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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Your gift by August 31 will help reach them with biblical guidance, restore hope in their homes, and point them to Christ.

Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?

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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

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Jolene Philo

Jolene Philo has written several books about caregiving, special needs parenting, and childhood PTSD including: Sharing Love Abundantly with Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages® for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, which she co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman. She speaks internationally about caregiving and parenting children with special needs. Jolene and her husband live in central Iowa. To learn more about Jolene, visit https://jolenephilo.com/

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Applying Love Languages to Families With Special Needs

Raising a child with special needs has many challenges. Jolene Philo will help you discover how to use Love Languages to express love to your child with special needs, as well as their siblings and your spouse! It’s a terrific conversation you won’t want to miss.

parents of a child with special needs work on overcoming guilt.

Overcoming Guilt in the Face of Special Needs

The keys to overcoming guilt lie in understanding the truth about who you are in Christ, and who God created your child to be.