Take A.I.M. (part 2)

This is part 2 of a discussion about how the church can take A.I.M. in reaching families that have a child with a disability or special need.

"A" is for Awareness

As a parent of a child who has special needs, there are many things that I would like my church, or any church we happen to visit to be "aware" of, here are just a few:

          #1 - My child is a child of God!  He was made in God's own image 

 So God created humans in his own image. He created them to be like himself. He created them male and female.

 Genesis 1:27 ERV

#2 - My child is not a mistake

You formed the way I think and feel. You put me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because you made me in such a wonderful way. I know how amazing that was! 

Psalms 139:13-14 ERV

#3 - You don't have to have a degree in Special Education to show the love of God to my child.

God doesn't always call the equipped, but he always equips the called.

My child has "differences" and probably will need some extra help doing things that the other kids his age can do, what he needs most of all is to be loved and accepted just the way he is.