I’m not sure what we would have done without finding a supportive faith community fairly soon after JP was diagnosed with autism in 2014.

After having lived in France for many years,
the rest of my family found themselves
living in a region of the world (New Jersey)
where they had never lived &
where we had never planned to.

We were part of a small church of very kind people,
but had very little experience with special needs.

Thankfully God guided us to a different church,
Liquid Church,
where we knew just a handful of people,
but who had a disability ministry.

We received
a weekly one-to-one “buddy” for JP,
a monthly parents support group,
advice from peers on all sorts of basic questions,
regular respite events,
close parking spots reserved for special needs,
prayer, community & friendship.

JP has his special place at church,
as do hundreds of other people
of varying abilities
of all ages
of all races
of all nations

God gave us hope that it would be ok,
despite all the question marks about the future.

God gave a vision
to want to help out other families
who don’t have this support
through their local church.

It’s heartbreaking to hear
of the trend
of families with disabilities
being asked formally
to leave & look for another church
that can better care for their child.

We dream of a day
where there will be a strong disability ministry church
within a 20 minute drive
of anywhere in the U.S.

We support churches
of all sizes
intentionally striving
to welcome
the hidden people
in their neighborhoods
affected by disability, trauma & mental health challenges.

We have learned that
even very large & influential disability ministry churches
began with just a handful of families &
church leaders wanting to do something.

Let us know how JP’s Ability Hope can help you!