Testimonials

This warm and welcoming house quickly became a home for us during our family member’s neurosurgical care at Mayo. Beyond allowing us to conveniently access the hospital and attend to the basics of our own needs – as two sets of parents and a 2 1/2 year old granddaughter, Holly’s House also provided a nurturing environment for voicing the concerns and questions that preceeded and followed the surgery, as well as the prayers that we know aided the surgeon’s skills for providing a very positive outcome.

We’re very grateful to the Serenity House Network and pray that all future guests thrive as well.

January 15-February 17, 2012 Dear Greg and Jodie, Thank you for letting us stay at our home-away-from-home. Staying here allowed me to have family stay with us while I went through radiation and chemotherapy treatments. We are from Michigan and having a place like this to call our home meant a lot to us. I pray God’s blessings upon you and your families. Love,

January-February 2012

Dear Greg and Jodie,

Our family is so very grateful to have found the Serenity House Network. We were truly blessed to have met you both and to have a place to call our home away from home for so many weeks! You were very flexible and accommodating when it came to the “unknowns” of the transplant world.

Our journey has been a blessing in many ways and has been touched by God every step. Thank you for your many prayers and the sincerity you offered every time you asked how things were going!

Many blessings,

Dear Jodie, Greg and Sheryl,

Thank you so much for your hospitality in renting Erin’s apartment to us during Keith’s recent surgery. It was so comfortable and we thank you for completing it in time for us to stay in.

The size was perfect for our needs and it was a huge asset to be so close to the hospital. Thank you again for making our 2-week stay in Rochester so at home.

God bless you in your ministry to the sick.

December 2011-February 2012 “I was so pleasantly surprised at what a clean, comfortable, well-maintained house this is. The rural setting was just perfect for a small-town guy like myself. Yet it was less than 10 minutes from Mayo Clinic – the best of both worlds. Thank you so much for all.”

Greg and Jodie,

Thank you so much for your hospitality. It’s great to have so many of the comforts of home when you’re so far away from your own. The apple pie for Thanksgiving and Christmas tree were wonderful surprises. I especially appreciated your encouragement as alumni of the Pain Rehab Center. Several of the other patients mentioned how inspiring your talks were to them. It was great to hear from folks who have been down the path before me and have become such a blessing to others.

Thanks for everything,

December 2011

Dear SHN and Gauthier Family,

Thank you for providing a place of peace for us. We, along with family, friends and acquaintances have prayed for 5 years for God to heal our adult son, Ivan’s leg. His left leg was crushed between the knee and the ankle in a motorcycle accident, and he also had numerous infections. Miraculously, God spared his life.

Sixteen surgeries and nearly 5 years later doctors in our area gave little hope for saving his leg. We and others began to pray about coming to Mayo. God immediately began to open doors. Very soon after requesting an appointment an orthopedic surgeon called my husband and said that he and others thought Ivan’s leg could be salvaged.

We began to experience miracle after miracle, including learning about Serenity House Network.

When we first entered Gauthier House, we felt God’s presence. We knew this to be a home filled with love. We have met Jodie, Deb, Joan and Greg, and see the love of God in action through each of them. We firmly believe God’s hand is on Serenity House Network.

Since September, Ivan has had 2 major surgeries at Mayo and 8 of our 11 weeks here have been spent in the Gauthier House. We are extremely thankful to the Gauthier’s for opening up their home to people like us. We will be back and forth to Mayo for about two years. We each pray that God in His grace and mercy will always provide a Serenity House Network home for us.

We pray for God to bless abundantly this wonderful ministry.

Love in Christ Jesus,

Thanksgiving Week, 2011

Jodie, Serenity House Network, American Heritage Girls Troop 521, and the Gauthier Family,

We want to thank you for opening the Gauthier home to our family during Thanksgiving week. We were so impressed with the home and all those who welcomed us…Jodie, Greg and Deb were so helpful.

We so appreciated the pie, especially during Thanksgiving week. It was the topic of numerous conversations and received lots of compliments when we enjoyed it with our Thanksgiving meal. We are so grateful for people like the Gauthier’s. Our experience in their home truly made our Mayo experience with our son’s open heart surgery less stressful and opened the opportunity for our family to come together in a warm and inviting environment where we shared a once in a lifetime experience. We have much to be thankful for…a successful surgery and angels like all of you.

God Bless,

“We are so grateful for your willingness to open your home to us at this challenging time in our lives. Cancer was never in our plans but it has been sweet to feel the tender care of the Lord as we have walked this course. Finding your beautiful home was just another tender mercy showing us that God cares about us. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.”

How blessed we were to find the Serenity House Network! The house and accommodations were ideal. Better than ideal, if that is possible.

The Baptist Hospitality House is clean and comfortable. Having a Washer and dryer in the house is a blessing as well as quality furniture and comfortable beds. I had heart surgery and had to sleep in a recliner after being released from the hospital. I was very comfortable. Extra sheets and blankets were available for resting in the living room when I couldn’t get out of a bed.

These people know what is needed for an extended medical stay. All of our needs were met. The location was perfect – a short distance to St. Mary’s Hospital, HyVee (groceries) and Super Target.

I am a private person and was extremely comfortable in this residential setting. Watching squirrels, birds and children in the neighborhood from the back deck was very relaxing.

I would like to thank the Serenity House Network for all the planning and thought they have put into their properties. They have exceeded all of our needs and expectations. No surprises when we arrived, just everything exactly as they have described and pictured on the website.