As new mission and vision statements go up on the walls of Baptistcare services around Western Australia people may well ask what is meant by the vision statement: To transform and enrich lives.
A vision statement is not so much a statement about where we are now but about the direction the organisation plans to go in the future. It is developed to help keep us on track in both our dreams and our planning for the future.
It is relatively easy to see how people’s lives can be enriched through the types of caring services offered by Baptistcare for older people who require support through some very difficult aspects of the ageing process, for people with disabilities, for people who have a mental illness and those who are in need of other forms of emotional support. Through the provision of various accommodation options and other types of physical, emotional and spiritual support, Baptistcare is able to do quite a bit that could be seen as providing enrichment to people’s lives.
But what about transforming? Are we in the business of transforming or simply helping to make people’s lives a little more comfortable when nothing else is available?
There is nothing like hope to bring about transformation. Individuals who have experienced hope have been able to see past the despair of the present to a better world in the future; they have been able to find ways to overcome a whole range of difficulties and find meaning and purpose in life. Communities have used hope to galvanise unity against common enemies and to develop creativity that leads to a new future.
As Baptistcare seeks to deliver slices of hope into people’s lives our vision is that people’s minds will be transformed as they gain a glimpse into a new perspective on life.
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