Responding to Deep Pain
Caring For Wounded Hearts
"The light shines in the darkness." John 1:5
Workshop Facilitator
Ramon Padilla
Outreach Canada - Diaspora Scripture Engagement Specialist
Ramón is a trainer and facilitator in the Caring for Wounded Hearts program, an oral Scripture-based trauma healing resource adapted for Muslim-majority and refugee contexts. He has ministry experience among refugees, newcomers, and Muslims in Canada.
After ten years serving in a Bible translation and Scripture engagement project in Oaxaca, Mexico with his wife Deb, Ramón joined Outreach Canada in 2021.
He now focuses on helping people connect deeply with God and others—equipping leaders through story-based trauma healing, facilitating healing groups among refugees and ministry workers, debriefing leaders with the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI), and engaging in everyday evangelism and discipleship through Biblical Storyweaving and other multilingual Bible engagement tools.
Workshop Description
Many individuals, churches, and organizations have a sincere desire to help their Muslim and refugee friends who are suffering from the emotional and spiritual heart wounds caused by difficult life experiences. However, they are not sure how to do so, or they are considering creating their own resources. The “Caring for Wounded Hearts” program applies a methodology that combines the truths in God’s Word with sound mental health principles. It is a story-based curriculum adapted for oral preference cultures. It has proven effective in helping people around the world heal from many types of pain and loss—the effects of violence, war, abuse, and even poverty and natural disasters. The “Settled Refugees Story Set” as well as the “Finding Our Comfort in God” adaptation for people from Muslim-majority countries are ready to help support your refugee ministry!
This workshop provides an overview of the program and the training process (facilitators are certified with the Trauma Healing Institute). You will briefly experience this community discussion-focused resource to begin to address your own and others’ heart wounds.