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Category Archives: Stories
Not Alone
Not Alone is a collaboration of parents of kids with special needs, writing for other parents of kids with special needs from a Christian perspective. Many parents involved in the project have become widely read authors in their own right. All have firsthand experience with the struggles involved in raising children with disabilities. They seek to provide a place where parents with similar challenges can “do life” together.
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Unapologetic…
Parents, let’s resolve to move through as many days as the Lord grants us, loving our children, taking in their beautiful and unique qualities, being unapologetic for who they are, and enlightening those around us in the special way He has given us. After all, we don’t know if our child might be the very tool that God uses to change others in some unforeseen way. And that makes every life, even the quirky, chaotic or unusual, extremely worthwhile. Continue reading →
Posted in ADHD, Advocacy, Families, Stories
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Tagged ADHD, advocacy, Barb Dittrich, Comfort in the Midst of Chaos, Disability Ministry, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, special needs, unapologetic
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Stuff that’s too good to ignore…Gillian Marchenko
We’re asking our leaders to forward the links to this post/video to pastors, church staff members or families who would have interest in Gillian’s presentation on loss and grief in parenting children with special needs, along with other Inclusion Fusion presentations in the Stuff That’s Too Good to Ignore series.
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Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Resources, Stories
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Tagged Christian Fellowship Church Chicago, church, Disability Ministry, Gillian Marchenko, grief, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, loss, parenting, special needs, The King's Table
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Faces of the Movement…Ryan Wolfe
For the first time I saw myself as a missionary in my own community. My wife and I began coaching as volunteers in our local Challenger Baseball League. This is a division of Little League baseball for children with disabilities. As our relationships continues to develop our eyes were opened to so many possibilities. Continue reading →
Faces of the Movement…Bryan Roe
When I reached middle school, my tics were so bad so overmedicated that I began to wonder, If God is so loving, why would he give me this? I also began to wonder if he could possibly have a plan for a person like me. This caused a massive cloud of depression and doubt to set in until one night, contemplating suicide, I prayed an honest prayer of surrender. From there, everything changed. Continue reading →
Three things that I think…
The adoption movement is going to provide a major impetus to the development of comprehensive disability ministry in churches that haven’t yet been intentional about including kids with disabilities and their families. As churches seek to support families who adopt children with disabilities, their awareness of the needs of families outside of the church will continue to grow. Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Stories
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Tagged Adoption, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion 2012, Special Needs Ministry
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Churches and the Disabled
I can’t think of a better way to illustrate to folks why we, and our colleagues in the movement to transform churches into places of inclusion for persons with disabilities and their families do the work that we do. Continue reading →
Posted in Inclusion, Stories, Strategies
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Tagged Churches and the Disabled, Jim Hukill, Laura Lee Wright, Nick Vujicic, Northland Church
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Continuing a father’s legacy…
While my dad wasn’t around for as long as I would have hoped, we had the opportunity to work together on activities that helped advance the Gospel. But what about families who don’t know Jesus because of the social isolation and barriers to church participation that result when one or more children in the family experience a significant disability? Continue reading →
Innovations: St. Gabriel’s Church…The “One Day Voyage” with Amanda Mooney
I had 2 great surprises during our first One Day Voyage. The first was that, even more important than the event itself, was what offering it said to families. It let them know that we cared about everyone in our Parish and community and that we wanted them to be with us! They were so appreciative that we would offer something like this for no other reason than because we cared! Continue reading →
Posted in Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Stories, Strategies
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Tagged Amanda Mooney, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, One Day Voyage, Special Needs Ministry, St. Gabriels Parish, Vacation Bible School, VBS
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The Next Chapter in a Remarkable Story
Annie’s story is a great demonstration of God’s plans being fulfilled through the adversity of a disabling condition… Continue reading →
Posted in Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Stories
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Tagged Annie Wetherbee, Deuteronomy 6, Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, Fellowship Bible Church, Katie Wetherbee, Key Ministry, Tom Wetherbee
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