Mr. Michael - Nembhard, Judith
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The birth of a child can bring indescribable joy and eager anticipation to a couple, but what happens when time reveals that the child has an irreversible disability? What does the couple do, and what becomes of the child? How does God break through the disappointment to reveal himself in such a situation? Mr. Michael: Journeying with My Special Son draws upon the diffi cult yet joyful road the author traveled raising a child with autism. The book takes the reader into her defi ant struggle from despair to acceptance and fulfi llment for her and her son. The heartwarming story is written with…mehr

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The birth of a child can bring indescribable joy and eager anticipation to a couple, but what happens when time reveals that the child has an irreversible disability? What does the couple do, and what becomes of the child? How does God break through the disappointment to reveal himself in such a situation? Mr. Michael: Journeying with My Special Son draws upon the diffi cult yet joyful road the author traveled raising a child with autism. The book takes the reader into her defi ant struggle from despair to acceptance and fulfi llment for her and her son. The heartwarming story is written with the Church in mind, but everyone can benefi t from reading it. With autism becoming more prevalent in the society today, Christian families are not exempt from being touched by this disability. The book is intended to raise awareness in the church family, whose members can learn to be supportive of parents facing the reality of physical brokenness in the form of autism.
Autorenporträt
Judith Nembhard now lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A., having taken a long route from her birthplace in rural Jamaica with its lush, tropical landscape that always makes its way into her writing. In the U.S. she attended college and university in Massachusetts and Maryland, starting out as a biology major but gravitated to her first love, English, earning a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. She writes Christian fiction and is the author of Myra's Calling, Breaking Away, and Dark Days on the Fairest Isle, which was a finalist in the Southern Christian Writers Conference (S.C.W.C.) Notable Book Award (2019). Her memoir Mr. Michael: Journeying with My Special Son has won praise from parents of autistic children and those who work with them.