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A Call To Church Leadership

Calling all churches to discipleship and ministry.

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It never ceases to amaze me as to how so many “normal” children and adults can be so insensitive towards the misfortunes of those who were born with “a problem”. Is it because of the violence on television? Is it because of a low self esteem? Perhaps it is out of fear of the unknown? One thing is for certain. Children and Adults alike who were born with developmental delay disorders, mental handicaps, or physical handicaps have the proverbial “long row to hoe” in our society. There seems to be a never ending cycle of teasing, bullying, and degradation flung in the direction of these unfortunate people.

My youngest daughter, Megan, is a high functioning autistic and has had to put up with the ridicule for her entire life. I’m thankful that she doesn’t have a fighting heart. Instead, her heart is full of love and forgiveness for those who ridicule her mercilessly.

Many times I’ve consoled her after one of her teasings and she asked, “Dad, what did I do to them?” I could hear my own heart breaking right along with hers and feel the emotions of anger and frustration welling up within me.

But each time God would intervene and tell me to be strong and tell her what He would tell her. I’d say, “Megan, those people just don’t know what a good friend you could have been. They do not understand that you are just a little different.”

She sat up and replied to me with a look of great wisdom, “Dad I’m not different from the rest of the world. The rest of the world is different from me.” Startled by her statements, I admitted to myself that she was right. She only has love for the people around her but she very seldom gets that love in return. Her wish for her thirteenth birthday was simply, “to be friends with the whole world”. As I contemplated her words I realized that she was wise way beyond her years. Megan was not a “broken” child at all. Society is broken. How else can a society that laughs at the misfortune of others be described?

When I speak of society, I am forced to include myself as well. It took just two short sentences spoken by a twelve year old autistic girl to make me realize that I didn’t have a clue about how society should interact not only with those with special needs but together as a whole. I could blame it all on moms and dads who do not take the time to teach their children that abuse of unfortunate individuals should not be tolerated. I could blame it on violence on television and within the film industry, desensitizing the general population. But most of all I blame myself.

Yes, I blame myself. I am an educated man and I’ve not used my intellect or God’s power or wisdom to help educate society about the sensitive nature of people with special needs. I’ve not written in any media the facts surrounding the various disorders or handicaps and how they affect individuals and family members. I’ve not stepped forward and said enough is enough and this type of abuse and mistreatment will not be tolerated any longer.

Society is what’s broken in this world and it is my fault for not doing what I can to fix it. Well, that ends now. It is my mission to step forth and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. I speak not only for those who have special needs but for those who are considered weak, nerdy, and “un-cool”. Nothing gives anyone the right to ridicule, tease, or bully another person because they are bigger, stronger, smarter, faster, more athletic, or just plain “cool”.

Can I do it alone? No, there is no possible way. But by God’s grace He has commissioned me to minister to the church, the body of Christ, and the public at large to begin rectifying grave injustices. Visit us at God’s Special Angels Ministries by pointing your browser to www.godsspecialangels.com to see how your church can make a difference in the special needs community as well as the general public.

No, my child is not broken and neither is your special needs child or family member. Society is broken and it is to society that I issue God’s strong warning. “CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!”