Awareness

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We are Able Workcamp
Jonathan Shively reflects on the blessings and growth of the 2023 workcamp week.
Waterford's Accessibility Survey Insights
Waterford Mennonite Church takes steps towards greater accessibility and inclusion.
Autism and Faith
Ann Hamlin relates her experience as an autistic adult in her church community.
Lessons Learned
Shelly Kerchner shares her journey through addiction, illness, and disability.
Loneliness: It Affects us All
M.Div. student Michelle Robichaud offers a few ways churches can support lonely youth who lack a feeling of connection.

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- Portrait of Survival
  Suicide in the church is often considered taboo, sinful, or selfish. Tiara Coleman shares her story of surviving two suicide attempts in efforts to shatter the stigma, silence, and isolation in our congregations.
- "I Am Here"
  Ann Hamlin shares her perspective as a nonverbal young adult in a poignant song.
- A Meaninful Role to Play
  Chou Gabikiny is a counselor, consultant, and mother to children with disabilities. She explains how churches thrive when everyone has a role to play.
- A Paradox* of Joy
  The third week of Advent
- A Salute to College Mennonite Church
  College Mennonite Church offers many ways for people with disabilities to contribute their gifts.
- A Seat at the Table
  a story of moving from isolation to community with biblical hospitality by Heather Wolf
- Accessibility Benefits Everybody
- Advent Week Three: Joy
  Advent Week Three
- Autism and Faith
  Ann Hamlin relates her experience as an autistic adult in her church community.
- Autism in the Congregation
  Suggestions for including children with autism in church activities
- Beautiful Day
  Ron Sandison's journey with autism has been like the weather in Michigan, filled with both beautiful days and thunderstorms.
- Bionic, with a Sense of Humor
  Christine Purves reflects on aquiring disabilities while growing older
- Book Review: Margins of Grace
- Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
  As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, how do we reach out to those who are lonely?
- Creating Space for Love
  The fourth week of Advent
- Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

- Depression and Anxiety Rise among Young Adults during COVID-19
- Disability and Health Care Rationing
- Discovering Discrepancies
  Opening our eyes to the mistreatment of adults with developmental disablities in the legal system, and a challenge to become involved.
- Embodiment in Worship
  Sarah Werner reflects on the church's changing beliefs about physical disabilities and calls us to a more embodied approach to worship.
- Finding Hope in Hard Times
  The first week of Advent
- Following the Call, Finding a Way
  Bryce Miller shares about his call to ministry in light of living with cerebral palsy.
- Friendship
  Naomi Epp recounts the ways her friendship with Chantel has been a blessing for both of them.
- From Victim to Victor
  Living with Attention Deficit Disorder, Jack Mace encountered many challenges and negative stigmas. In this article, Jack tells his story of changing his perpsective from victim to victor. Read more.
- Lessons Learned
  Shelly Kerchner shares her journey through addiction, illness, and disability.
- Loneliness: It Affects us All
  M.Div. student Michelle Robichaud offers a few ways churches can support lonely youth who lack a feeling of connection.
- Making Spaces Welcoming for All
  Jeanne Davies calls congregations to greater belonging and inclusion.
- MC USA Accessibility Resolution Passes
- Mental Health Sunday
  Approximately one in five persons sitting in church Sunday morning struggle with mental health problems. No one should have to whisper about their lives in the church. Plan a Mental Health Sunday. ADN can help.
- Mutual Care and COVID-19
- Out Now: "Everybody Belongs, Serving Together"
  A new resource for congregations
- Perfect in God's Sight
  “Remember, you are perfect in God's sight,” athlete Tim Berta reflects, after surviving a traumatic brain injury.

- Seeking An Accessible Church Home
  Jill Keyser Speicher writes about searching for a church as a wheelchair user.
- Solidarity with Disabled Friends in India
- Taking the Mystery out of Mental Health
- The "Me" You Don't See
- The Hope of Waiting
  The season of Advent is about the hope of waiting. When you're the caregiver to a child with a disability, your life is all about waiting. Waiting for the next doctor's appointment, physical therapy session, counseling session . . .
- The Peace of Christ
  The second week of Advent
- The Prince of Peace
  Advent Week Two
- Tribute to Aunt Debbie
  A tribute to a beloved aunt, who had many fondly remembered qualities, one of which was that she had Down syndrome.
- Turning the Ground by Standing Still
  Sometimes the real touch from God is not in what doctors know, but in being okay with the unknown, placing ourselves into God’s hands, and allowing Him to turn the soil in our own stillness.
- Waterford's Accessibility Survey Insights
  Waterford Mennonite Church takes steps towards greater accessibility and inclusion.
- We are Able Workcamp
  Jonathan Shively reflects on the blessings and growth of the 2023 workcamp week.
- When Someone is Considering Suicide
  How can we help prevent suicide?
- Where We Need to Be
  Christmas 2020
- Worlds Changed by MCS
  Living with Mutiple Chemical Sensitivities requires lifestyle changes and supportive friends who are willing to adapt.
- Worship Service Marks Mental Health Awareness Month
  One congregation's effort to raise awareness and offer support
- Wounded and Whole
  Why does the Resurrected Jesus have wounds? Laura Stone muses in her sermon on disability and wholeness. Plus a sneak peek of Laura and Peggy Gilbert's performance poetry.

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