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Help! My child watched the news | Friday, January 29, 2021
When the violence broke out and the nation shuddered, little eyes were watching. When the politicians bickered on television, little ears were listening. When the COVID-19 pandemic came with wave after wave of bad news, little hearts were soaking it in.
Virtual Healing Groups? One Expert Says It s Possible
Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin of the American Bible Society unpacks a unique ministry method.
Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin
At a webinar hosted by the Humanitarian Disaster Institute last year, Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin, Executive Director of Trauma Healing at the American Bible Society, presented along with several others a conversation called “From Grief to Endurance: Spiritual and Mental Health for the Long Haul.” Find this and more free HDI webinars here.
Dr. Martin referred to one method which particularly intrigued the audience: the use of Healing Groups led by trained facilitators. We recently asked her to dive into the topic, and how to use these groups even virtually.
Courtesy of Gordon Groseclose
Roughly a third of active-duty U.S. Military members are currently serving outside of the United States, meaning that hundreds of thousands of Service members and their families will be apart from their loved ones this holiday season. As a former Military chaplain and a trauma healing specialist, we have seen firsthand the difference Scripture can make for Service members, Veterans, Military spouses, and Military children struggling to maintain healthy relationships with God and one another.
This December, millions of Americans will read and celebrate the story of Jesus s birth and experience the peace and hope that comes from this Scripture. But oftentimes for Service members, Veterans, and Military families, the holidays bring feelings of grief, social isolation, depression, loneliness, and anxiety. This is why, this holiday season, we have to consider not just the Bible’s stories of celebration, but also its stories of healing and comfort – an