As we move further into the year, we reflect on the many wonderful things that have happened. Numerous individuals and families have explored and enjoyed exuberant vacation trips. Some have known success, others sorrow, but all share the basic human drive to live. July has long been identified as a month symbolizing freedom, deliverance, and spiritual power. In a world of chaos, it's important to know that "faith" still works. This story embodies the love, concern, faith and action of one phenomenal RN nurse. Nurse E.M, as she is affectionately called, has captured the attention and respect of many. 

For although she has never been officially trained as a faith community nurse, she has been functioning as one for years, with her selfless acts of kindness, caring, compassion, and spiritual advocacy combined with prayer. Nurse E.M has gone above and beyond, spreading the love and joy of Jesus. She not only thinks of others, but she also puts her faith into action by denying herself, caring for and sharing her time, talents and resources with those that are most vulnerable in the community. Nurse E.M embodies what it means to demonstrate "faith in action". This is the behavior of faith community nurses. They provide wholistic care, as they tend to body, mind and spirit. Whether through education, advocacy, or hands-on support, they bring hope and healing and comfort to those in need within our churches, and communities. In Luke 10:2 (Bible, King James Version [KJV]) Jesus said the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few, pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into His harvest. 

Nurse E.M is constantly following Christ's method alone as she transfers her faith into action, by organizing a group of fellow colleagues and volunteers to serve populations of homeless men, women and children. She prepares food, sleeping bags, water, and clothing for distribution to this group all while attending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of their care as well as her own family. 

What a sight to behold this environment of countless vulnerable, homeless men, women and children, sitting and lying on the filthy sidewalks of the city streets? They endure sweltering heat during summer months and tolerate elements of extreme cold weather during the winter. They often have little nutritious food to eat and wear tattered clothes. There is no safe place to lay their heads. Can you see them? 

Could this be what Jesus was referring to when He said go feed my sheep? In a world of sin and sorrows, emotional, physical and spiritual challenges, He bids us to be his hands and feet, to become the community of one in sharing His heart through acts of compassion and care. It is when we do as Nurse E.M does, that people's needs would be met, and they would experience the love of God through our commitment to Him. "How might we, too, become God's hands and feet today?"