Salt&Light Feature: “Let each small group be a nucleus of love and advocacy for the family”: 4 practical ways churches can journey with families with special needs

“Let each small group be a nucleus of love and advocacy for the family”: 4 practical ways churches can journey with families with special needs
"We do not have to do great things for special families. We are simply called to walk alongside them in simple ways," writes Leow Wen Pin (extreme left), founder of Koinonia Inclusion Network. He is pictured here with the Png family, whose daughter, Cheryl, has learning difficulties. Photo courtesy of the Png family.

The Singapore online Christian news website Salt & Light has written an article about some useful ways that churches can journey with families with special needs in trying times. Click here to see it. 

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