WHAT'S NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF?
New Spiritual Book Provides
Encouragement for
Special Needs Parents
W
hen a parent hears that his/her child
has a disability, hearts, and hopes are
broken. But faith doesn’t have to be.
Unbroken Faith identifies and treats
the crippling fear, guilt, and inadequa-
cy that parents of children with spe-
cial needs can encounter. Diane Dok-
ko Kim comes alongside families as a fellow special
needs parent to help reconcile the premise of a good
God with the devastating realities of raising a child
with a disability. Unbroken Faith courageously artic-
ulates deep-seated, unspoken doubts and fears you
may have but are afraid to voice:
• Why
my child? Why us? This is not the way it’s
suposed to be!
• Why won’t God fix this? Doesn’t He care?
• I’m the wrong parent for this child. I’m not qualified.
• No one understands what I’m going through.
• W
hat will happen to my child when I’m no longer
here to help?
Dokko Kim’s Biblical-based encouragement will help
you understand that you are not alone, that God gets
it, and God’s Word is entirely relevant to the raw and
messy yet hallowed spaces of special-needs parenting.
“In this extraordinary book, Diane reassures you that
it’s okay to grieve, doubt... and ask the hardest of
questions. An excellent resource for support groups
or Bible studies, it is a valuable tool for any church
leader, friend or family member who wants to better
nurture the hearts of special needs parents.”
—Joni Eareckson Tada, CEO, Joni and Friends, au-
thor, disability advocate
“Unbroken Faith names both the darkness and light
in ways that will comfort, challenge, and re-awaken
the ache of hope.”
—John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Church,
Menlo Park, CA, author of I’d Like You More If You
Were More Like Me
Diane Dokko Kim has served over 25 years in bi-vo-
cational church leadership. In 2004, her first son was
diagnosed with autism and ADHD/ADD at age two,
which triggered profound personal, professional,
and spiritual crises. She began serving as a special
needs ministry consultant in 2008 and launched an
online and speaking ministry in 2012.
For more information: www.dianedokkokim.
com/unbroken-faith
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