[Faith-talk] special needs ministry

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Barbara,

A special needs ministry often isolates you from 
the rest of the congregation. I'm guessing that's 
not what you really want. it would depend on what 
those special needs are, but most can just be put 
in with everyone else. Often a special needs 
ministry isn't what's needed, but someone to just 
come alongside and help where needed, without 
making a big deal of it. You don't want to be singled out.

I guess I don't have any wisdom here.

Blessings,

Linda

At 09:27 PM 10/2/2011, you wrote:
>As a blind person, I’ve had a time of feeling 
>like I fit in some place at church, when I was 
>in the choir, when I wroked in nursery and in 
>our sunday school class.  But most other members 
>of the church treat us like we’ve got leprosy. 
>Every since we adopted our children, our church 
>has chosen to start up a special needs ministry 
>but it mostly is just our two.  A few of the 
>special needs kiddos can function in a normal 
>class setting because they’re higher 
>functioning autists or physically 
>disabled.  What do you suppose we could try to 
>help our family of three blind people and one 
>sighted person feel a bit more at home.  I’ve 
>thought about switching churches to one with a 
>more established program for special needs kids 
>but I’m afraid we’d meet the same 
>obstacles—and I have a  hard time making 
>friends.  Going to church is not supposed to 
>make you angry, but it is what it is. Barbara 
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