by Brandon Appelhans | Mar 14, 2019 | Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health
This morning I had a conversation with a pastor friend. His church has started a number of support groups for various needs, but they just can’t get people to come. The church is not small, but every support group they offer has one, two or three attendees. Today he...
by Jonathan McGuire | Mar 13, 2019 | Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
It was 12:30 in the morning and I was lying in bed, wide awake. I had managed to fall asleep for a few minutes but for some reason woke up. Sleep did not come, so I finally went downstairs, made a cup of tea, went into my home office and got to work. I knew I would...
by Key Ministry | Mar 12, 2019 | Inclusion, Mental Health, Strategies
The church where our family worships and serves is located at the north end of a geographic area that historically has had deep pockets of poverty, low educational attainment and below average life expectancy. Not surprisingly, mental health needs in this area are...
by Sandra Peoples | Mar 11, 2019 | Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting, Special needs siblings
Editor’s note: Sandra’s sister Syble passed away earlier this year, and she wrote a beautiful tribute to her on her personal website. You can read it here. A year ago, Ruth Marcus wrote in her article in the The Washington Post entitled “I would’ve aborted a fetus...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Mar 10, 2019 | Key Ministry, Training Events
Our Key Ministry team is wading into a very busy time of the year for ministry training. Last weekend, Sandra had the privilege of presenting at the Engage Conference in Fayetteville Arkansas, presented by our friends at 99Balloons. Both Sandra and...
