Rain Csolak
Administrative Manager
Ambassador, House of Healing
Born in a small town close to Atlanta Georgia, Rain grew up in one of the most troubled periods of America's recent history. Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunities demonstrations began developing into brutal riots and increasing numbers of solders were returning home from the Vietnam War in body Bags. Both the war and the Equality issues were to impact Rain's life directly.
Deeply affected by the daily tragedy of soldier's bodies coming home from the Vietnam War, Rain was determined to do what she could to help and became a Red Cross Volunteer at a local veteran's hospital where she took care of wounded soldiers.
On a more personal level, and as a consequence of the authority's efforts to deal with racial segregation issues, Rain was bussed across town as a High School student to a local black school. This ill-thought out experiment caused its own race problems and Rain found herself from time to time being threatened with extreme violence. Fortunately, for every instance of this there was someone prepared to step in to defend her and she made some good friends among the students of the school.
Not prepared to let her daughter continue her education in this manner, Rain's mother insisted that she attend the local Catholic School on the condition that she did not convert to Catholicism. However the compassion and love that Rain discovered in her daily interaction with the Priests and Sisters had a profound impact upon her. She decided at this time that her life would be devoted to helping others, particularly in the area of inner or emotional traumas, and in helping them to develop their own spiritual awareness. As a consequence of her promise to her mother and her own strong desire to have children at some point, Rain could not commit to the life of a nun, but to this day identifies strongly with the genuine unconditional love and compassion which she experienced as a student.
Following graduation, Rain began to make her own way in the world. Life was not easy and involved a number of deeply personal traumas before she met and married her first husband. The couple moved to Nashville where they spent a number of years working with intellectual and developmentally challenged teenagers in a residential home. It was during this period that Rain gave birth to her first child, a son, who was stillborn. She was diagnosed with Catastrophic Pituitary Gland Failure: a condition that, the doctors informed her would prevent her from delivering a live child. Rain's intuition, strong faith and conviction however was that the doctors would be proven wrong.
Following a period on the road, Rain signed up for a stint in the US Army before settling in Washington State with her husband. Just before her spouse went AWOL and disappeared into obscurity, Rain became pregnant for a second time. The prognosis was not good.
It was after this that Rain began her abiding friendship with the man she is married to today and who she credits with helping her oldest daughter come into this world. Rain recalls "She was a healthy 8 & ½ pound un-medicated breach birth, and I felt like I was holding my breath to hear her finally cry."
Rain left Active Duty and welcomed another daughter into her growing family. Married to an Army Officer the couple with their children spent three years in Germany before returning to The United States where she gave birth to her youngest child - a son. At this time Rain began singing for large congregational auditoriums on both TV and Radio.
Seeking employment she found her Veteran status and skills were just what a large African American Church had been seeking. Both Rain and the Pastor were undeterred by the fact that she would be the only Caucasian there. Rain became their secretary and dearly loved serving the respected Pastor and Church. She recalls "It was more than a job, it was a window to actively make a difference in healing some old misconceptions." The shock of seeing a "white woman" serving in the Church nearly caused one visitor to have a heart attack but the ripple effect of Rain's presence and devotion to the Church caused many people to reassess their position on the Race issue. This was true not only for the black community but also for those in the white community who were close to Rain. Perceptions were changed and a reassessment took place for many who were able to view people of a different ethnic origin as deserving of respect and love rather than hate and fear.
Eventually, Rain's spiritual path and commitment to volunteering again took hold and she found herself answering the prayer line at a nearby Christian TV Station. On hearing her sing, the Station owners asked her to record some songs on camera which were then used in many of their shows. Rain went on to be a part of a Co-Anchor team for Church News, but the rigors of television work came to a halt when she was diagnosed with full blown ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and full blown FMS (fibromyalgia). Many freedoms most of us take for granted became unattainable for Rain at that point. "Everything we do takes energy; even the very basic things like breathing, eating, simple everyday things like showering can be a huge challenge for people with this disorder. The hardest part of having CFS was that it kept me from playing with my children. So I finally had to change how I lived. Reassess where I used my energies and save them for what was most important: my husband and my children."
Rain's son was eventually diagnosed with Aspersers & Bipolar Disorders. As his condition became more pronounced, Rain used her years as a houseparent to spring board her into working with the doctors and schools. Rain became not only her son's Advocate but also an Advocate for her father who was living with Alzheimer's disease.
With the introduction of high speed internet and her children now grown, Rain was once again able to follow her calling to help others develop their own spiritual awareness and change perceptions as to how people view others of different ethnic backgrounds or religion. By sharing uplifting information, wisdom teachings of various cultures and ancient civilizations through her various websites, Rain helps others to see people compassionately as neighbors to be loved and cherished rather than hated and feared.
Rain is an empathic intuitive, Non Denominational Ordained Minister, a Quantum Touch Healer & Reiki Master/ Teacher. She has found deep breathing, meditation, the properties of healing Stones and home grown herbs help maintain optimal health. Rain also sees her role in life as a peace-maker, a role to which she devotes considerable energy.
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