Staff Quotes from Annual Meeting

A variety of staff reported on their highlights from the past year and what they were looking forward to for the future of Christian Science nursing at The Leaves. These are only a handful of the good, so we encourage you to watch our Annual Meeting to see them all!

Yvonne Fitzwilliams

Director of Christian Science Nursing

My highlight from the past year has been that we were able to bring people in from our waitlist, seeing the progress of how soon they felt well and saw healing, and were able to go home.

Susie West

Business Manager

I'm happy to share that since January, we have averaged 10-12 patients and for the first time in a decade, we are able to pay our largest line item (payroll) with funds received from operations.

Kelly Brewer

Activities Manager

My favorite part from this past year has been seeing more expansiveness and openness, and how the staff has become a family and has bonded. I'm also excited for the childcare center that is to come!

Julius Gikonyo

Assistant Director of Christian Science Nursing

We've had new Christian Science nurses join the team and that has been such a blessing. We know that God will supply every need that we have.

Kayleigh Ebenrick

Communications/Outreach

My highlight from this past year has been seeing how The Leaves has created opportunities to engage our staff. This gratitude and appreciation has overflowed into providing even better care for our patients.

Laurie Matthews

Christian Science Nurse

It's neat to see so much getting done here at The Leaves. When looking ahead to the future, it just seems like anything is possible. Anything we set our sights on, any goal that is set, it's achieved, it can be achieved!

Steve Muiruri

Christian Science Nurse

I'm just grateful for everybody; all the donors, people who make The Leaves what it is today. Above all, I'm grateful to God for His provision, for us to be able to meet the need of the people we take care of.

Lauren Weingarten

Christian Science Nurse

What I'm most excited for regarding the future of The Leaves, is continuing to increase the Christian Science nursing staff so that we can help more people and see more and more healings.

Pedro Manzenza

Christian Science Nurse Instructor

The highlights for me this year were the healings. We had so many healings! The most I can talk about was the healing of the COVID-19 outbreak and how everyone was healed and taken care of.

Susan Baldwin

Christian Science Nurse

The Leaves is really stepping up on Christian Science nurses training. They're making this so that it's not just a care facility but a resource for training for Christian Science nurses to be a part of a whole community.