Trauma Healing Seminar

Many people around us have, at some point in their life suffered trauma. For some the trauma was triggered by natural disasters and accidents, for others it was caused by abuse, conflicts, violence, death of a loved one, war, etc.  Most people who have suffered trauma, carry the scars inside them for many years. In contrast with physical wounds, these deep injuries are often overlooked and left untreated because they are often hidden from the outside world.   

At a recent five-day Trauma Healing equipping seminar offered by the Trauma Healing Institute, and presented by Steve Moses, Diana Spann and Cindy Jackson, I had the opportunity to learn more about trauma care and how the Body of Christ can come alongside those who have heart wounds. We were taught to identify people in need of healing; how to help them through the grieving process and to minister to them using biblical and mental health principles.  The main purpose of the training was to equip the participants with the ability to facilitate healing groups that can provide basic care for those wounded by some form of trauma. 

To share this with people from our congregation, a few healing group sessions will be held early in 2021. These sessions will teach participants more about trauma, the effects it has on the individual, and it will explore what the Bible teaches us about suffering.  The purpose of these groups will be to confront and release some of the emotional pain that people have who are carrying these heart wounds around inside of them.  If you have been experienced trauma in your life, please prayerfully consider joining one of these groups.  Please be on the lookout for more information that will follow in January 2021. 

- Rhe Janse