by Key Ministry | Nov 6, 2018 | Care and Support, Church Support, Special needs siblings
With Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays approaching, the pulse rates among many special needs family members are already rising. What is on the minds and hearts of family members affected by disability or mental health difficulties is even more...
by Key Ministry | Oct 16, 2018 | Adoption, Care and Support, Families
November—just a few shorts weeks away—is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. If your church plans to acknowledge the plight of orphans and children in foster care next month, consider the following ways to prepare: Pray. The instruction of James...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Sep 25, 2018 | Care and Support, Families, Parents
Perhaps it was in a movie or we overheard someone say this phrase, “We look good on paper, but….” We would say many of us in the community of special needs relate to that thought. We post family social media pictures that catch our young/or adult child with special...
by Barb Dittrich | Sep 9, 2018 | Care and Support, Parents, Training Events
“When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.” ~ Luke 12:48, NLTFor the past year, a small committee of dedicated servants have been working on a tool to...
by Lamar Hardwick | Sep 6, 2018 | Care and Support, Families
“ … a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. “Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?” He answered, “What’s written in God’s Law? How do you interpret it?” He said, “That you love the Lord your God with all your...
by Lamar Hardwick | Aug 9, 2018 | Care and Support, Families, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry
I have often thought that one of the most interesting stories in the Bible is the story of Jesus interacting with a blind man from the town of Bethsaida. This story is found in the gospel of Mark and is recorded as one of the few times that Jesus had to progressively...