Pastor Kenny Stokes – again! – recognized the God-granted value of children with disabilities during the dedication of children on Saturday evening. This section of his remarks is about a minute long.
Pastor Kenny – ‘they are gifts!’
I am deeply grateful for pastors who intentionally and carefully recognize that not all children will be the same, nor will the paths of parenting be the same.
Pastor Bud Burk closed the dedication with a wonderful, encouraging prayer. I’m glad we caught that as well.
The Works of God 
Thanks so much for posting Kenny’s words. I’m thankful to hear them again and be able to send them to someone else, which I already did this morning.
During service Saturday night, I heard Kenny say, “They are gifts when the come with all their fingers and toes,” and in the pause when I thought he was finished, I thought, “Oh no, oh no! That’s not all!”
Because of that slight pause which gave time for my anxiety on your behalf (and others’), I heard all the more gladly the next words, “. . . and those who don’t come with all their fingers and toes . . .”