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By: Repost: The Bible is Powerful « The Works of God

Repost: The Bible is Powerful « The Works of God — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:12:05 +0000

[...] can read the whole article here: God, do you care) Here’s the situation. Moses is at the burning bush. God wants him to go to Pharaoh, and Moses [...]

By: Victoria Rowe

Victoria Rowe — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:23:19 +0000

My daughter Nadia is now 3 years old. I prayed for her not to have DS because my son and husband with high IQ’s wouldn’t be able to handle such a child. I didn’t think about God knowing they could handle more than I thought they could.With my son I prayed for him to be highly intelligent but I have seen that doesn’t always bring happiness or kindness. My daughter is a happy, kind child so the prayers I prayed for her have been answered.

My biggest question for God in her having DS has been how could she be made to suffer. I realize now that she is not suffering. What ever she needs will be provided for her. I now understand that these children before they were born agreed to come to this world with DS to teach the rest of us the valuable lessons of what is really important in this life: love, laughter, hope, smiles, patience, living in the moment, ect. All these thing a child with DS is born knowing….but more intelligent people have problems ( delays) in learning.Its our careless comments that bring these children pain not their extra chromosome. I’ve learned more in the past three years than I know I would of in the rest of my life with out Nadia. She and the others with DS are a true blessing to the world.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:11:09 +0000

What an inspiration all of you are. I’m at a loss for words. I have 4 children, which none have DS, but reading the scriptures you present and your viewpoints have really opened up my eyes to things I never realized or had the understanding for. HE is AMAZING!!

I stumbled upon this message and realized that God was talking to me about issues I needed to address within my family and outside my family… my parents are both deaf and my mother also has Cerebral Palsy.
Growing up I always worried about my parents spiritual well being.

Now its been affirmed even more so.

My dad is now a preacher in a Deaf community. That was why God made him that way. We all have our gifts… my dads was deafness…. my mom’s was both deafness and CP… but she was a phenomenal mother and proved the doctors and her family members wrong on many occasions and strongly walks in the LORD and is a shining example to others.

Those of you with DS children or any child of disabilities… keep in mind… its never our time or our plan…its HIS time…HIS plan. He is never wrong.

Blessings all

By: David Rieke

David Rieke — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:28:27 +0000

Maybe you would be interested to know that my brother was not born with a mental disability, but he became mentally and physically disabled at the age of three. Mark was stung many times by ground bees when he stepped in their nest and suffered a severe and rare reaction to their stings. My dad ran over to Mark when he realized what was happening. He wrapped Mark in a blanket and ran with him away from the nest, but it was too late. In a single day Mark went from being a healthy little boy to losing his bright mind and almost all his motor skills.

He went back to crawling on his belly, and he learned to walk again at about seven years old. Today Mark is 50 years old. Mark still can’t read, tell time or count money. He really mustn’t try to walk down a stairway without holding onto something, and he tends to spill things.

But this isn’t really a sad story. As young adults my dad and mom felt pretty independent and sure of themselves. They felt no real need for God in their lives. Then Mark got stung. In their shaken condition, Dad and Mom turned to the gospel of Christ and became Christians. I’m one and a half years younger than Mark, so all of my memories of Dad and Mom are of them living as devoted Christians. It was only natural for me to become a Christian too when I was old enough to understand spiritual things.

Today I’m in my 23rd year of pastoral ministry–16 years in a church of 300 wonderful people in Virginia Beach. Sometimes people tell me that our church has changed their lives, and many people have come to know the Lord through our ministry. Mark’s “sacrifice” of health, brought my parents to eternal health, which led to my salvation, which led to… Mark has a piece of every Kingdom success I have ever known, and God will make his sacrifice worth his while. I wonder how many other people will fare as well in eternal rewards as Mark will.

Incidentally, my parents and Mark served as missionary guest house hosts in Zambia, Africa from 1990-1994. When they came back to the U.S. (Charlotte, NC), Mark got a nice job at Black and Decker and bought his own town house a few blocks from my parents house. He gets most of his dinners with Mom and Dad, but he lives by himself and is loved by everyone.

As you might guess by my story, I deeply believe in what Miriam is presenting here in her Einstein Syndrome website.

By: Ketra&Ke'Marion

Ketra&Ke'Marion — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:10:18 +0000

Dear Writer, this article was outstanding, uplifting, refreshing,,,etc. just so many words. I am 25, a single mother of a 5 year old son with down syndrome. You know I hear of certain spiritual uplifting all the time, and i do listen. Maybe i needed to read it. I honestly have a different approach with disabilities aswell as my son. I used to get so frustrated in trying to teach him, because im like how could this be so hard. It took some time to realize that maybe he dont understand or not the way i do. I used to feel punished. so many thoughts and negative at that. You helped me se the positive part. And I for one with the help of God, want and plan to continue to look at the positive side. Stop worrying what others think. I had a couple of relationships that ended due to my mate having no understanding no experience and no maturity. They even made jokes. this and other incidents would make me cry all the time and constantly im asking God why. I now know that God makes no mistakes. And I can look at it like he wants me closer to him because after having Ke’Marion I began to get closer; or he pick me to be the mother of a child with down syndrome. However or whatever, Im glad. Im proud. I dont even know why i was even stressed over my son because through it all I love him. I just wish he was surrounded by real family members that love him as i do instead of looking at him in question. I needed this whole ;passage. Thankyou. And may God Bless you and other readers. Even bless those who are seeing negative and still neg after reading this article. There is no way you couldnt be moved after this. Makes me wanna pick up a bible too.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:59:49 +0000

Hi Moms & Dads
Yes, we too have a son with DS and God he is a greater joy than all my possessions combined! If God allieviates or eliminates the side effects of DS great- but He forms in the womb – and He knows what He is doing! Rose, be strong and confident. You have God’s attention. Sometimes we misunderstand God – so what – we grow in humility. It will be ok. My husband and I offered to adopt another baby who was to be born of an unwed mom in a crisis pregnancy. The baby had DS. Do you know within 48 hours 25 families offered to adopt that baby????? We stepped aside because we have three children. I’d adopt another baby with DS in A MINUTE!!!! Love to all – JESUS IS LORD – Anne

By: toto and trisha

toto and trisha — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:26:07 +0000

hi! may 18 god gave us Rayya Martina. she has down syndrome. A beautiful girl given by God. Unfortunately she is to undergo a heart surgery and another surgery to correct imperforated anus . I wish that she is allowed to live through this. My wife and I have fallen in love with her already. thank you for the comfort. we are not questioning God. But we are requesting that He allows us to take care of Rayya Martina. That Rayya Martina would have a chance at life. And that us a parents would try to guide her with the good and the bad life has to offer. We are not perfect examples but we are up to the challenge if He allows us. With His guidance we could make it… your prayers would be greatly appreciated. regards

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:00:23 +0000

Wow. This is just so awesome.
Rose – I have been there too. It is a hard thing to accept that your child has a disability.
Our 6 month old daughter was diagnosed with DS at 4 weeks of age. She was 9 weeks prem.
To tell the truth, the hardest thing I faced was the belief that this child was the way she is because I didn’t have the faith for her to be healed. This was something that was not only put on me by myself, but by ‘well-meaning’ christians also. I have been told that I need to ask God for the faith to believe for her healing. But, the question is, is that what He is asking of me? Is it not best for me to seek out His will, rather than to try and conjure (for this is what it is) up the ‘faith’ for what I want?
Another thought I have had – Adam must have had incredible intelligence. He named all the animals in one day, after all. It has been proven that we only use about 10% of our brain capacity. I believe this is a result of the Fall. Taking this a step further – aren’t we all suffering from a major intellectual disability? If by faith our DS kids should be healed, shouldn’t we all be ‘healed’ to the point of using 100% of our brain capacity? Just a thought….
Carolyn

By: Jennifer Overstreet

Jennifer Overstreet — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:06:02 +0000

Thank you for writing this. I have been struggling for sometime now. My oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD, and is suspected to have Asperger’s Syndrome, Middle daughter has kidney/bladder issues and my youngest son ,we/school thinks, has some type of autistic spectrum disorder. I have a friend with a downs syndrome child and she and I were talking about healing the other night. She is trusting God for complete healing. My spirit was convicted by her faith. While I believe with ALL my heart God can and still does heal, I wondered it he has ever “healed” a child with a disability. I went home that night and spoke with my husband and prayed about it. I felt a peace come over me that maybe these aren’t things we need to be healed from all the time. Maybe it is who we are. I suffer from my own issues and can attest that God is made strong in my weakness. Children with disabilities are all different and have many different personalities, each with strengths and weaknesses. I have often wondered if the world decides “this person is different, so something must be wrong”! What if God made my boys a certain way to spark creativity into the world, I don’t know. Right now I know God has His hand on my children and He has a purpose and a plan. The plan I may not know, but He knows. I am trusting in Jesus. Thank you for studying the Word and sharing it with the rest of us. You are already allowing God to use this to His glory. May God bless you and your precious family.
Jennifer

By: Huey Lin

Huey Lin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:19:46 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. I was looking for “cross” pictures and I found your website Although I’m 20years old and do not have a baby (yet), It’s very encouraging.. as just now I was discouraged that I shared a bit of gospel with my mom but she wasn’t giving any positive feedback. I’ll definitely share with my mom again May GOD bless your family!

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
Ephesians 3:20