Let's talk church... I have shared many times about the Access ministries our church has and how blessed we are by this. Josh cannot access Sunday school or church, let me say that again, he CAN NOT Access church! Not he has a hard time, not he gets a little hyper, he cannot access it! Even if he has a special person willing to walk the halls so we can attend church, he still is not accessing church or Sunday school, he is missing it because of his disability. We have schools who legally have to find a way for all children, regardless of ability level, can access the same schooling as every other child. We have shopping centers like target with special needs carts, we even have 6 flags theme parks that recognize the need and have strollers and sensory rooms. But at churches the best we can do is find a helper to keep him calm so WE can go to church. That is not good enough! Jesus called ALL the children to come to him, not to be entertained, not just he kids who can sit still and understand the prepared lesson. Josh needs to know Jesus, he is called to know Jesus as HIS savior. And however that lesson needs to be presented to him we need to find that and advocate for that! ALL children in ALL churches need to have access to God, to church, to the Sunday school classroom, and the lesson in a way they can understand and grasp. We are blessed. We have a church that understands and is passionate about that. But it is not the norm. And as a body of Christ we need to rise up and recognize this need and fight for these children and adults that cannot access their Lord through traditional church setting. Today josh doesn't have him helper (he is an Air Force cadet and gets to be home with his family for a few weeks, amazing godly young man serving our county and his Lord, I cannot be impressed enough with this young man)! So Josh and I get to sit on the floor in the back of the service, the only way he can handle this situation! But he is blessed, he can access his Father, and we need to become more passionate about this until ALL children can come to Jesus openly and without disabilities standing in their way!
