My health consultant, Bill, is a wonderful brother in Christ! He has been patient, wise, caring and firm. He is truly a disciple of Christ and a saint. My life has been wonderfully blessed by his counsel. I will miss our biweekly telephone meetings very much. He and Health Initiatives will be in my prayers constantly. Eddie S.
I am thankful for the Restore Program. my family benefited as much as I did. It has helped us be more responsible to the Lord in how we eat. Thank you for this ministry. Also, Julie Roy was not only an excellent Health Consultant, but became a friend. God Bless You,
I thank God for the Restore Program and the resources that it has made available to me. God has blessed me with salvation, a healthy body, a good wife and a desire to please Him. The Restore Program has enabled me, with the supply of God's grace to improve my diet and have a good conscience toward God in regard to my eating habits. While my diet at home has been generally healthy for many years, thanks to the efforts of my wife, I had become enslaved to snacking on candy and sodas and other "junk foods" at work. Gradually, over a number of years, my weight had crept up into the significantly overweight range, and my total cholesterol had been above 200 for over 15 years. Finally, after a lipid panel in December 2006 revealed total cholesterol of 235, LDL of 123, HDL of 35 and Triglycerides of 386, I was willing to face the fact that I had a problem and needed help. I was aware that the Restore Program was available, so I asked my wife to inquire about enrolling in it. We found the Health Initiatives staff very helpful and encouraging. Soon, I was enrolled and received the initial materials. These materials opened my eyes to many diet and health issues that I had been unaware of. The knowledge gained from reading Eat to Live, by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, especially empowered me to make wise choices in regard to what I ate. From the first phone call from our Health Consultant, Matt White, I knew that I had a source of knowldege and encouragement, as well as the element of accountability. This was very important to me. Matt gave many helpful suggestions as to incorporating exercise into my daily schedule, without depriving myself of personal time with God and His Word. He rejoiced at every step of progress as I developed a consistent exercise program, and as the pounds melted away. When the lipid panel in April 2007 revealed total cholesterol of 151, LDL of 93, HDL of 41 and Triglycerides of 87, he was ecstatic. Matt has been a real help to me in this process to a healthier lifestyle, and his prayers with and for me during the process have been a constant reminder that "my help cometh from the Lord." Thank you for making this program available to the members of MediShare. May God use it for the benefit of many of my brothers and sisters in Christ.
I want to thank Christian Care MediShare for assigning me a health consultant. (Eileen) She has been helping me and encouraging me for the past 7 months. She has been able to answer, or find answers to all my questions along the way. Her personal testemonials on the things she wanted me to try was a big encouragement and help to me. The Eat to Live book and Diet for All Reasons tape that MediShare sent to me were very informative. These along with my health consultant, (who was knowlegable about these materials), has helped me to make a healthy change in my eating and exercise habits. This cholesterol reduction program has helped me to focus on the Lord to help me to overcome my cravings for the foods that are bad for my body. 1 Corinthians 3: 16 thru 17 says that I am a temple of God and that He dwells in me. With this it is easier to look for healthier food to put into my body. Thank You again, keep it up and may the Lord continue to bless your ministry.
We wish to give testimony to the past 6 month experience of seeing a reversal in our general health condition, but more importantly, an improvement in our attitudes toward our health thus our enthusiasm for the years that lie ahead. My wife, Joann, loves to tell others we are enrolled in our own personal "NHPP" (Nursing Home Prevention Plan).
Our desire to do more "full-time ministry", having my wife "retire" from the nursing home where she worked part time (at close to minimum wage, but with full benefits including our health insurance), provided the motivation for my qualifying "unconditionally" for the Christian Care MediShare program. The nursing home cafe that Joann managed, (where she was constantly requested to make chocolate malts for overweight residents and their visitors) was an added incentive for both of us, as we witnessed the multitude of health issues resulting from lives wrapped around unrestrained consumption of the very foods that put those people in the nursing home in the first place.
We desired before the Lord to not follow the "way of the world" in lifestyles that led to such pathetic endings. God led us to Christian Care Medi-Share and broke our "bondage" to medical insurance/medical treatment addictions. To be accepted into the MediShare program I was required to enroll in the Health Initiatives program, Restore, which literally realigned my eating and exercise habits to that which supported my biblical convictions of how I ought to be living.
Bill became my Health Education Consultant and prayer companion. Every two weeks I would receive a phone call wherein we would review the degree of short term goals achieved and set goals for the next step. When needed, Bill would have health consulting Doctors and/or Physical Therapists CALLING ME, to provide top notch guidance to my specific needs or questions. I think Bill would have had President Bush call me if the need was there!
Bill assured me that the numbers would be there if I simply stuck to the program outlined in "Eat to Live". In faith, convinced that God's hand was in this guidance, I trusted the results to Him. Today, six months later, with my total cholesterol down over 60 points, and my blood pressure at 118/72, I was congratulated in a phone call from Bill for having graduated out of the class of "Conditional Approval"into full participating membership in the MediShare program.
We are thanking God for His direct intervening hand in matters of our disciplined, (not self-indulging) healthy life-style outlook. We thank the MediShare and Health Initiatives Staff and Board-of-Directors for their obedience to God's teachings, enabling the many members, now including my wife and me, to incorporate those principles into our daily life.
Overall, I am a very healthy person for my age. I have always been active. I love to exercise and enjoy eating healthy. When I enrolled with Medi-Share, I was flagged for high cholesterol. It appeared heredity to me and it was usually in the 240 range. The information I received from the Restore program was very informative and I especially like the book "Eat to Live".
It took a while but with my full attention on bringing it down and trying different changes in my diet, it suddenly dropped to 207. During my seven months on the program, I had to cease exercising. So, for me, it was the changes in my diet. I gave up all meat and dairy, enjoyed salads, vegetables, fruits, and walnuts daily, along with adding more flax seed to my diet. I also began taking oat bran and Psyllium whole husks. I will always appreciate the information and encouragement that guided me to the 200 range. With such a diet you naturally lose weight. I am having no problem staying at about 120lbs for my 5'4" frame. I feel great!
I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to give me some information with regards to nerve pain and gallstones. I will read the articles over carefully and make some informed decisions. Thank you, as well, for taking the time to pray with me about the issues I am dealing with. What company would do that for you? I can't think of one! CCM has been quite a blessing to our family over the years. Thanks for all you do!
We are praising God for everything about The Christian Care Ministry. Everyone has been so willing to do everything they can for us. It is all a God-send! We thought we were living a pretty healthy lifestyle, but you showed us how to improve it even more. I had C.L.L. and it is now under control. God's blessings to you all!
I just got the results of my second blood test since beginning the Restore program and I am overjoyed at the results. When I began the program my cholesterol was 259. ( I have been as high as 282 in the past) this is something that runs in my family. Three months into the program with a great personal health consultant my cholesterol dropped 23 points to 236. After 6 months and 24 pounds lighter it dropped 33 more points. For a total of 56 points now my total cholesterol is 203. I'm getting there, it is working and I'm thrilled. I would not have been able to do it without the help from the Restore program. The counselor continued to call even when I didn't want him to, it was the motivation I needed to continue the program, otherwise I would have quit. The accountability is what worked for me. Thank you Medi-Share for such a smart preventive program and thank you Matt White , excellent Personal Health Consultant.
I'm sending in all my progress reports and blood tests. I just wanted to give you a little of my progress over the year.
I have gone from size 16 to 12 jeans, size 12 to 8 in slacks, also size 1X to 16 in blouses. I have lost 16 pounds for sure, am drinking lots of water, eating fruits and vegetables and beans, (almost afraid to eat meat) walking and exercising. We make our own bread, grinding our own wheat. I am hardly ever sick, can't remember the last time. I don't take chemical pills, only vitamins, feel better than I ever have.
We enclosed our garage and put in an exercise room so that when we can't walk outside we can inside. It has proved very helpful during winter. We also have a few weights we lift.
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