{"product_id":"aldersgate-special-needs-ministry-2003-2023-daly-ward-9798988357537","title":"Aldersgate Special Needs Ministry 2003-2023: The First Twenty Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a God-sized dream to reality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt started as an idea among a group of families with special needs children: Where will my child with disabilities live when I am no longer able to provide care? How will they get the quality, loving attention they need? Why are there not enough residential options for adults with special needs in South Carolina?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter all, these parents knew full well that long-term independence and self-reliance are not attained by everyone, especially when certain special children become adults. In the 1990s, when the idea took root, intellectual and developmental disabilities made independent living impossible for nearly three thousand adults in South Carolina. Most of these children were now middle-aged and remained at home with aging parents who were struggling with the double responsibility of caring for themselves and their handicapped adult children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of these questions arose a beautiful possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2003, thanks to a partnership between these families and the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church and a lot of hard work, Aldersgate Special Needs Ministry was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shares the story of the first twenty years of this thriving ministry, which helps men and women with developmental disabilities find residential solutions in Christian homes where they can enjoy the highest quality of life and greatest level of independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.\"-Isaiah 32:18 (NIV)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daly Ward,Emily Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988357537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SC United Methodist Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Daly Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440624775423,"sku":"9798988357537","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2010ff95-5151-4477-9e8e-513ec6b5f5d8.jpg?v=1777183700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aldersgate-special-needs-ministry-2003-2023-daly-ward-9798988357537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}