Physical Health
Community Health and Optical Screenings
Partnering with local doctors, our team can screen people in international communities to help them identify health/eye concerns or risks. After we leave, local doctors can follow up and give appropriate treatment.
Optical Screening Training
In areas where eyeglasses are not easily accessible, we train local church members to give basic optical exams, and we help provide a selection of eyeglasses that they can sell at a profit to generate income. Optical screeners are left with the necessary tools to continue working, and our team puts them in contact with people and companies that can continue to supply them with eyeglasses.
Hybrid Medical Clinic Model
The outreach model of CompassionLink (CL) combines elements of both community health development (training) and healthcare relief (clinic) in the same week-long outreach. Prior to the beginning of this week-long outreach, the host church and global workers prayerfully select a group of local church workers, who are evangelism and outreach-oriented, to receive training on the first two days and be mentored during the subsequent clinic days. At the end of the week, after CL leaves the country, these workers, with the support of the local church and global workers, continue to use the skills that they have learned, in order to access, benefit and bring God’s relationship message to other communities.
Community Health Training (CHT)
In areas where medical care is unavailable, we train families to use community health training kits that include stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, dressing supplies, and educational materials that could help save a family member’s life.
Health Education/ Basic First Aid Seminars
Too often, we meet people who are sick because of a lack of basic health knowledge. Many chronic illnesses can be prevented through a simple health education seminar where we teach people in the community how to treat and prevent health issues in their communities.
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Mental Health
When interacting with pastors across the world, we are often asked for our advice on situations going on in local churches. Many times, we meet pastors who are experiencing depression or burnout from a tough life of ministry. We believe that God brings restoration to others in their body, soul, and mind. As the body of Christ, we are called to support and uplift those who are struggling.
Conflict Resolution
The Transforming Conflict seminars focus on sharpening peer-to-peer relationship skills with co-workers in churches and religious organizations. These seminars integrate research-proven cognitive-behavioral skills with biblical practices to prevent conflict and recover from interpersonal conflict. These are 20-hour seminars that are adaptable to various formats. Although the material works well in direct cultures, it especially focuses on skills for indirect cultures.
Crisis Recovery
These 16-hour seminars provide a framework for debriefing and resilience skills for survivors of disaster. Whether natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, fires), or man-made disasters (robbery, civil war, assault) these seminars will equip all pastors to assist in disaster recovery.
Rebound From Burnout
These seminars are designed to equip ministers and church leaders with tools and skills that will prevent burnout. Participants will learn to regularly assess for signs of physical, emotional, and spiritual burnout. They will practice skills and develop goals to promote life-long resiliency. These are 16-hour seminars.
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