The Reverend Carmella Jones serves in Hungary as a school chaplain through IM partner Hungarian Baptist Aid. In this position, Carmella acts as a listening presence and offers pastoral care to students, families and the school community. Her experience in theological and nursing education uniquely equips her to teach and support spiritual and physical well-being. Carmella, a registered nurse and ordained ABCUSA pastor, is experienced in Faith Community Nursing, a specialty that promotes healing and health of mind, body and spirit through prevention and wellness education. As an integrator of faith and health, Carmella will seek to provide care in the context of peoples’ values, beliefs and faith practices when providing personal health counseling or assisting with navigating the health system. Find her on Facebook at Carmella Jones Hungry 4 Hungary.

She shares for prayer – My prayer request is for the Spirit to open my eyes to openings and opportunities for spiritual conversations in my relationships with non believers and greater boldness to speak God’s truth.

I am still studying the language, so prayers for growth in my learning. Prayer for my family and I. We’re grieving the loss of my mother’s two siblings this month. It’s particularly difficult because it means all of my mother’s family is now deceased. I am feeling very sad because my uncle lived with my family for most of my childhood years when I was an elementary school age child.