Mental Health Ministry (was re: new member

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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Masoner <richardm@CD.COM> writes:

    >> >talked of starting something similar for psychiatric patients.
    >> Does

    >> My dad is a Registered Nurse or RN at a mental hospital in
    >> Florida, called George Pierce Memorial Hospital.  When I was
    >> much younger, say around 10 or so, my mother sometimes brought
    >> a "client" (that's what their supposed to be called for now) to
    >> church.

    Richard> A couple of the members at are church -- Kevin and Diane
    Richard> -- are adults who are severely retarded.  

When I spoke of mental illness, I was refering to patiants with
phycotic or neorotic disorders, not mentally retarded people.  They
are two different categories.

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