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What one family has learned from serving families in Zambia through the Special Hope Network. About six years ago, the Nelson family came over to our house for dinner. Holly and Eric Nelson have three children—Maggie, Mollie, and Sam. All three were adopted as infants, and all three have Down syndrome. I met them for the first time when they were teenagers, and when their family was about to embark upon a harrowing adventure of moving to Zambia to begin a ministry for children with intellectual disabilities. The Nelsons have now lived in Zambia for nearly five years, and in this season of hope, I asked them to share their story of their ministry, the Special Hope Network: When did know you were called to minister to children with special needs? How did that calling take shape over the years? Holly: I was first passionately and surprisingly drawn to children with disabilities when I was 17, and working at a shoe store. An adorable little girl with Down syndrome used to come in every few months to be fitted for shoes for her short, wide, and very cute feet. I always waited on her, and loved the time I had with her family. The following summer, I worked at a camp for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Following that summer I started college as a Special Education major. For the past 26 years, I have been a Special Education teacher, from preschool to 21 year olds. Simultaneously, Eric decided the best way to deal with his fear of people with disabilities was to face it head on, so he took a summer job at a school for children with moderate to severe disabilities. When we were married, God saw fit to have us deal with infertility. At the same time we were having intense conversations about God’s peculiar delight and value of the weak and the vulnerable, we were daily caring for a child who had Down syndrome ... Continue reading... #Paris #France #News
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 01:03:15 +0000

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