Elim on Your Radio

October 15 was an exciting day for us here at Elim. President Bill Lodewyk and ACE Program Coordinator Anne Lubbers joined WMBI's Steve Hiller on their afternoon Primetime Chicago radio show.

Hiller introduced his listening audience to Elim, sharing how Elim’s ministry is changing the lives of children with autism. You can listen to the interview by clicking here for a streaming audio file (mp3) or you can listen to a downloadable mp3 file by clicking here.

It's exciting to hear about what's going on at Elim on a big-audience radio station like WMBI. Thank you to Steve Hiller and Producer Michelle Strombeck for a great opportunity to represent the adults and children with disabilities at Elim Christian Services.

Finding Strength in Down Syndrome

In the October 14 edition of the Chicago Tribune, reporter Heidi Stevens recounts the Sullivan family's ordeals this past August, as they uncovered their daughter's diagnosis with Down Syndrome.

The assumption is always that such a diagnosis is not only disappointing, but crippling, even tragic. You can not, of course, minimize the difficulty of living with developmental disabilities, nor the danger of its associated health effects, but you can find a peace similar to what the Sullivans have encountered:

"I wish I could go back and tell myself to feel the way I do now, which is completely fine about the diagnosis, even happy about it! I had such a wrong idea of what Down syndrome would mean for our family. Kate is just a unique little girl, just as any child is unique. And she is adorable and such a blessing to our family. I am so happy that she is exactly the way she is. And I love getting to know her more and more each day."

You need to go read the article (click for direct link), it is truly a blessing!