{"id":3515,"date":"2012-09-13T11:52:07","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T16:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2012-09-07T13:52:43","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T18:52:43","slug":"engaging-the-elderly-in-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2012\/09\/engaging-the-elderly-in-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging the Elderly in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3517\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/08\/making-blankets-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/08\/making-blankets-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/08\/making-blankets-1024x640.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/08\/making-blankets.jpg 1594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The South American country of Chile is not what you would usually consider a marginalized place. However, there is an often-overlooked group of people who can easily be labeled as marginalized \u2013 the elderly.<\/p>\n<p>The senior members of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Chile have found themselves lacking opportunities for service and development. They find themselves with little motivation in life.\u00a0<!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3516\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/08\/Delivering-blankets-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/08\/Delivering-blankets-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/08\/Delivering-blankets-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With a small grant from Covenant World Relief, the elderly now have something to look forward to. They have begun a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/relief\/projects\/cd\/chile-engaging-the-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\">project<\/a> where they make fleece blankets for the poor in their area, as well as for the homebound elderly in the church. Making the blankets not only gives them a project to work on in a community of like-minded people, but it also provides another group of people with a necessity. They hope to later begin making pajamas, as well.<\/p>\n<p>We are excited by this unique approach to caring for a nearly invisible group of marginalized people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=3515&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South American country of Chile is not what you would usually consider a marginalized place. 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