by Key Ministry | Mar 20, 2018 | Adoption, Foster Care, Trauma
James 1:27 calls us to demonstrate our faith by caring for widows and orphans. That high calling is one we seek to embody—collectively and individually—in a variety of ways. Many churches fulfill those words by championing the plight of orphans, whether in an annual...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Mar 19, 2018 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
I didn’t always say that on our special needs journey. I remember days when our son was young (now 37) that I wanted to quit, didn’t always like what I had to do, didn’t really think I could continue serving and caring and surrendering my wants and needs for his…and...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Mar 18, 2018 | Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
We’re only a little more than a month away from Inclusion Fusion Live, a disability ministry conference sponsored by Key Ministry and hosted by Bay Presbyterian Church on April 20th-21st, 2018. Inclusion Fusion Live will feature over two dozen speakers and...
by Key Ministry | Mar 16, 2018 | Adoption, Grief, Special Needs Parenting
Like a punch in the stomach was the excruciatingly hard reality of fostering. The journey was just beginning. How his past trauma and lack of attachment impacted his brain functioning took us by surprise. The child was dangerously impulsive, respected no boundaries,...
by Key Ministry | Mar 14, 2018 | Autism, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
One snowy Saturday my fourteen-year-old son Joel and I bundled up to visit Janet, a friend just home from the hospital. Eight short weeks before, Janet had a stare-down with death and won.Joel didn’t really know Janet. She was an old friend of mine who lived out of...
