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From a Mother’s Heart

God knew us before we were even conceived. He knows our future, He knows us by name. He has a plan for each of us from the very beginning. He will never give us more than we can bear. If we let him, God will give us the strength we need to get thru the hard times. He will also share in the joys of our life. What a blessing it is to have God and his love in our lives. 

As parents, we love our children at the moment of birth and for the rest of our lives. We hope and pray that they will grow-up to adulthood and have a happy, prosperous, Christian life. 

As parents of a special needs child, we hope and pray for a pain free, happy life. A life filled with love, caring, and Christianity. Our concerns are different than other parents. We will possibly leave this world before our disabled child has reached his or hers life’s end on this earth. Who will care for our disabled child after we’re gone from here??? God tells us not to worry….he will take care of us and our children; if we have faith in him. How hard it is to not worry about this child who we have loved and nurtured thru endless pain and difficult struggles for 42 years. We have to depend on God’s loving strength.

Neil and I have tried to instill independence in our son, Greg, who is blind and mentally challenged. What a love we have for our son, who is now an adult and incapable of living on his own. Will he still have the same loving care after we are no longer able to care for him??? 

This is where God and Mephibosheth Ministries will be our salvation. Mephibosheth Ministries has almost achieved a dream of many years. With God’s help, the ministry has purchased duplexes in Cicero to help house our special people. These homes will eventually provide assistive living, security and hope for our children. 

It is so hard to think about placing Greg in a home other than our own home; but we know that a time will come when we can no longer physically take care of him. My stomach turns upside down and tears fill my eyes every time I think about this time in our future. It is so hard to think about someone else caring for Greg. Wondering if he will be feed well, dressed well, loved. Will he still be able to do and have the special things that mean so much in his simple life today. 

Again, we have to have faith and trust in God and Mephibosheth Ministries for his future.  We have so many wonderful, caring people who are helping care for the duplexes. If you have extra time or a special gift; we always have work that needs to be done on them. 

God Bless – Karen McDole

You can be a camp companion

Are you thinking about volunteering at Camp Mephibosheth, but you’re not sure if you can do it?  Watch this inspirational sermon by Jon Vance of Venture Church in Carmel, IN.  He and others from Venture Church served as camp companions in 2019.  To see the section about our dedicated camp volunteer Michael Brooks, go to 30:55 on the timeline.