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Category Archives: Stories
Gillian Marchenko…Down Syndrome Day 2015
And know that we, other parents in this very special club, are here when you need us and that someday, you will be the one looking a new mother in the eye saying, “Our life is good. Really. It is.” Continue reading →
The Drop Box: Opening TODAY and showing March 3, 4, and 5 nationwide
It’s a worldwide heart issue! No parent should feel like their only option is to discard a child, and no child should be treated as anything less than deeply valuable. Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Foster Care, Key Ministry, Resources, Stories
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Tagged Adoption, Disability, Focus on the Family, Foster Care, Key Ministry, movie, Pastor Lee Jong-rak, Shannon Dingle, The Drop Box
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What if you have a disability? Chuck Swindoll’s teaching this week at Insight for Living
Chuck Swindoll will be teaching on the topic What if you have a disability? this coming Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (February 24-26) as part of his current series What If? airing from January 26-March 16. Continue reading →
One father’s spiritual legacy…
He made quite an impression on my wife when he was excited after he was told he had a heart attack because to him it meant he was getting closer to meeting Jesus. Continue reading →
Posted in Spiritual Development, Stories
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Tagged fathers, Jay Stevens WBBW, legacy, Stephen Grcevich, WKTL, WNEO, WYSU, Youngstown
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Dr. Oren Mason…Wondering what a pill will do to me?
People who don’t have ADHD probably never imagine how much effort goes into the smallest task, the simplest morning routine, nor do they know how frustrating it is to spend that much effort and still do it badly. Continue reading →
Posted in ADHD, Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Stories
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Tagged ADHD, adults, Disability Ministry, Dr. Oren Mason, medication, Reaching For A New Potential, stigma
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Wow!
I’m so encouraged to see so many people from throughout our home region willing to spend a day examining how we can more effectively welcome kids, families and adults impacted by disability into our churches. Continue reading →
Posted in Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Stories, Training Events
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Tagged Barb Newman, Bay Presbyterian Church, Beth Golik, Carrie Lupoli, Christine Boyle, Deb Petermann, Emily Colson, Gary Wynn, Julie Hazlett, Libby Peterson, Luz Roa, Matt Guertin, Melissa Rodriguez, Northeast Ohio Special Needs Conference, Ryan Wolfe
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Disability ministry has captivated my heart…Bekah Behnke
Disability ministry has not only stolen my heart, but also captivated it. There is not a time in my life that I was not surrounded by God’s beauty shining through my friends with disabilities. Continue reading →
I wonder how we miss the obvious…Jeff McNair
We walk by, seemingly acting if we don’t know who our neighbor is. Continue reading →
“Downtown Nate” and a school that “gets” inclusion
The administration and students of Louisville High School found a spectacular way to demonstrate Nate’s value to the community this past week. Continue reading →
Mental Illness: Too Scared to Share – why most Christians won’t talk About “IT”…Mitzi Van Cleve
I sat completely mute and stunned when mental illness was included in a list of “sins” for which restoration through repentance were possible. Continue reading →
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