Our Key Ministry team will be hitting the road for our East Coast friends to be part of the 2013 Accessibility Summit, hosted by Jackie Mills-Fernald and her team from McLean Bible Church in suburban Washington D.C. on April 19th-20th.
This year’s Summit features Emily Colson (daughter of Chuck) As an artist, author, and speaker, Emily is passionate about inspiring others to persevere through their challenges and appreciate life’s gifts. In her book Dancing with Max, she and her late father, share the struggle and beauty of life with Max, Emily’s son with autism. Also featured is Clay Dyer, a professional bass fisherman who has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, having been born without legs or a left arm and only a partial right arm.
Our crew will be offering these presentations…
On Friday evening, Katie Wetherbee will be teaming up with Amy Kendall, Disability Coordinator from Saddleback Church in California to present Comfort and Joy: Creating a Classroom Culture That Could Change the Kingdom.
Also on Friday evening, Harmony Hensley will be presenting on the topic of Volunteer Recruitment and Retention.
On Saturday, I’ll have the opportunity to share on the topic of Supporting Children and Teens who Struggle With Anxiety. Rebecca Hamilton will be participating as part of the panel in a discussion…Respite-The Gift of Time, led by Jackie Mills-Fernald and including Sib Nafziger Charles and Cameron Doolittle.
In addition to our crew, other friends of Key Ministry who’ll be presenting at the Summit include Joe and Cindi Ferrini, Barb Dittrich, Jolene Philo and Barb Newman.
Hope to see lots of old friends and meet many new friends at the McLean Accessibility Summit…April 19-20th at McLean Bible Church in McLean, VA.
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I decided to sit out this year, letting Rosie and Jackie know that we need to hunker down as a family in our current season of life. We decided that before Robbie’s seizure and epilepsy diagnosis, but that certainly confirmed that this was the right choice! I’ll be praying for y’all, though!!!
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