[Faith-talk] special needs ministry

Mon Oct 10 17:30:47 UTC 2011

My pastor's wife used to run a daycare, so she's good with all kinds
of children.
We don't have any special needs children, now, but she knows how to
deal with them, if we get them.
I personally love to work with children with special needs.
I helped the special education instructors, at my high school.
I chose to go to the special needs room and work, instead of going to
P.E, my senior year.
We had 2 students with Autism, and they were a joy to work with.
Blessings, Joshua

On 10/10/11, Debbie Brown <63characters at comcast.net> wrote:
> One of the women in my chirch has a son with cognitive disabilities.
> Sometimes he was in his own age group, sometimes in different age groups,
> depending on the teacher.  I can't imagine there aren't some activities you
> kids couldn't do with the group, such as singing or possibly a little
> Scripture memorization.
>
> We had a child who had some severe disabilities in our braille club.  There
> were activities he couldn't do because of his academic limitations, but we
> had a song, and he enjoyed singing it.  We had to take him out of class
> sometimes because he was a little disruptive, and we did need his mother's
> help because he couldn't communicate well, and she understood him.
>
> I do know a church that pays people to be aides in the regular Sunday School
> class for those with severe disabilities.  That gives their parents a break
> and helps the child participate as much as possible.
>
> Some of the blindness issues should be easy to address.  For example, try to
> get the teachers to introduce themselves and use students' names.  Also, get
> them to provide you with electronic copies of songs or lessons they will be
> using so that you can practice with your children at home.  If they won't do
> at least that much, I would think that is pretty discouraging.
>
> I think that if you decide to leave a church, you should let as many people
> know as possible why you are leaving.  If you find someone who can teach
> your special needs children better, that is something you should say.  I
> would hope that would put a little shame in someone.
>
> Debbie Brown
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 4:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] special needs ministry
>
>
> Sister Barbara:
> I don't know about blind parents, with special needs children, but I
> know a Southern Gospel singer, that has a special needs ministry.
> He and his wife have adopted 3 special needs children.
> They're all young adults now.
> His name is Jerry Garcia, (don't confuse him with the late rock star,)
> (LOL.)
> I'll find a link to his Website, and put it on here.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 10/9/11, Barbara Hammel <poetlori8 at msn.com> wrote:
>> Essentially, we're trying to reinvent the wheel, having to make up a
>> curiculum tailored for the repetition part of autism.  What makes it so
>> hard
>> for people in general, I think, is the dual disability.  Folks would have
>> an
>> easier time interacting if the blindness wasn't there.  Most people
>> actually
>> seem scared of the twins.  It's so sad that so many folks are scared of
>> contracting blindness.  Funny thing is, when I was a child, my family
>> always
>> used to joke that blindness is contagious.  When I tell people that, the
>> silence is almost palpable and you can feel the fear mounting and their
>> rational brain trying to tell them it's not true.
>> Barbara
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay
>> any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
>> any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.--John
>> F. Kennedy
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Debbie Brown
>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 7:58 PM
>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] special needs ministry
>>
>> What you're describing doesn't sound as if a special class is needed.
>> When
>> kids are four, teachers have to help them with crafts a lot anyhow.  I
>> think
>> I had a sort of personal assistant in Sunday School till I was about
>> eight.
>> His job was to draw things for me and write things down when that was
>> necessary, and probably talk to me when I got bored.  Putting braille on
>> anything never occurred to any of us.  It sounds as if you should be
>> pushing
>> to be in the regular class with your children encouraging them and talking
>> to the teacher.  Later on, someone else should be doing that for a few
>> years.  If your children's disabilities are only blindness, they shouldn't
>> need anyone as they get older, as long as you have a ccess to a Bible.  By
>> the time they are in about fourth grade, they should be spending a lot of
>> time in the actual Bible.  If that's not the case, you should be demanding
>>
>> a
>> better curriculum--and not just for blind kids.
>>
>> Debbie Brown
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 6:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] special needs ministry
>>
>>
>>> Until our kids were four, they were in with the regular kids but it was
>>> apparent long before that that when the regular kids started having to do
>>> seat work and sit during teaching and craft, our children wouldn't be
>>> able
>>>
>>> to do that.  You're right about it being very isolating but our only
>>> other
>>>
>>> choice is to stay at home.
>>> Barbara
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay
>>> any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
>>> any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of
>>> liberty.--John
>>>
>>> F. Kennedy
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Linda Mentink
>>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 8:44 PM
>>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] special needs ministry
>>>
>>> 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, Iâ€™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
>>>>weâ€™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 theyâ€™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.  Iâ€™ve thought about
>>>>switching churches to one with a more established program for special
>>>>needs kids but Iâ€™m afraid weâ€™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 Let every nation know whether it
>>>>wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet
>>>>any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the
>>>>survival and the success of liberty.--John F. Kennedy
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