Let all the children come :  a handbook for holistic ministry to children with disabilities /  [print] 
Phyllis Kilbourn, editor. 
 - Fort Washington, PA :  CLC Publications,  (c)2013. 
 - 414 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>PART I. FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE --  Disabilities: context and consequences / Phyllis Kilbourn --  Why, Lord? / Marcia Mitchell -- PART II. DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS CONFRONTING THE HURDLES --  Psychosocial implications / Wendy Middaugh Bovard --  Educational needs / Laura Sandidge --  Physical challenges / Karyl Stanton --  Roadblocks to spiritual development / Albert Blackston -- PART III. INTERVENTIONS: RESTORING HOPE --  Training for socialization / Phyllis Kilborun --  Helping children cope / Dietlinde Hoffman --  Strategies for training at home, school and work / Laura Sandidge --  The building blocks of mobility / Virginia Cruz --  The importance of spiritual nurture / Courtney L. Smith -- PART IV. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES --  Recreational and enrichment activities / Phyllis Kilbourn --  Developing projects that bring healing and hope / Debbie Childs --  Making Christ accessible / Julie Bohn -- PART V. COMPASSIONATE RESPONSES: GOD'S LOVE IN ACTION --  Holistic care giving: strengthening the church's response / Wendy Middaugh Bovard --  Advocacy: give the child a mighty voice / Marjorie McDermid --  Costs and blessings of advocacy: Tabi's journey / Tami Snowden -- PART VI. CAREGIVER ISSUES: CHALLENGES AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO CARE --  Impact of disabilities on family life / H. Marie Murtha --  Supporting the caregiver / Judy Ramo -- PART VII. CONCLUDING REFLECTION --  Be a friend / Joey Raymo. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781619580671 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church work with people with disabilities.<br/>Children with disabilities--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Church work with children.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV4460.K48.L483 2013