Two Certificates ... a new role

Crisis Intervention and Management Australasia
I have spent the last three days doing a course in Critical Incident Stress Management / Group Crisis Intervention. It is a course approved by the "International Critical Incident Stress Foundation". I have a bit of paper that says I can do the work I have been doing since 1995. I put my new certificate in my folder of certificates and discovered that I had three other CISM course certificates from various organisations. I do know that I am well trained and quite experienced in this work.
St John Certificate and things

Rose, certificate of appreciation, stole and CISM certificate.

I was invited to go to St John for a "little presentation" tonight. I got over to the HQ building and there were about forty staff and the area committee gathered. There was a speech by the regional chaplain and he welcomed me to the family of St John and formally appointed me as a chaplain, presenting me with a St John Stole. ... the "badge of office". Then the Area Chairperson presented me with a rose bush ... linked to St John ... and a Certificate of Appreciation. A paramedic made a spontaneous speech which I really appreciated. He expressed appreciation for the way I came across and had lunch with them. He appreciated that I allowed them to off load in their way, in their language. He said that the support I gave was most often "very subtle in which we subconsciously unloaded our stuff while you just listened." During the cup of tea and sandwiches later I had many handshakes and expressions of support. I looked around the room and there were couples I had married. There were people whose parents I had buried. There were school aged children running around from couples I had married. "This is saying to you, we want you to keep coming across for lunch with us!" said one paramedic. "We really appreciate your presence." I felt honoured. I felt a little scared that I was launching into another voluntary position with responsibilities. But I also feel excited. It is a good organisation doing good things for the community. I have the opportunity to be there amongst them as a representative of "the Sacred" encouraging and supporting. One door (Workplace Support Chaplaincy) at St John had closed, and another door (voluntary chaplaincy) has opened. My life experiences keep expanding.