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Beverly Tooley Will Speak on
Dealing with Tragedy, Trauma and Fear
On January 6 at Hillsboro UMC

Beverly Tooley of Greenville, a Christian who teaches and speaks on how to deal with tragedy, trauma and fear, will share on how to be victorious over these situations, this Saturday, January 6, 6:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, 537 Rountree St., Hillsboro, IL. She states: " When a terrible tragedy or prolonged suffering occurs in our lives, or to those around us, we all go through a lot of questioning, grieving and trying to understand this terrible situation. The issues and needs that are brought to the surface by a tragedy are far-reaching and can dredge up old hurts and traumas that were not adequately dealt with in our past history. These fragments of old memories then can mix together with fragments of new memories, cause confusion and inability to cope, depression and a whole range of emotional problems. Sometimes it is only with the help of a professional christian grief-counsellor and a long period of therapy sessions that all these problems can be dealt with adequately, and the healing process can begin. But there are also things that we can do to cooperate with God in our own healing process. The main thing to keep in mind is:

GOD ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN, HE LIMITS THE PAIN, THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOUR BENEFIT, and HIS GOAL IS TO MAKE YOU MORE LIKE CHRIST."

Beverly will use a lot of scripture to reinforce her words of wisdom from God. She will share a personal experience of how she was abused as a child by her father, and how she has overcome fear. You won't want to miss this presentation of a most traumatic event in her life and in the lives of many others.
The public is most welcome to attend.