How can I be a disciple as a special needs parent?

Have you ever felt like the idea of discipleship might not apply to you as a parent or caregiver to someone with a high level of need? How can you possibly take on one more thing – and this is a HUGE thing! Or when they say that “Discipleship starts in the home” and “your children are your first mission field,” do they realize that sometimes our children have cognitive impairments and the vagueness of faith is too hard for them to grasp? This is just too hard. It all feels too overwhelming.

If you have thought any of these things, I would say that makes sense. From a human perspective, that seems logical. I certainly wouldn’t want to make you feel like you were wrong in the eyes of the Lord for not taking on “one more thing.” But God…

Let us not forget that He can do immeasurably more than we can imagine. And He does just that, every single day. Read this article about how something powerful happened in the life and community of a family that dared to do what they could – open up their lives to their brothers and sisters. I pray you will be inspired to learn how “Families with complicated lives can still be missional.”

Read Making Disciples as a Special Needs Parent