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 Key Ministry | Oct 2, 2018 | Church Support, Families, Inclusion, Special needs siblings
My husband and I have three children in their twenties. Our youngest, Carly, has Angelman Syndrome. She is a delightful young lady who has always loved to be part of worship services with us. Though she is not verbal, she worships heartily, often with her whole body...
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 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 Evana Sandusky | Aug 30, 2018 | Down syndrome, Families, Special Needs Ministry
My daughter loves going to church. In fact, Jaycee spends part of her Saturday night picking out the right dress to wear the next morning. “Get your Bible,” I tell her before we leave. Jaycee races to her bedroom and retrieves it quickly.“Class. Friends,” she...
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...
