Special Touch Ministry Blog

Receiving Ministry Gracefully

Whether your disability came on suddenly, as with an accident, crept up slowly with the ravages of a progressive disease, or was just the normal but unkind stages of age, the transition from being a giver of ministry to a recipient of the ministries of others is a difficult bridge to ...

Update from the Chivers

Greetings from the Chivers' Family! Fall has certainly changed our household. No more High School, both Stephany and Cassie are now in College, at North Central University in Minneapolis. They share a room together (along with 2 other girls) on the 4th floor of Miller Hall. It's looks just like it ...

Update from the Campbells

We, Larry and Carolyn Campbell, are A/G US Missionaries to people with disabilities and continue to travel as Representatives of Special Touch Ministry, Inc. Recently we moved to Waupaca, WI and travel on weekends to churches in seven states raising awareness of the need for ministry to people with disabilities. We are ...

Update from the Trementozzis

We are Missionaries to people with disabilities and their families, National Representatives. and part of the Leadership Team for Special Touch Ministry. We also are also the Florida Special Touch Summer Get Away coordinators. We live in Palm Bay, Florida and are presently in the itineration process, trying to ...

Update from the Hespes

As a National Representative and Executive Assistant to the Director of Special Touch Ministry, my jobs and responsibilities are very interesting and filled with variety. These duties are, like many, split into seasons. Some of which overlap while others remain unique to a specific time of year. However, ...

Weekly Prayer Update

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Weekly Prayer Update

Please pray for the following: Darla Holm's battle with cancer Cindy Deal's legs Helen C's Luekemia << Mike Chaloupka was tragically hit by a car in his wheelchair on his way to the returners party. Mike was in the process of raising support so had not begun serving as staff at UWW. He sustained multiple ...

Race for Gold

Did you ever wonder what separates people with disabilities from their able-bodied peers? People with disabilities have the same hopes and dreams as anyone else; they just have to go about reaching them slightly differently. As I watched the Olympics this summer, I was intrigued by the athletes’ ...

My Testimony (God’s Power made perfect in my weakness)

by Nilda Rivera Hi, I’d like to share with you what God has done with my weakness. I was born with a disability called Spina Bifida, (an open spine) which has caused paralysis from the waist down. I lived with my biological family until the age of 5 yrs old. I ...

Weekly Prayer Update

Please pray for the following this week: Ben B's health Bill M and Josh H are fighting for their lives as they battle cancer. Charlie H had a motorcycle accident and lost his wife. He is currently recovering in a hospital. Dee C and her family - loss of a daughter and home ...