Commun ty Matters Rolla Presbyterian Manor
March 2017
Ready to answer the call By Allen Teal, Rolla Presbyterian Manor chaplain
“The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle.All will share alike.” – I Samuel 30:24b, NIV Thousands at his bidding speed And post o’er land and ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and wait. —John Milton, (1608-1674), selection from “On His Blindness” In his sonnet “On His Blindness,” John Milton struggles with blindness at the age of 42. Mr. Milton was a prolific writer and a gifted public servant. Suddenly, the loss of his sight altered his life. He questions whether God expects a high level of service from one without light. Patience responds to his questions and concludes: “They CALL, continued on page 2
Meet Val Eades, social services designee For more than six years, Valerie Eades has helped take care of residents’ medical needs in our health care neighborhood and Tranquility House memory care. Now, she’s looking after the social and emotional wellbeing of residents and staff at Rolla Presbyterian Manor. Val took over as our social services designee at the end of last summer. She has been a certified nursing assistant and medication aide, and she never considered working in social services until a co-worker suggested she apply for the opening. “She said, ‘You’d be really good at it,’” Val recalls. After just a few months on the job, she said, “I like that I have a closer relationship with people. I feel that I get a better sense of who they are and of their families.” March is National Social Work Month. In a senior living and long-term EADES, continued on page 4