Need Project Podcast

Dan'l Markham is ordained Baptist minister presently serves with the ministry of Life Without Limbs, evangelist Nick Vujicic. Previous to that Dan'l served as Director of Partner Engagement at OneHope, a worldwide ministry bringing God's word and hope to millions of young people every year. He became fully engaged in disability ministry and the Luke 14:12-24 Mandate serving at Joni and Friends fro...

Malham M. Wakin is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We discuss the various ethical issues surrounding life choices for those with disabilities within the medical community.

Colleen is the Child and Family Services Director at The Resource Exchange based in Colorado Springs, CO. We talk about the importance of early intervention and what the Resource Exchange does to get children the help they need.

Lon helps us to encourage married couples to have a thriving marriage despite the challenges of raising a special needs child, or a spouse that has a disability. Lon has been a counselor at Focus on the Family since 1985, and in the wheelchair since Feb.1991, due to Spinal Chord tumors, and surgeries to remove them.

Vicki Caruana is an educator, speaker and author of the book Standing Up for Your Child: Without Stepping on Toes. Vicki has hosted an education-based blog since 2005 http://vickicaruana.blogspot.com/

Christopher Coleman is a twin and was born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and was announced dead at birth but miraculously survived. We learn Christopher’s story of growing up with Cerebral Palsy and how he’s learned to overcome some of his limitations to become a motivational speaker.

Joanna McVicker winner of Goodwill’s Kenneth Shaw Graduate of the Year Award. Goodwill Industries International’s Kenneth Shaw Graduate of the Year Award honors an outstanding person for completing a Goodwill Industries® career program and becoming competitively employed by a non-Goodwill employer in the community.

Colorado HorsePower is a non-profit organization that is designed to meet the needs of our community by providing equine therapy and teaching horsemanship to individuals with special needs.

Dr. Sarah Schoen is the Associate Director of the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation. We discuss the work of the foundation and how they help families dealing with SPD.

Colorado Autism Center is dedicated to the treatment of Autism and related disorders. It is a Colorado company focused on meeting the needs of children and families in the Colorado Springs Community.

Our guest Christine Hillesheim talks about Family Retreats from Joni and Friends. Every Family Retreat is packed with exciting adventures for the whole family. Several sites have amenities such as climbing walls and ropes courses, boating, hiking trails, mud pits, and a host of other activities to energize the week.

Bob West, President of Need Project, shares about our new community program. The program is designed to help churches support families with special needs.

Beverly has been a guest on this podcast before and is the author of A Never Give Up Heart—a book for moms who have children who have needs that are particularly challenging. Together they have recently developed a free video series for churches on focusing on God’s purpose and intention for creating the wonderful children he has given us.

Colleen is Director of Special Needs and Disability at Insight for Living. Insight for Living’s Special Needs Ministries is really about bringing hope to those whose lives have been turned upside-down. We desire to educate people about disabling conditions, to equip pastors, churches, and families with tools to serve those with special needs, and to offer encouragement and empowerment to those in...

Jesse R. McGuire, Sr., B.Th, M.Div, D.Min, Winner, 2009 NATAS EMMY® Award Author, International Recording Artist, Actor, Doctor of Ministry. Jesse McGuire is an American trumpeter from Phoenix, Arizona, famous for his execution of the Star Spangled Banner, which he has performed for three U.S. presidents, and at several major sporting events, most notably the 2000 Daytona 500 and game 7 of the 200...

Mary works to help caregivers connect and understand they are not alone. On the Heart of the Caregiver Study: • God wants us to understand that He did not do this TO us. There is something wonderful and good that He wants to do THROUGH us. This is the paradigm shift, the point of transformation, the essence of this study. We are going to see ourselves, our situation, and the person we are caring f...

ChosenFamilies.org is a non-profit, created to provide information to parents, family members, religious leaders and the general public on effective solutions to living in families with hidden disabilities.

We celebrate five years of serving families in the special needs community. We look back on our proudest moments and whats ahead for Need Project.

Begun in San Jose, Calif., in 1986, Young Life Capernaum Ministries is a program of Young Life especially for kids and young adults with disabilities. Young Life Capernaum gives kids and young adults with disabilities the chance to have fun, make friends, develop self-esteem and begin a relationship with Jesus Christ

• Dr. Steve Grcevich currently serves as President and Founder of The Family Center by the Falls,a multidisciplinary behavioral health group practice based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, exclusively devoted to serving children and families. • He also serves as President of Key Ministry Foundation, a non-profit organization charged with assisting churches in the provision of outreach and support services...

Mike Woods is a father of three boys with autism, and an Autism and Inclusion Specialist. We discuss being fathers and how we as men, think about our children and their future.

Amy is a writer of the blog “The Inclusive Church” and seeks to equip churches to successfully include children with various neurological and physical differences. Amy researches for her writing and speaking by interviewing secular professionals and experienced children’s ministry leaders.

• The Colorado Lions Camp and Conference center was founded in 1969 and they serve 350 campers every summer. • Colorado Lions Camp and Conference Center is a project of the Lions Clubs from the state of Colorado. • There are 15 other camps around the country. • The camp is a year round facility providing summer programs for those with special needs and winter programs available for larger and smal...

Kathy Deyer Boulduc is a nationally recognized author and speaker in the field of disability ministry, concentrating on disability’s impact on the family system, and ways in which churches can become more welcoming of families that live with disability.

Dr. James Dobson has been defending families for over 33 years. He is the Founder of Focus on the Family and his new ministry Family Talk. He is the author of over 28 books on marriage and parenting. Dr. Dobson talks with us about the families and what we can do to help them thrive.