What is Soul Care?
Trauma is the result of experiences that wound us both internally and externally and takes a long time to heal (Pss 22:14-15; 73:14, 26; Job 17:6-7; Lk 22:44). These experiences cause deep suffering that impacts all areas of our lives: our thoughts, relationships, bodies, work, and faith. A ministry of Soul Care provides nurture and care to accomplish the work of inner healing and restoration in people’s lives that is available through Jesus Christ, the wounded healer (Isa 53:3-5; Jn 10:10). This kind of ministry seeks to cultivate a safe environment where the wounded are seen, heard, understood, prayed for, and comforted (1 Thes 5:14). Soul Care Providers are conduits of God’s hope, grace, and healing to others. Often they enter the pain of others simply by listening and being present, creating a space for God to work (Job 2:11-13; Rom 12:15; Gal 6:2). God hears our cries and redeems our afflictions (Gen 50:20; Pss 34:17-22; 40:1-4; 103; Isa 45:3; Rom 8:28-29; Jas 1:2-4).
The great Soul Care passage is 2 Cor 1:3-5:
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
How do I get support?
● Support Groups ● Bible/Book Studies ● Prayer Meetings
“Healing cannot occur, whether we are talking about your own trauma or the witnessing of another’s, unless that which you most want to forget is remembered and that which you cannot bear to say out loud is spoken.” -Dr. Diane Langberg, Christian Psychologist
Support Groups for Survivors of Abuse (biblically-based and research-informed)
Explore for Women: A Guided Journey to Being Loved (8-weeks)
When: September-November 2025
Where: In-Person, Lima OH
Fee: Cost of Materials ($29.99 plus tax and S&H)
Registration: Send an email to lynne.m.mckenzie@gmail.com for more information.
Mending the Soul for Women: Understanding and Healing Abuse (12-weeks)*
When: Thursdays at 6pm
Where: In-Person, Lima OH
Fee: Cost of Materials ($55 plus tax and S&H)
Registration: Send an email to lynne.m.mckenzie@gmail.com for more information. (Space is limited.)
*Online, virtual groups are available for those interested. Please send an email to lynne.m.mckenzie@gmail.com for more information.
“Healing is basically re-learning to feel, to express, and to need in a community of safe people, where nurture and comfort are the norm.” -Celestia Tracy, Mending the Soul, Inc.
Book Studies/Bible Studies
Women’s Book Club:
Book Selection: Body & Soul, Healed & Whole: An Invitational Guide to Healthy Sexuality after Trauma, Abuse, and Coercive Control by Tabitha Westbrook
Where: In Person, Lima OH
When: Fridays at 10am beginning January 23
Fee: Cost of book
Registration: Send an email to lynne.m.mckenzie@gmail.com for more information.
Women’s Bible Study Group: Applying Inductive Bible Study Tools to Various Passages and Books of the Bible
Where: In Person, Lima OH
When: Weekly, Wednesdays
Fee: Free
Registration: Send an email to lynne.m.mckenzie@gmail.com for more information.
Prayer Meetings
We schedule group prayer meetings from time to time. If you would like to join us in person or via zoom, please send an email to lynne.m.mckenzie@gmail.com for more information.
Do you have a prayer request? If so, please send us an email at lynne.m.mckenzie@gmail.com. We would love to pray for you and your concerns.