The first nursing home I entered reeked of stale urine and cigarette smoke. Residents softly moaning in pain sat unattended in the hallways and foyer. Chronically understaffed, nurses and aides hurriedly attended to the bare minimum medical needs of residents, and had little time for anything else. As I began to minister in this facility, I quickly realized that most of these residents never received a single visitor, abandoned by church and family alike.
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Michael Niebauer
Michael Niebauer is Director of Heritage Mission, an initiative that trains leaders to start worship services in care facilities. He holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from Duquesne University, specializing in Christian Ethics and Missiology. He hosts the Christian catechesis podcast This We Believe and is the author of multiple books.
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