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International Offering Healing and Hope for Children in Crisis

through Christ centered training and resources www.crisiscaretraining.org

A children-in-crisis ministry of WEC International

• Ministering To Children with Disabilities

• How do these two themes connect?

Facts

• 1 Billion children in the world live in poverty. • 6.6 million of these children under the age of

5 die from preventable causes. • Since 2008, childhood poverty has increased

in 23 developed world countries. (provided by Viva Network, www.viva.org )

Please refer to the World Health Organization‘s Disabilities

Reference Sheet

CHILDREN AND LOSS

1. Physical losses (health) 2. Protection safety (home) 3. Emotional losses – sense of belonging (family/community) –

being unconditionally loved/accepted 4. Trust 5. Personal losses: possessions, innocence 6. Vital structures 7. Significant attachment figures 8. Meaningful childhood/exploited 9. Basic necessities 10. Moral development 11. Education 12. Hope

We are celebrating the 25th anniversary on the UN’s Rights of the Child. However, the UN created the Convention on the Rights of Persons

with Disabilities only in 2007.

Providing Education & Access

• Education is key to helping others learn about varying disabilities, especially within our churches and schools (Ex. Character Education)

• Early Diagnosis and Intervention are essential to providing children with disabilities the social, emotional, and physical opportunities they need to thrive.

As listed in the June issue of Parent’s magazine (page 38), a British study of

hearing impaired teens found that those who were diagnosed before 9

months of age had better reading comprehension that those who were

diagnosed later.

• In order for us to most effectively help the deaf, or any other group with disabilities, we must develop: Sensitivity Skill Strategy

Sensitivity

• Consider Cultural Norms and Beliefs • Education and statistics for world-views and

facts • Training your leaders: church leaders,

missionaries, educators, health-care workers, etc.

• Sharing Christ and His acceptance of all: “My power is made perfect in (your) weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Churches in NC with Special Needs

• https://www.google.com/maps/search/churches+with+special+needs+programs+in+nc/@35.5750342,-79.4133622,8z

• Only 13 churches were listed in the entire state as having a special needs program with a population of over 9,800,000 people, and 389,000 children listed as having a disability in the 2012 census.

SKILLS

Training • We can not be educated in all disabilities, but

for the ones that apply in your area, learn as much as you can about resources available, educational techniques which best apply to the specific disabilities, and any available equipment that may be used (research is key in this area!).

Strategy

• Communication between missionaries, health-care providers, educators is key!

• Mobilization with skilled workers to address the needs.

• Working with policy makers to further the development of those with disabilities.

• Through God’s ability, human “disability” does not mean “without ability.” “Disable does not equate to “unable.” pg. 13, “Let All The Children Come: A Handbook for Holistic Ministry to Children with Disabilities”