RESPITE MINISTRY

By Linda Rass

The word respite is defined as “an interval of rest or relief”. That is exactly what we do at Faith for families in the community that have a child with a disability. This ministry offers families the opportunity to leave their children with us for up to four hours on the third Friday night of the month. It is not just the child with special needs, but also their siblings.

Through this ministry we have been able to watch the kids grow and mature, as well as formed relationships with the families. We have celebrated successes with them and have prayed with them when there have been other problems. And through it all, the impact on the church budget is less than $50.00 per year.

Over the past few months we have been going through some reorganization and implemented a few changes. We have also had some new volunteers, but are still looking for a few more people. We want to have two teams of volunteers (15-20 per team) so that you only volunteer every other month which is about 5-6 times per year. This ministry is one that can involve your entire family, because we love having children from our church family play with all the other kids.

For more information on Faith's Accessibility and Respite Care Ministries see Faith Reach Respite Care Background