a small woman with a huge heart. Only few know of her immense stature as matriarch of the vast ministry in North Texas that came to be known as Christian Care Centers.

Ralph Godfrey served as our founding “Superintendent” of the Home for the Aged in Gunter in 1947—and came back to Gunter twice, in 1959 and 1969, to stabilize the ministry when the Home for the Aged was wobbling due to insufficient funds. Ralph actually finished his race in Gunter in 1994 as one of our residents. Brother Godfrey was a titanic figure of the Restoration Movement during his lifetime. Ralph also served Boles Home, Sunny Glenn Children’s Home, Lubbock Christian College, the Bible Chair at OC, and served as a local preacher in several towns in Texas and Oklahoma. His gift was being a prophetic voice within the church, championing the cause of those often forgotten.

His famous quote is in a prominent place in our Corporate Office in Mesquite:

Ralph wrote in the June 1947 Herald of Hope :“This home and its care cannot give escape from death. We can add, by constant care in some cases, weeks, months, or years of comfortable life to the lot of some. We foresee that our family shall be saddened by death. The other side of the picture is bright. We can achieve a Christian environment. We can make those who live here comfortable. We can reduce suffering to a minimum. We can provide proper food. We can give tender care. For all these things, we are thankful.”

These words still echo in our hallways.

From the April 1948 Herald of Hope, as Ralph tirelessly was trying to raise funds, he wrote:“It is all right to send the gospel to foreign fields, but don’t forget the old soldiers who pioneered the gospel in America. You’ll find some of them in the Home for Aged…Don’t neglect the needs of the Home. You may be a guest here someday…Chickens come home to roost, so let’s fix a ‘pole’ for them to roost on.”

Ruth and the five children, of course, lived, breathed, ate, and slept the ministry of Hilltop Haven.

Joe was six when his folks moved to Gunter. He remembers:“The old Gunter Bible College building was unfit for the residents. Work began to build the first cottage. Our family of four moved into the corner room on the third floor. There was no plumbing, scant heating, a leaky roof, and crawling critters everywhere. Mom ran a garden hose through the window to do dishes and cooked for the workers and our family on a burner hot place.”

In fact, in the early years at Gunter, Ruth was a one woman dynamo. She cooked, cleaned, and did washing (with tub and washboard) for the residents personally—all as an unpaid volunteer. When electricity was finally installed, the Godfrey family refrigerator was shared by all the residents.

But the arresting part of this story is that when Mrs. Godfrey was interviewed by Dr. Billy Ray Cox in 1995,

“Home for the Aged needs three things—Grit, Grace and Greenbacks. Grit, we have, Grace, God will give the Grace, but who is going to give the Greenbacks?”

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she said that she never thought of those years as “suffering or of sacrifice.” Mrs. Godfrey told Billy Ray, “God saw to it that we had enough strength to do whatever was necessary.” She added humbly, “I feel like I had a part in doing something worthwhile.”

Daughter Deborah said of her Mom’s personality, that she found delight in simple things—a drive in the family car with the family singing hymns as her mom pointed out wildflowers and “pretty cows.”

“When Mom was in her 80s, some of her crochet work was entered in a fair, and she returned home proudly showing off her blue ribbons.”

Deborah continued:“Mom had a wonderful sense of humor. She loved Red Skelton, especially his pantomime skits. Her favorite singers were Bing Crosby and Jim Nabors, and if she heard an a cappela men’s chorus, she was in heaven. Never having known my mom to go to the movies, I was surprised to learn she knew of the actor William Powell. At the mention of his name, she brightened up and told me that he played ‘My Man Godfrey’ that came out in 1936, the year she married her own Man Godfrey!”

“She got her first paying job when she was 53, as a nurses’ aide at the Denton State School. She spent ten years there, and by the time she left, she had been moved into occupational therapy. She always seemed surprised and delighted when she was complimented by her superiors.”

“Central to her life was obeying God, and in every aspect of her life, every decision was weighed by right and wrong. She was there whenever the doors of the church building were open, so long as she didn’t have a sick child to tend to at home. Late in life as she began losing her faculties and confusion set in, she would get up at all hours of the night, put on her best dress and Sunday hat and wake everyone up to go to church. ‘Is it Sunday?’ she would ask, and beam with delight if the answer was ‘Yes!’”

Janet Lovell, outstanding LVN for our Special Care Unit, said that although Ruth is no longer verbal, “she speaks with her eyes.” When asked what Mrs. Godfrey say with those eyes, the answer was no surprise—“The love pours out.”

Linda Morrison, our retired Senior VP of Operations said of Mrs. Godfrey:“In all the years that I knew Ruth, I believe she was the kindest, sweetest Christian woman I ever knew. She was the mother of five children and a help mate in every way to Brother Godfrey as he served in the ministry for more than 50 years. I never heard her utter an unkind word to anyone or about anyone. She always put others before herself. Mr. Godfrey made many sacrifices in his service to the Lord, and Ruth made as many or more. I know her children rise up and call her ‘blessed.’”

“I have no doubt she will receive a crown of glory for all that she did then and throughout Brother Godfrey’s ministry serving right beside him.”

Brother Godfrey used to speak of the honor of serving those in the “evening of life.” Sister Godfrey in her wheelchair is in the “evening of life,” awaiting the glorious morn of rest, of reunion, and of reward.

John ScottMinister of Mission Effectiveness

Ralph and Ruth Godfrey celebrate their 50th anniversary in 1986.

Ruth Godfrey lives in the Mesquite Special Care Unit.

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IN MEMORY OF: JOHN ALLEN Ken & Toby Bonham, Garland John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett

BILL AMEND (FINIS) Harold & Billie Faye Curtis, Dallas Lucile McNiel, Mesquite

GEORGE & LULA BELLE ASHMORE David & Missy Ashmore, Frisco

ELA BETH BAILEY Phil Savage, Richardson

LOU BAKER Bruce & Jalyn Baker, Rowlett

AUDEON BALDWIN Ron & Mary Cheyne, Granbury

PRATT BALDWIN Ron & Mary Cheyne, Granbury

JEWETT BARKER Becky Novotny, Garland

JEWEL BARNETT Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

KENNETH T. BEARD (Monthly) Monette Beard-Miller, Plano

DARL BELL Dr. & Mrs. Larry Richmond, Garland Bryan & Holly Titsworth, Rowlett

RUTH BENEDICK Chad & Rana Tyson, Rowlett

CLEOLA BIRGE Sandra Caldwell, Tyler Ferguson Road Baptist Church, Dallas Mr. & Mrs. Donald Poe, Katy Robert & Bobbye Thompson, Richardson

FAYE MCCURLEY BISHOP Greg & Deidra Bennett, Texarkana, AR Gary & Linda East, Texarkana, AR Curt & Diane Green (Curt Green & Company), Texarkana Tim & Linda Hall, Wylie Helen Jackson, Texarkana, AR Jana James, Gainesville Robert & Diane Jernigan, Chandler, AZ Dwayne & Gail Reese, Texarkana Harold & Wanda Wells, Valley View Patricia Wooldridge, Oil City, LA

MARVIN BROWN Anna Brown, Mesquite

JUDY BYARS Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite Nona Epps, Mesquite

ANNETTA BYSTROM Jim & Jean Rochel, Mesquite

ALLEN CANAFAX Phil & Carolyn Elmore, Sunnyvale

ASCENSION CANTU, JR. Lucile McNiel, Mesquite

LUCILLE CARPENTER Danny & Vicki Looney, Plano

ARMAND CAUSE Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

CHRISTIAN CARE-ALZHEIMER’S RESIDENTS Charlotte Burnett, Mesquite

OTIS & NELL CLAMP Mike & Carol Danforth, Plano

JEWEL CLEMENT Stephanie Paul, Rowlett

WENDY COATS Dennis & Denise Thompson, Rowlett

EVERETT CONNICK Jesse & Lois Evans, Lake Dallas

BARBARA COOP Pamela Coop, Kaufman

CHARLES COTTON Keith & Cindy Maloney, Allen

EDDIE & GRACE COUCH John & Jena Holton, Murphy

WES & ETOILE DANFORTH Mike & Carol Danforth, Plano

JESSIE DEAN Dr. Lance & Amanda Bruce, Sunnyvale

MARIE DHANE Paul & Virginia Cathey, Mesquite Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite

LORENE DINKINS I. Wayne Woolsey, Wichita, KS

SUE DUFF Tim & Carole Perkins, Rockwall

MARY JO EMBRY Leon Embry, Mesquite

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Roy & Joyce Riggs, Dallas Riverside Church of Christ, Coppell John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett

W. A. “DUB” HARRISON B. G. & Mildred Harrison, Dallas

MAXINE HEID Laurel Blackburn, Rockwall

JOHN HOPPER David & Deborah Deas, Athens

WILLIE D. HENRY Lucile McNiel, Mesquite

JUDY HOCUTT Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite Greenway Village Residents Association, Mesquite James & Jean Rochel, Mesquite

AUDREY “BEA” HUNTER Frank & Doris Alexander, Dallas Jean Lyons, Houston

BARBARA JOHNSON Dr. Max & Lynn Chennault, Garland

JACQUELYN JOYCE JONAS Paul Mayer, Garland

CANDY JONES Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite

DOROTHY (DOTTIE) JONES Jim & Bernice Hamilton, Mesquite Mark Lignoul, Livingston James & Jean Rochel, Mesquite John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett Julie Smith, Dallas Jim & Margaret Smothers, Peachtree City, GA

JIMMY (JEWEL M.) JONES Kathy Kelly, Dallas

MARJORIE ROBERTS JONES Community Bank & Trust, Waco

VIRGINIA JONES Paul & Virginia Cathey, Mesquite Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite

ELLA JORDAN Genie Jordan, Dallas

WILLIAM DEAN KNIGHT (BILL) Lewis & C.B. Knight, Dallas

MARION LAIRD Andy Craig, Mesquite Vance & Charla McCracken, Abilene Ken & Claudia Truax & Family, Mesquite Claudia Walker, Abilene

ELL ENGLAND Rick & Jeannie England, Garland

LESLIE C. & LUCILLE L. FRY Jack & Glenda Fry, Granbury

MAE GATZKE (Monthly) Mr. & Mrs. David Campbell, Sunnyvale

LIZZIE NEAL GIDDINGS Carol E. Brooks Dr. & Mrs. Clarence J. Brooks Commissioner Roy C. Brooks & Dr. Jennifer G. Brooks Marian Brooks Bryant Maryellen Hicks, Fort Worth Janet Long Alfred & Gloria Moran, Arlington Links, Inc., Fort Worth Chapter, Fort Worth Dr. & Mrs. A. Eugene Washington

HELEN GOINS B. G. & Mildred Harrison, Dallas

ROSE GRAY Linda Gray, Austin

BILLY WAYNE GREEN Richard & Yvonne Cox, Dallas

RICHARD GREEN Brown, McCarroll, L.L.P., Austin Richard & Yvonne Cox, Dallas Madalynne Doyle, Mesquite Nona Epps, Mesquite Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hood, Mesquite Dr. John & Karen Losher, Garland

ETHEL HAGLER Jan Cole, Dallas

MAX HARPER, JR. Charles & Janet Anthorp, Dallas Lane & RuthAnn Cubstead, Dallas Gloria Stroud Gantner, St. Louis, MO Gerry & Kay Lynn Harris, Corsicana Jack W. Hawkins, Dallas Peter & Megan McKenna, Leesburg, VA Mel & Beverly Traylor & Family, Dallas Mike & Barbara Tucker, Midlothian Ray & Sue Cook Valenta, Irving

DON HARRIS Charles&JanetApthorp,&TheMisfitsBible Study Group, Dallas Lisa Barnes, Dallas Goldie Berry, Duncanville Jerry & Marcia Browder, Denton R. E. & M. L. Cherry, Fort Worth Gary & Carol Goff, Coppell M. Van & Suzanne Henley, Colleyville Dale Holman, Frisco Laura Jacobus, Dallas Keith Mitchell, Katy Barbara Poteet, Duncanville

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J.D & NANNIE MAE LANCASTER David & Evelyn Lancaster, The Woodlands

GARLDENE LATHAM Mike & Carol Danforth, Plano

TALETA MABRY John & Carole Mabry, Allen

LILLIAN MAJORS Joffrey & Verna Majors, Parker

BILL MANNING Betty Manning, Mesquite

BILLIE JEAN MAY Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite

ROBERT MCCLENDON Ken & Toby Bonham, Garland Paul & Virginia Cathey, Mesquite Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite Madalynne Doyle, Mesquite Nona Epps, Mesquite Danny & Beulah Godfrey, Sculpture Springs Dr. John & Karen Losher, Garland Jean Nettles, Groesbeck Harvey & Edith Sanders, Irving John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett

JEAN MCMILLEN Richard & Pat Lawson, Dallas

SARAH JANE MILLER (Monthly) Harvey Miller, Plano

ROBERT E. MONROE Jim & Linda Pearson & Family, Trophy Club

JOHNY & GLADYS MORSE Maryalyce Deloach, Garland

EARLINE MULLINS Betty Hunter, Howe

DONNY NEILL Dale & Carolyn Boyd, Mesquite

JOHN OEHLSCHLAEGAR Lucile McNiel, Mesquite

MR. & MRS. OMOHUNDRO Todd & Tina Dreger, The Colony

MAE BRIGHT OTWAY Dr. Lance & Amanda Bruce, Sunnyvale Tim & Carole Perkins, Rockwall

VELMA PACKER B. G. & Mildred Harrison, Dallas

SALLY PADEN Gerry & Donna Taylor, Parker

SUNNY PARKS Alan & Mary Ahlgrimm, Athens Mark & Terri Aldriedge, Abilene Bruce & Jalyn Baker, Rowlett Gary Bingham & Associates, Mesquite Ken & Toby Bonham, Garland Gary & Dolly Brown, Longview Debbie Burnett, LaRue David & Ruby Bush, Hot Springs, AR Paul & Virginia Cathy, Mesquite Jayar & Ginger Daily, Houston David & Deborah Deas, Athens Carolyn Elmore, Sunnyvale Judge Harold Entz, Dallas Dale & Amy Harbison, Trinidad Dr. Suzanne Harris, Rockwall Jimmy & Bonnie Hocutt, Athens Bobbie Horton, Hot Springs, AR Jimmy & Carol Hudson, Athens Morgan Jones, Athens Jimmy & Jo Judah, Kopperl Ted & Anne Leiman, Dallas LinkEx Employees, Dallas Danny & Vicki Looney, Plano Larry&JaniceMerrifield,Athens Charles & Ernestine Monroe, Athens Janice Neal, Plano John Nowak, Dallas Mr. & Mrs. Barry Packer, Dallas Neil & Gayla Plunkett, Richardson Tim & Ann Plunkett, Creve Coeur, MO Howard & Faye Polakoff, Dallas Prestoncrest Church of Christ, Dallas Annie Rosser, Mesquite David Saddock, (Saddock & Co), Dallas John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett Peter & Sylvia Short, Athens Kim Small, Bedford Diane, Kenny, Preston & Margaret Smith, Conway, AR Frank Timmons, Garland Rick Timmons, Garland Irene Tisbi, Mesquite Holly Titsworth, Rowlett Mary Faye Ward, Athens Charlotte Webberman, Dallas Don & Phyllis Wilson, Hurst Joey & Andrea Wrape, Rowlett Bob & Geneva Zarbaugh, Sunnyvale

NOREEN PERDUE Mark Webb, North Richland Hills

CODY POOLE Bryan & Holly Titsworth, Rowlett

DR. RALPH POTEET Dr. Lance & Amanda Bruce, Sunnyvale Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cathey, Mesquite Dr. Max & Lynn Chennault, Garland Randy & Margaret Christian & Family Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite Dr. Bruce & Eloise Cooper, Garland Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

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Madalynne Doyle, Mesquite Nona Epps, Mesquite Betty Essary, Mesquite Lynn & Janie Harms & Family Bill & Marge Hood, Mesquite Danny & Vicki Looney, Plano Dr. John & Karen Losher, Garland Dr. & Mrs. Larry Richmond, Garland John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett Jerry & Janie Thomas & Family Ruth Thomas, Georgetown Sherry Thomas Alice Turner, Fort Worth Wayne & Elaine Yniguez, Sunnyvale

CURTIS RAMEY Ron & Norma Jones, Euless

LA VERA RAY Bob & Geneva Zarbaugh, Sunnyvale

MANUEL REBOLLO Mike & Lil Ortega, Corinth

MARGARET REID Bob & Olena Reed, Richardson

SUZANNE D. RIAL Bryan Barina, Mesquite

GLEN ROBERTS Todd & Tina Dreger, The Colony

ALTHA ROGERS John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett

CLAIRE OTTENSTEIN ROSS Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

RUBY RYALS Tom & Joni Hoyland, Corpus Christi Betty Shinsato, Plano

IOLA SAMPSON Rick & Jeannie England, Garland

WYATT SAWYER Bill & Marge Hood, Mesquite Larry & P.J. Lockwood, Fort Worth John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett

KEN SCATTERGOOD Tim & Carole Perkins, Rockwall John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett

RUSSELL D. SCHOONOVER (Monthly) Liz Schoonover, Fort Worth HARVEY SCOGGINS Charlotte Burnett, Mesquite Ward English, Dallas Bill & Marge Hood, Mesquite

MARY SCOGGINS Charlotte Burnett, Mesquite Ward English, Dallas Bill & Marge Hood, Mesquite

LOUISE SELLERS Mrs. Carol Danforth, Plano

DIANE SEXTON Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

MILDRED DANFORTH SIGMUND Mike & Carol Danforth, Plano

IVA LORENE SIMS Becky’s Bible Study Friends Danny & Vicki Looney, Plano Charlotte Marcel, Richardson

MARIE MORRIS SLEDGE Lucile McNiel, Mesquite

ROSS SMITH Dale & Carolyn Boyd, Mesquite

CLEO STEPHENSON Charles & Margie Stephenson, Richardson

BILLY RAY STEVENS Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

MACO STEWART Dr. Chris & Michelle Stewart, Garland

PEARL STONE Russell & Anita Sommers, Grand Prairie

GLEN SWEENEY Billie Jo Sweeney, Mesquite

ELIZABETH TAYLOR Bob & Olena Reid, Richardson

YVONNA THRIFT Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett

JETTYE TIDWELL (Monthly) Melba Warrach, Allen

TIM TIMMONS Richard & Yvonne Cox, Dallas Barbara Hendon, Tulsa, OK Danny & Vicki Looney, Plano Gary Richardson, Clearwater, FL Richard & Muriel Trumbley, Watonga, OK

C.M. USSERY Mary Jones, Mesquite Pauline Ussery, Mesquite

ANNE C. VANNOY David Vannoy, Lewisville

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PAUL WILKERSON Nona Epps, Mesquite Greenway Village Residents Association, Mesquite James & Jean Rochel, Mesquite John & Teresa Scott, Rowlett Lucile McNiel, Mesquite

AMY WILSON David & Amy Enoch, Shady Shores

ZIG ZIGLAR Laurie Magers, Carrollton James & Julie Norman, Alvord

Memorial and Honor Donations can be madeonline at: www.ChristianCareCenters.org

or mailed toChristian Care Centers Advancement900 Wiggins Parkway Mesquite, Texas 75150

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IN HONOR OF:

FRANK & DORIS ALEXANDER Jean Lyons, Houston

GEORGE & LYNN ASHMORE David & Missy Ashmore, Frisco

GEORGE BAILEY Bill & Marge Hood, Mesquite

BOARD OF TRUSTEES – CHRISTIAN CARE CENTERS Neil & Jackie Furrh, Mesquite

CARY BOONE Bob & Olena Reid, Richardson

BETTY BREZIK Stacey Brezik, Rockwall

JESSIE BRICE Wayne & Glenda Bounds, Mesquite

CHURCH OF CHRIST AT CHRISTIAN CARE Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Holmes, Mesquite

PAT COX Louise Sansom, Fort Worth

DR. DAVID & MRS. TRACI DENNIS Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

DENI DENNIS Mr. & Mrs. Don Dennis, Mesquite

RICHARD ELMORE Phil & Carolyn Elmore, Sunnyvale Jimmy & Rita Holmes, Mesquite

BETH FISHER Pat Hawkins, Garland

HERB & PAT GIBSON Mr. & Mrs. Houston Goodspeed, Dallas

CLINTON & MARY HUMPHRIES Wayne & Sherry Barber, Garland

ROGER & MARIE PICKENS David & Missy Ashmore, Frisco

RANDY & BEVERLY RICHEY Gary & Julie Titlow, Rockwall

JIM SCHOUTER Margaret Garrett, Lewisville

JOHN SCOTT Church of Christ at Christian Care, Mesquite

JOHN & TERESA SCOTT Harold & Betty Taylor, Carrollton

TERESA SCOTT Margaret Parks, Athens

WAYNE & MOZELLE TIDWELL Michael Brown, Fort Worth

YVONNA THRIFT Julie Thrift, Plano

IRENE TISBI Neil & Gayla Plunkett, Richardson

HOPE TYLER Don & Pat Dennis, Mesquite

MARTHA UNDERWOOD Richard & Yvonne Cox, Dallas

MELBA WARRACH Charlotte Burnett, Mesquite

HELEN WRAPE Joey Wrape, Rowlett

Buckingham Road Church of Christ Garland, TX

Central Church of ChristDenison, TX

Central Church of Christ Lufkin, TX

Chandler Street Church of Christ Kilgore, TX

Church of ChristHowe, TX

Church of Christ Alba, TX

Church of ChristFarmersville, TX

Church of ChristDaingerfield,TX

Church of ChristTexline, TX

Church of ChristHedley, TX

Church of Christ Champions Houston, TX

Church of Christ at Christian CareMesquite, TX

Church of Christ at Lakewood Village Fort Worth, TX

Cliffwood Church of Christ Dallas, TX

Commerce Street Church of ChristGainesville, TX

Crestview Church of ChristWaco, TX

East Side Church of ChristSnyder, TX

Supporting Churches of Christ to the Christian Care Centers Mission:Forney Church of Christ Forney, TX

Highway 31 Church of ChristBrownsboro, TX

Honey Grove Church of ChristHoney Grove, TX

Leonard Church of ChristLeonard, TX

Lewisville Church of ChristLewisville, TX

Missouri Street Church of ChristBaytown, TX

New York Avenue Church of ChristArlington, TX

Ola Church of ChristKaufman, TX

Park Avenue Church of ChristDenison, TX

Pleasant Grove Church of ChristDallas, TX

Pleasant Ridge Church of ChristArlington, TX

Preston Road Church of ChristDallas, TX

Prestoncrest Church of ChristDallas, TX

Saturn Road Church of ChristGarland, TX

Shady Grove Church of ChristBig Sandy, TX

South Main Church of ChristHenderson, TX

Southside Church of Christ Fort Worth, TX

Tom Bean Church of ChristTom Bean, TX

Van Alstyne Church of ChristVan Alstyne, TX

Venus Church of ChristVenus, TX

West Mountain Church of ChristGladewater, TX

Western Heights Church of Christ Sherman, TX

Woodland West Church of ChristArlington, TX

Wylie Church of ChristWylie, TX

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Tom Bean Church of ChristTom Bean, TX

Van Alstyne Church of ChristVan Alstyne, TX

Venus Church of ChristVenus, TX

West Mountain Church of ChristGladewater, TX

Western Heights Church of Christ Sherman, TX

Woodland West Church of ChristArlington, TX

Wylie Church of ChristWylie, TX

Spring is our favorite time of the year—a time when we can enjoy the beauty of the Creator’s handiwork after being cooped up during the cold, wet winter. We look forward to vacations, picnics, dinner with friends, or just shopping for the day.

Unfortunately, some of our residents can no longer do these things without assistance. Many gave up their cars when they moved to Christian Care Center. They depend on our staff to drive them to do things they have always loved. They live the new reality that they must depend on someone else. We are blessed to be able to serve these seniors, but we need your help. Christian Care Center is in need of a new van to transport our residents. It must be wheelchair accessible. The cost of this van is $50,000.

Despite the tough economy, we ask you, our friends and supporters, to commit to provide this much needed transportation for our Health Care Center residents.

As you step outside, get into your car, and drive to your spring activities, we ask that you remember those who need assistance to do so. Won’t you please help enhance the lives of the residents we serve? We need you and your generous support. Your gift will be a blessing to many seniors. This gift may be given in honor or memory of someone you love.

Thank you for your support. May God bless you.

Enhancing the lives of seniors,

Teresa Scott Senior Vice President, Christian Care Centers 972-686-2436 tscott@cccinc.net

John Scott Minister of Mission Effectiveness 972-686-2438 jscott@cccinc.net

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MISSION STATEMENTChristian Care Centers, Inc., a ministry of churches of Christ, is committed to providing housing and health care services for senior adults and others with special needs in a loving and compassionate environment which encourages relationships, independence, and dignity through spiritual, physical, social and recreational programs.

Christian Care Centers provides long-term care, rehabilitation, outpatient therapy, assisted living, memory care assisted living and retirement living between its two communities: Christian Care Senior Living Community, Mesquite; and Lakewood Village Senior Living Community, Fort Worth.

Christian Care Home Health & Hospice services are available to seniors living in the Dallas/Ft. Worth areas and all North Texas.

The Herald of Hope is an educational and informational publication of Christian Care Centers.900 Wiggins Parkway, Mesquite, Texas 75150, 972-686-2400

Editor: Teresa Scott. If you do not wish to receive this publication in the future, please notify Teresa Scott at 972-686-2436 or tscott@cccinc.net

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