We were blessed to meet with Lori Beth Blaney, who started Rachel's Gift in the McDonough, Georgia area after the death of her daughter due to a car accident during pregnancy. What we are prayerfully considering helping to start in the Midcoast Maine area would look much like what these wonderful Christian folks are doing to support those grieving the loss of a child. Please drop a note to the folks at Rachel's Gift and watch the promotional video that shares the vision and passion to lovingly support families in times of great crisis.
From the Rachel's gift website:
At Rachel’s Gift Inc. we partner with local hospitals to assist parents through the initial phase of infant loss through a base of caring and knowledgeable volunteers. We provide grief assistance for the families as well as a training program for nursing professionals and care givers on companioning patients through infant loss. Our ultimate goal is to provide a healthy environment to begin the grieving process to eliminate long term psychological damage to individuals and their families experiencing infant loss while at the same time providing lifetime keepsakes of their child. These keepsakes will be a lifetime reminder and a physical connection to the child that was only in their arms a matter of minutes or hours.
