With humble gratitude Fern Lodge accepted an invitation to share information about Christian Science nursing education opportunities with Christian Scientists in South America. Two years ago Carlos Ley, a Journal-listed Christian Science nurse on our staff, traveled through South America to speak about Christian Science nursing. He gave talks and conducted individual interviews in Peru, Argentina and Brazil. This year … Read More
Trip to Brazil, Jan 2010
From Buenos Aires, we travelled to Brazil to meet with Christian Scientists there who are interested in Christian Science nursing and education opportunities. Our first stop was in Rio de Janeiro where we gave a talk at First Church. Later we held interviews with those who were interested in Christian Science nursing. After the church meeting, we journeyed to the … Read More
Spiritual Altitude and Loving Care
What you don’t see in these photos is the incredible beauty of the community of El Bolsón and its idyllic setting in the heart of the Andes mountains of western Argentina. The spiritual altitude you do see is far more important. All members of the Christian Science Society in El Bolsón welcomed and cared for us with the tender, attentive … Read More
The Art of Christian Science Nursing — a talk given to the Fern Lodge staff
by Nancy Stiner, C.S. A former nurse at Fern Lodge referred to the Christian Science Nurse as a Christian Science Practitioner who does windows. While the practitioner is working to understand that the body is the “temple of God” (1 Cor 3:16) you nurses are right in there washing those temple windows. I just love that concept. The nurse is … Read More
Message from the Administrator — 10 May 2010
Dear Friends, On Monday, March 1, one of our cooks came into my office with a plate of cookies and offered me one. That’s not unusual, our cooks take good care of everyone at Fern Lodge all the time. What was unusual was that this was a fortune cookie, I could tell by how it was folded. It was the … Read More