The price of acceptance . . .

[Mattsalley63]

(02-07-2011 10:39 AM)Lizzy F. Wrote:  

Quote:My son has autism. Yesterday was the deadline for the youth group to turn in their applications if they wanted to go on a mission trip this summer. I don't forsee my son doing this anytime soon, simply because he's just not ready. It's yet one more way in which we're set apart from everyone else. No one, thank God, is pressuring us to get our son involved in a mission trip.

Don is right, you're not going to find acceptance in a Fundy church. Your son is not going to find acceptance either.

I have Auditory Processing Disorder, which means I have a hard time processing speech and I have problems speaking. I also have problems with my knees that keep me from wearing dress shoes.

I received NO understanding from my fundy church. When I had language problems they thought it was funny. They thought I was anti-social because I wasn't on fire for God. When I wore sneakers they thought I was disrespecting the church.

Dealing with these issues is a LOT of work. If you're not getting support (or at least some understanding) about how hard it is to raise your son, then they're not going to treat your son with much understanding either.

And it's OK if you've never "lead" someone to Christ. Leading people to salvation isn't the only "fruit". There's patience, love, kindness, gentleness, self-control, etc. All of which are shown when you care for your son.

Most of my problems are leftovers from my days in the church I was part of. The people at my current church do accept my son; they love him and they're glad he's there. One of the women there volunteers her time to work with him one on one during the time in the youth group.

It's just very easy to project onto people what I think they think, and I'm not always sure how much is truth and how much is just projection from my old churches.