About Us
Our Mission:
Ministry for Trauma Survivors and Those Who Help Them
CONSULTING: To provide Prayer Ministry to survivors of trauma (including human trafficking and ritual abuse) as well as their supporters, and to offer consultations to lay persons, pastors, and professionals in order to develop and/or enhance their skills in working with severely wounded population.
ADVOCACY: To advocate by means of establishing networks of support in communities across the nation and the world to provide the resources for severely wounded population according to Isaiah 58:6-7
- loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke (share the gospel of Jesus Messiah)
- set the oppressed free and break every yoke (provide spiritual warfare)
- share your food with the hungry
- provide the poor wanderer with shelter
- when you see the naked, to clothe him
RESOURCES: To provide resources in meeting the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of the wounded, facilitating their safety and healing. Resources include guidance in developing a church community, spiritual support networks, prayer ministry, consulting with various professional groups with sensitivity and understanding of the impact of severe trauma on local, national, and international levels.
EDUCATION: To educate communities, churches and interested organizations about the serious impact of severe trauma, along with the needs and issues that arise out of this type of woundedness. To educate through the offering of seminars, conferences and retreats for national and international trainees.
Jo Getzinger
With over 35 years in the field of trauma recovery, Jo oversees and provides counseling to the severely wounded. Although she has a Masters Degree in Social Work, she no longer practices as a licensed counselor because of the desire to involve prayer and deliverance ministry techniques in the counseling sessions, recognizing that God is the true healer. She develops and coordinates conferences that CARE, Inc. provides to educate communities about trauma and other severe abuse issues. She responds to questions from therapists, survivors, pastors, etc. She presents at seminars and conferences and has co-authored books on survivor topics.
Cheryl Knight
In Memorium: Cheryl Knight co-founded CARE with Jo in 1991 and served as president until 2018. She served community as a prayer minister in the early days of CARE. She later received her Masters Degree in Theology in Messianic Studies and provided the community with pastoral care, sermons, and mentoring as well as community leadership. We honor the years of service Cheryl gave community as a faithful, supportive and caring leader with a wonderful sense of humor and joy-filled, warm presence.
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(231) 745-0500
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Alpena, MI
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;” Isaiah 61:1 NKJV