Insight for Living’s Special Needs Ministries is designed to provide help and hope to those in disabling and difficult life circumstances by focusing on four core essentials: community, church, education, and family. These essentials are directed to:
1) Educate others on the fundamental aspects of crisis and caregiving.
2) Equip others with biblical truths and effective strategies related to crisis management and caregiving.
3) Empower others toward implementing these truths and strategies as they expand their circles of influence.
4) Encourage others in their pursuit of biblical truth and its application which provides, through Christ, continual peace, boundless strength, and optimistic hope.
Featured Article "Soul Work"
by Colleen Swindoll
Just as music stirs our hearts, the soul moves our lives toward passionate purpose. When in pain, the soul is silenced. This article focuses on the author’s personal journey of soul-silencing pain and her experience of finding God’s still, small voice in the midst of it.
Featured Audio "When God’s Gift Comes Specially Wrapped"
A resting place exists—even in the midst of life-changing challenges and painful ordeals. It is found in the hands of our sovereign God. A faith that sustains us through our darkest hours is one that is saturated in the awareness of His sovereign, faithful, and unconditional loving-kindness. This is what helps parents of special-needs children face the days that appear impossible. This message offers hope to those in great pain or to those facing the unlimited caregiving demands of a special-needs child.
Recommended Reading
Browse through a list of books that Insight for Living recommends for those who need special encouragement for bearing life’s burdens.
Featured Book Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance
by Charles R. Swindoll
Like no other inspired work, the biblical account of Job illustrates one of life’s most difficult mysteries: unexpected, excruciating pain allowed by a sovereign, loving God. Job’s life represents in full color what happens when a person is suddenly hit with loss and grief. Chuck Swindoll’s book Job, from the Great Lives from God’s Word series, provides quiet consolation to one in pain, tenderness for the fearful, insight for those in doubt, a refuge for the anxious, acceptance for the shamed, truth for the despairing, reassurance for those in grief, and sustaining strength for the weak. If you are living through unbearable challenges, the story of Job will provide a wellspring of comforting hope.
Featured Booklet When God’s Gift Comes Specially Wrapped
by Charles R. Swindoll
A resting place exists in the midst of life-changing circumstances. It is found when we rest in the sovereign hand of God. Faith that sustains us through our darkest hours must be saturated with truth, fixed upon the all-knowing, faithful God. When the gift of a child comes wrapped with special needs, believing God is faithful and sovereign can be tough. The booklet When God’s Gift Comes Specially Wrapped provides the message of hope, offering an affirming and timeless perspective about God’s attentive care for parents whose child has come specially wrapped.
When life falls apart, confusion sets in. Personal questions are unanswerable, emotions are uncontrollable, and strength seems unattainable; such are the realities of shattering circumstances. Special Needs Ministries represents a source of hope for people by offering sound teaching, resources, and personal counseling. We invite you to visit the Special Needs blog, managed by Colleen Swindoll, director of Special Needs Ministries and the parent of a child with special needs. Colleen is intimately aware of the daily challenges you face, and she is honored for the opportunity to interact with you.
Regardless of the specific diagnosis or disabling condition of your loved one, the Web links provided here offer a wide range of helpful information. Various links include special education advocacy, legal direction, church ministry and special needs, national directives, and general disability support, and many more links can be accessed within these resources.
