Hospice or Hospitalized Tracts

The question came up in a euthanasia discussion about what we can do to minister to others when a believer is hospitalized. From the view of a believing family member or church representative.

I would say this idea is valid not only at end of life care, but other hospitalized or home care situations; if you are in a horrible accident or major surgery and are inpatient or long term hospital care, or recovering, or a believer is recovering from cancer surgery etc... even if it is ICU and you are not able to have visitors just invite folk & have nurses redirect the visitor to a certian room or area or chapel where you/your representative gathers for prayer, writing well wishes down, etc. minister to their heart, and you can hand out a tract for them to take.

Here are some tracts you can use at the hospital or care giving place to actively and passively share the Gospel with those around you and those you and the patient know.

You can use general tracts, a folded tract, or ones that are around a holiday if they are in there just before and during that time.

Have them delivered overnight so you have them in emergency, but order in advance if theres a planned hospitalization.

This stand is also helpful. Get one [adult] or [#2 for kids/teens] or #3 [teens] if your church cant loan you some in storage. They take up little room.

You can leave some in the room on the counter and ask people to take one while you are there and a lil sign to offer them when you or others are there. Leave it after visiting hours too. Refill them and check on it regularly. While you are there, kerp a restock of them in your purse or tote bag.

You could even in advance encourage all believing family members and church friends to write their testimony out, include a clear gospel presentation in it, condense it for a tract, and have it printed like a brochure size to hand out. It is a bit more personal.

You can turn it into something like this mini book, and include some verses, and at the end go thru the gospel: explain how death is near for us all, it is because of the wages of sin...but forgiveness, victory over death and eternal life as a free gift are available, and we should grasp at it gratefully right this second. You could call it:

*There is hope for me.

*I might soon be gone, but there is hope.

TRACTS

General tract

Folded tract

Your moment of truth

Good person? Comic (all ages)

Mini booklet Tract

I might soon be gone, but there is hope

Someone I know has cancer

Someone I know is dying

Someone I know has