Resources
In addition to our personal aftercare support, there are some community and church groups that are also available to offer advice and assistance:
Chera Fellowship - A Ministry to Widows and Widowers:
http://www.ifca.org/site/default.asp?sec_id=140006943
Chera @ Calvary Church in Grand Rapids meets on Tuesdays for dinner.
A support group designed to reach out with the comfort found in Jesus Christ to those who have lost spouses. Chera offers a monthly dinner and guest speakers on related topics, and gives an opportunity to meet others who are walking a similar path. Contact: Regina Scovill. http://www.calvarygr.com/Groups/Support-Groups
West Michigan Survivors of Suicide: http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/westmisos/
Hospice of Michigan: http://www.hom.org/GriefSupport/griefwest.asp
Grief Camp for children: http://www.campanew.org/
Support Group for children: www.starlightmin.org
Widowed Persons Service: http://www.wpsgr.org/
Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids: http://www.gildasclubgr.org/
Faith Hospice: www.faithhospicecare.org
www.heartfeltcounselingministries.org
BOOKS
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
Five Cries of Grief: One Family’s Journey to Healing after the Tragic Death of a Son by Merton P. Strommen
Healing a Parent’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt
Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies by Janis Silverman
Our Greatest Gift by Henri Nouwen
To Henry in Heaven: Reflections on the Loss of a Child by Herbert Brokering
Turn My Mourning Into Dancing by Henri Nouwen
What Helped Me When My Loved One Died by Earl A. Grollman
Getting to the Other Side of Grief: Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse by Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert C. De Vries
Traveling Through Grief: Learning to Live Again by Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert C. De Vries
The Empty Chair: Handling Grief on Holidays and Special Occasions by Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert C. De Vries
Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss by Michael F. Myers, M.D. and Carla Fine
Reflections of a Grieving Spouse by H. Norman Wright
Naming the Child: Hope Filled Reflections on Miscarriage , Stillbirth and Infant Death by Jenny Schroedel
The God of All Comfort by Dee Brestin
DVD: Helping Children Grieve available @ www.paracletepress.com
A Grace Disguised How the Soul Grows Through Loss by Gerald L. Sittser
The Tender Scar by Richard L. Mabry