by Sandra Peoples | Feb 16, 2017 | Families, Parents
Lee and I sat in a therapist’s office yesterday and told our story. It was our first session and our first time to meet our therapist, Jane. “Whoa,” she said when we talked about James’s diagnosis, how we reacted to that news, and the years...
by Sandra Peoples | Feb 9, 2017 | Families
When my mom gave birth to my sister and heard the words “Down syndrome,” she sunk into depression and spent hours rocking Syble and whispering how much she loved her, but how ill-equipped she felt to raise her. Fourteen short months later I was born and...
by Sandra Peoples | Feb 1, 2017 | Families, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry
As my husband and I have worked to plant a special-needs welcoming church outside of Houston, we’ve heard some objections to churches having special-needs ministries. Some are practical, some are just outright rude, but looking at the top four excuses we hear...
by Cindi Ferrini | Jan 24, 2017 | Families, Key Ministry, Leadership, Special Needs Ministry
His diagnosis was still as fresh as the day we heard it three years earlier. Now, at age 5 I continued in the throngs of potty training for the 3rd year. (Not 3rd week, 3rd year.) So when asked that question from someone at my church, I spared not a breath in saying,...
by Sandra Peoples | Jan 5, 2017 | Care and Support, Families, Resources
Each year more churches are realizing the need to reach and support families impacted by special-needs. If that’s your church, you may wonder what steps to take next.Here are five goals you can set for your special-needs ministry in the new year. Be there for a...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jan 5, 2017 | Autism, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry
This blog series was on Asperger’s Disorder and Spiritual Development was originally presented from March 25th-April 29th 2012. Special thanks to Mike Woods from the Special Friends Ministry at First Baptist Orlando for his invaluable contributions to...
