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Articles
God's Word to Women has been working to improve resources for
those suffering abuse or working with the abused. PASCH, Peace and
Safty in the Christian Home, is an excellent organization with an
informative website.
GWTW has had a link to their website for years, but their information
needs to be more visible on our site. Therefore, we are posting
some of their basic documents in the hope of reaching a broader
audience.
 What
is PASCH
PEACE AND SAFETY IN THE CHRISTIAN HOME
"I WILL LIE DOWN AND SLEEP IN PEACE, FOR You ALONE, 0 LORD, MAKE ME
DWELL IN SAFETY."
PSALM 4:8
"The effect of righteousness will be peace, and• the result of
righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and
in quiet resting places." - Isaiah 32:17-18
PEACE AND SAFETY IN THE CHRISTIAN HOME is a biblically-based
international network providing spiritual insights, practical resources
and positive guidance to all those who in any way address domestic
violence. Its outreach extends to victims, perpetrators, law
enforcement, medical personnel, shelter workers, safe home providers,
social workers, clergy, therapists and counselors. The primary emphasis
is on God's pattern of peace and safety in the home and on the
deterrence of domestic violence and abuse.
THE GOAL OF PEACE AND SAFETY IN THE CHRISTIAN HOME is to address
and decrease domestic and sexual abuse in Christian homes through:
Prayer support by an international network of people
desiring to see domestic and sexual abuse eliminated in the Christian home
and community.
Collaboration by establishing a central place to link Christian individuals
and organizations already working to eliminate abuse.
Existing resources being identified and disseminated and developed where
none exist.
Education and training to raise awareness of the biblical mandate for peace
and safety in the Christian home and community.
Determining the extent of domestic and sexual abuse in the Christian
community.
Resources that specifically provide solutions for abuse in Christian homes
and communities.
As A BIBLICALLY-BASED ORGANIZATION,
Peace and Safety in the Christian Home seeks to look at both
scriptural mandates and practical realities. The prophet Isaiah maintains
that• peace in the home, safety and righteousness are the inheritance of the
believer (Isaiah 32:18, 54:13-17), yet the promise cannot be claimed until
the problem is identified and addressed. The very presence of abuse within
the Christian family has often been denied.
Though abuse in Christian homes is as prevalent as in the
general population, this tragedy is often concealed, minimized or ignored.
Failure to address abusive situations leaves women and children in emergency
situations to seek aid from professionals with a more secular or liberal
bent. PASCH is committed to a Biblical approach with prayer as the
foundation and integrity, excellence, innovation and creativity as our
methods. We are also dedicated to the transformation of destructive behavior
patterns in those who have abused and to the healing of Christian family
life.
Articles:
Symptoms of Abuse
Letter From President Cathie
Kroeger
PASCH Membership Application
PASCH
1095 Stony Brook Road
Brewster, MA 02631
P ASCH Phone: 508-896-3518
Fax: 508-896-6864
www.peaceandsaftey.com
I will bring health and healing. I will heal my people and will let
them enjoy abundant peace and safety. (Jeremiah. 33:6)
Dear Friends,
Greetings! As friends of PASCH we wanted to let you know about the
great response we had to our conference last spring that we held in
collaboration with Gordon Conwell Seminary. Over 200 attended, coming
from across the United States and six different countries. People were
thirsty to learn about how they could-help decrease violence that arises
in Christian homes. We are now seeking to finalize arrangements for
..future conferences and training events in 2007 and 2008.
Our Distinctive
PASCH adds a unique voice to the effort to combat domestic
violence. Because we receive no government funding, we are free to deal with
the difficult issues of family abuse biblically and in the language of the
Spirit.
Kitchen Tables and Kids
So far, we have accomplished our mission through
enthusiastic volunteers who so generously donate their time. These
heaven-sent individuals maintain the website, format our lay-outs, engineer
mass mailings, dispatch training materials, provide solace and comfort to
survivors. They rally in significant numbers for conferences, help with
exhibit booths, and lug display materials. Some of you may have guessed that
even children are part of our volunteer corps when you receive newsletters
with the labels and stamps stuck on at interesting angles!
Time to Move On
The size and scope of our ministry now requires us to move
beyond this homespun phase. We need paid staff to expand our mission and
broaden our base. This is our most urgent need, and we ask you to join in
supporting the work of PASCH with your gifts and prayers. Our goal is to
recruit 500 founding members in the next year, and we are asking for you to
become one of the first. Your membership provides you with our quarterly
newsletters, and adds your voice to the corporate witness for Peace and
Safety in the Christian Home. You can help us bring victims of domestic
violence out of the darkness of abuse arid into the light and love of
Christ.
Simply fill out the membership
form and send it with your check to PASCH. May God bless you for your
generous support!
Yours in Christ,
Catherine Clark Kroeger, president
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