GraceWorks

GraceWorks is the special needs ministry @ NVCL.  We started it just over a year ago and have seen some incredible stories over the last 18 or so months ... not only from our families who benefit from the ministry, but also our GraceGivers who serve in the ministry!  GraceWorks isn't limited to just children who have diagnosed special needs ... any child in our ministry who can benefit from a GraceGiver can receive one.  Sometimes this means that a child has endured a difficult time in their life and they need the consistency of the same person each week at church to build into their life and walk beside them during this time, other times it means that the child needs specific medical care while in our ministry, while other times the GraceGiver supports their child in the classroom helping them to do the things that the rest of the children are doing!  

This afternoon we offered an "Afternoon Away" to the families who participate in the GraceWorks Ministry.  For three hours we kept all of their children at church while they enjoyed some time to themselves.  Everyone was excited and we had a wonderful time giving some much need respite to these families!