Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Meet Joshua.

Here is a fun update!!! 

CNA has everything in their hands, they have come to do the inspection, and I am just waiting for them to finish the paperwork bit and certify me! This takes a while, and I have no idea when to really be expecting the first child. Since everything has calmed down, I find my days less busy. But I have a plan! 

I wanted to do something to help out, and also get my kid fix in. After talking with others, and praying about it, I have decided to start a Bible club/play group for kids with special needs. A couple of days a week, I will have some kids over for 3 hours. We will have a little Bible lesson, do some exercises and therapies, have a snack, and play! I am excited for these kids to be able to get to know other children like themselves. In the future I would also like to get the parents together for a Bible study/support group. But one thing at a time!

Yesterday I met the first member of the group. Meet Joshua! He is 4 1/2 years old and has Down's Syndrome.

I spent some time with Joshua, his mother and brother at their house yesterday. His mom shared some of the struggles she has had, and I was able to see all the energy Joshua has!! And it is a lot. He can walk, but seems to prefer to crawl right now. He is fast on his hands and knees! He literally crawled circles around me the first few minutes. 

His mom is very excited about the idea of the group, and wanted to go speak in all the churches to let people know about it. I told her I wanted to start slow! Just a few to get me used to it. 

I am very excited, and look forward to getting to know the kids that will come. I want to have them evaluated by a physiotherapist so we can work on specific things for each child. And I would like to have Joshua seen by a speech therapist as his mom said he only has about 4 words, but while I was there he didn't try to speak at all.

So next Tuesday is the first day! I am really excited. Please pray for me, as I'm nervous. :) And pray for the other children that will attend. I am meeting with other families this week to look for more munchkins to come play!

5 comments:

  1. Very excited for you Naomi. Good luck!

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  2. This is so awesome. I cannot wait to watch via the blog how it all goes. I am so happy for you and all the children and their families you will be impacting!

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