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Once Upon a Dream

Once upon a time there was a group of teens and young adults. Because they were different from most of society, they often missed out on rites of passage common to typically functioning persons. Commonplace rituals like getting your driver’s permit or going to the prom were not common to…

ConnectAbility

Welcome to our PURE Ministry Network Ministry Spotlight series. We believe that we are stronger when we can learn from one another. By sharing our stories, we become part of a larger community. We pray this story inspires you as you minister alongside those we choose to call PURE.   …

Just Believe

Words of encouragement from our Executive Director, Vangie Rodenbeck about the power of believing. I was packing my well-worn suitcase for a speaking engagement at yet another conference. Always remembering to rehearse Noah’s weekly schedule in my absence, I called him into my room as I packed. We went over…

An Answer for the Pain

She approached tentatively from the back of the room where my team was leading a workshop about our special needs friendly VBS. When she reached me she excitedly said, “I didn’t know you had been a part of this VBS! I was in your special needs workshop this morning about…