Thank you for visiting Gordon Rumford Ministries.

We address issues such as —

• a marriage in trouble,
• a single parent,
• one who is terminally ill, or
• someone who has recently lost a loved one.

Susan and Gordon Rumford

Susan and Gordon Rumford are a couple who have experienced much adversity and have made it a life-calling to help others in similar circumstances.

They live in Burlington, Ontario, Canada and work with a variety of people who have found themselves in over their heads and in need of some friendly guidance through the maze of their problems. This work occupies Gordon and Susan full time.

Gordon has survived serious cancer surgery and suffered the pain of a marriage breakdown.

Together they make an excellent team to move into a situation where a crisis has occurred and offer practical, effective counsel to those who are in pain.

For about 25 years Gordon has acted as company chaplain to Iseco (the safety shoe people) in Mississauga. This work has involved visiting the offices of the company each week and having private consultation with various employees as need arises. This position has resulted in Gordon doing funerals for unchurched people as well as weddings.

Susan was suddenly widowed in her mid-thirties with three young children. She has successfully worked through the issues of bereavement, read much on the subject and, with Gordon, conducted seminars on loss and counseled many in such a situation.

Such matters as helping people put their personal affairs in order, things to do as a family following the tragedy, and how to make peace with the situation are discussed. Spiritual counsel is also offered as Gordon has been in the ministry for over 40 years.

This work is recommended by people who have received help from the Rumfords. Also, sometimes someone knows a person in pain who is without resources and refer the Rumfords to them. Contact is made and a series of visits instituted for as long as the need is there. It’s just that simple.

Imagine for a moment the following scenarios:

• A friend of yours or a fellow employee calls you in a panic and confesses that the visit to the doctor was a disaster. The lump was malignant and they are in trouble.
• Or your wife has just received a call from a mutual friend who told her that her husband just came home to announce he is leaving the marriage, he has found someone else.

The person is devastated, they do not know which way to turn for help. They are without resources. What do you do? What do you say? What assistance do you have to offer them? Where do you tell them to turn in their time of need?

Many of us find ourselves in such situations and wish we had someone we could call to intervene and offer assistance to the person in pain. There is help available.

Feel free to contact Gordon and Susan. They would be happy to help you and become involved as the family in need requests support.

Saturday Seminars

We also hold Saturday seminars designed to assist those who would help hurting people. The usual format is to have four sessions, two before lunch and two after with breaks between each.

Some of the topics addressed include —

• Understanding the initial responses to tragedy
• Transitional issues
• Coping devices for the long term

Personal testimonies from people in pain are also included.

How do they do it?

You may wonder how the Rumfords are funded to perform such a work. Certainly the people they help are far too busy addressing their crisis to think about such things.

Obviously at such a critical time the Rumfords do not send a bill for services rendered. Gordon and Susan have a small core of people who believe in this ministry and quietly assist them in this way.

If you would have a desire to help in the support of such a work, tax receipts for donations will be issued to all who make financial contributions. Please see the Donate page for more information.