Beloved

We spent our day today at ADISA, which is an organization in Santiago Atitlan that provides both a special education school for children and work programs for adults with intellectual or physical disabilities. This organization resonates deeply with me because I am very passionate about working with both children and adults with disabilities.

Society sends the message that people with disabilities are outcasts...inferior to those who don't have an apparent disability. Nothing could be further from the truth. People with disabilities are no different from seemingly "normal" people, whatever normal even means.

Jesus walked among those who were outcast by society because he saw them as they truly are: equally gifted, valuable, and beloved. ADISA exemplifies this love by supporting the incredible gifts their participants have and allowing them to be independent and take pride in their creations.

Jesus tells us that we are all his unconditionally loved children, and calls us to love each other likewise. I saw that love very clearly today.

Ginny