Finding Joy in the Unexpected: A Special Needs Story of Faith, Family, and the Church

🎧 Listen to this episode: This story will challenge and encourage you to see God’s goodness in unexpected places—and the Church’s calling to welcome every family through special needs ministry.

📣 Share it with someone who needs encouragement in a hard season, cares for a loved one with special needs, or wants to understand how the Church creates true belonging for every person.

Finding Joy in the Unexpected: A Special Needs Story of Faith, Family, and the Church

What does it look like to walk in faith when your life is anything but typical? In this moving episode of Steeple People, hosts Amy-Jo Girardier and Michele Dyer sit down with Don and Peggye Moss—a couple whose journey parenting a son with Down syndrome and autism has shaped their family, deepened their faith, and redefined what it means to belong through the Church’s special needs ministry.

They share honestly about the early years of dual diagnosis, the grief of unmet expectations, and the unexpected joy they’ve found through God’s grace and the support of Brentwood Baptist’s Embrace Special Needs Ministry. Their story is both humbling and hopeful, reminding us that the body of Christ isn’t complete without every member—especially those who often go unseen.

Whether you’re part of a special needs family or simply want to love others more like Jesus, this story of faith and inclusion will leave you inspired and deeply moved.