• Craig shares a little about his story and how his son’s diagnosis of autism has changed his family’s life. I love the story Craig shares about what a “surprise” their son Conner was — we laughed so much.
• Craig explains how 99% of churches do not offer anything for special needs families. There’s a need for churches to step up.
• When Craig shares how his son began to speak again after years of not being able to, I had tears streaming down my face! I loved this story — and wait until you hear what his first words were — so powerful!
• I was chatting with one of my girlfriends while prepping for this interview. Her family has had two children with autism. She was saying that when they got the diagnosis it was like they entered into a new reality. She went through a low point before coming back to the truth that her child was made in the image of God and her child was created for God’s glory! It’s was so beautiful to hear her say that — and it just happened to go along with the subtitle of Craig’s book — “How One Boy's Miraculous Journey Through Autism is Changing the World.”
• I asked Craig to share a little about what has been happening in his ministry and what he’s hoping to “champion” in other families.
• One thing that Craig wrote in his book, that I thought was so good, is how Craig and his wife thought so positively through the whole situation. I loved how Craig talks about how “the enemy wants to give you a shovel and let you dig a hole with pain so deep that you can’t find your way out of it. Our shovel was autism. Your shovel may be a failed marriage, financial struggles, or sickness. But we decided early on that we were not going to let autism dictate Conner’s destiny.” I loved that! This is such a big message in Champion!
• Craig has used his son’s story to create a curriculum that is now in use in 70 different countries around the world. These Champion clubs are changing lives all over the world! You can get more information here: www.championsclub.org/
• Matthew 25:40
• John 9:1-3
• Hebrews 13:21

Resources:

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• Champion
• Champions Curriculum: Home Edition
• Unrehearsed Destiny 

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