The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 3 In August of 2019, we officially moved into the Terre Haute Friendship House. With that, we began an adventure that has taken us on paths both expected and unexpected. We are experiencing huge wins with our residents. For some of them, it’s the first time they […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 2 Bob Goff describes faith by saying, “I learned that faith isn’t about knowing all the right stuff or obeying a list of rules. It’s something more, something more costly because it involved being present and making a sacrifice.” The Terre Haute Friendship House was a leap […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 1 The Friendship House concept has been around for a decade, but for those in our smaller, rural city of Terre Haute, Indiana, it is both new and exciting. Beginning at Western Theological Seminary in 2007, the Friendship House model fosters community by bringing young adults with […]
President Ryan Wolfe talks about our free Ministry Information Sheet and why it is a must have for your disability ministry. Download the Ministry Information Sheet
I realize that I am a tad bit late to the party on this one, but just recently I came across “The Employables” on A&E. After watching the first episode, I was instantly hooked and found myself binge-watching the entire first season. For those that have never heard about this show before now, the premise […]
Here is a test that I would love to conduct. I want to gather 20 random lead pastors who preach at a church with no intentional outreach to the disability community. From what I have learned, it would be far too easy to do this given that only 10% of churches here in the United […]
This past Friday night, my husband, myself, and Ryan, our 19-year-old son with Down Syndrome stayed in for the night. I know those of you who live in the world that we do understand that my statement is not a big news flash. Most of us find staying in easier than trying to go out […]
“One day you will be unable to walk.” It is something no one would ever be prepared for or want to hear and at the age of 16, I was no exception. Those were the words that I heard on the day when I was officially diagnosed with (a muscle disease called) muscular dystrophy. Devastation […]
President Ryan Wolfe covers one of our many free resources: church campus accessibility checklist. This is a great tool for you and your team. Learn more about it and why we highly recommend using it. You can download the presentation and checklist here.
One of the things that I have always marveled at and enjoyed about the Christmas season is hearing the Old Testament prophecies about the coming of Jesus. Most scholars believe that there are over 300 prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament. Jesus was no accident. Jesus was always the plan. God the Father was […]
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