Deutsche Welle (Ebola death toll surpasses 10,000:WHO).
The above paragraph at least provides the reader information on the number of precious lives lost. Critically looking at the death toll in relation to only physical healing is not enough. As West African and the international community salute all the health workers who offered their services to physically heal Ebola patients, the other aspect of healing which begs for an ongoing support is emotional healing. This is so because innocent children have lost their parents, parents can no longer see their children, spouses have lost their significant others and loved ones, and families and communities are still grieving over the loss of deceased members. In light of this, terminal healing is critically needed.
Therefore, a special appeal goes to chaplains, pastors, and religious leaders to respond to these psychological needs. The emotional loss is huge, and the emotional vacuum created is too great to fill. Spiritually, many are …show more content…
The pain in the hearts of many is ongoing and unending. Therefore, our contemporary world needs holistic healing more than ever, and not just physical healing for the victims of Ebola.
12 Donald S. Browning, "Introduction to Pastoral Counseling", in Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling Vol. 1, Expanded Edition, ed. Robert I. Wicks, et al. (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1985), 5.
Dr. Robert Yoho, Dean of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery; Des Moines University Foot And Ankle Institute (Native of Western Pennsylvania).
14Ghunney, J. "The Akan's World View in Robert J. Wicks and B. K. Estadt. (eds.) Pastoral Counseling In A Global Church: Voices from the Field. (New York: Orbis, 1993), 91.
Haarter, G.A. Moyo & S.J. Nondo African Traditional Religions in Religious Education: A Resource Book with Special Reference to Zimbabwe. (Utretch: Utretch University Press, 1992), 168.
16 Ibid., p.
The above paragraph at least provides the reader information on the number of precious lives lost. Critically looking at the death toll in relation to only physical healing is not enough. As West African and the international community salute all the health workers who offered their services to physically heal Ebola patients, the other aspect of healing which begs for an ongoing support is emotional healing. This is so because innocent children have lost their parents, parents can no longer see their children, spouses have lost their significant others and loved ones, and families and communities are still grieving over the loss of deceased members. In light of this, terminal healing is critically needed.
Therefore, a special appeal goes to chaplains, pastors, and religious leaders to respond to these psychological needs. The emotional loss is huge, and the emotional vacuum created is too great to fill. Spiritually, many are …show more content…
The pain in the hearts of many is ongoing and unending. Therefore, our contemporary world needs holistic healing more than ever, and not just physical healing for the victims of Ebola.
12 Donald S. Browning, "Introduction to Pastoral Counseling", in Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling Vol. 1, Expanded Edition, ed. Robert I. Wicks, et al. (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1985), 5.
Dr. Robert Yoho, Dean of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery; Des Moines University Foot And Ankle Institute (Native of Western Pennsylvania).
14Ghunney, J. "The Akan's World View in Robert J. Wicks and B. K. Estadt. (eds.) Pastoral Counseling In A Global Church: Voices from the Field. (New York: Orbis, 1993), 91.
Haarter, G.A. Moyo & S.J. Nondo African Traditional Religions in Religious Education: A Resource Book with Special Reference to Zimbabwe. (Utretch: Utretch University Press, 1992), 168.
16 Ibid., p.