An Evening Out With Nate

I took Nate out to McDonalds one night while I was watching him. Now, Jill( Nate's mom) and Sabrina (Elijah's mom) have told me stories about what it is like to go out with their boys. When they run an errand with their boys, it isn't always a quick trip. People stop and interact with Nathan and Elijah, more than with their other kids. Nathan and Elijah draw people in, and I got to experience this for myself.

I sat down at a table with Nathan and took in my surroundings. I noticed that there were a couple of people with special needs sitting in front of us. They saw Nathan right away and seemed to know that he was like them. They talked to Nathan the whole time. There was a family sitting next to us who had an older boy with special needs. There was a gal with special needs who worked there and she came over to our table several times and talked to him. Nathan was watching a guy get his drinks and he looked over at Nathan and said "Hey Buddy!"

I just sat back and watched Nathan work his magic. Actually, it isn't magic, it is the love of Jesus flowing through him, and it is an amazing thing to see. I didn't want to leave because I wanted to see what would happen next. I took Nathan to the grocery store and while we were in the produce, Nathan patted a business woman on the arm. He didn't pat everyone on the arm, just her. Somehow he knew that she needed it. I saw the way she looked at him and smiled, and then looked up at me. I will never forget it. It was the healing touch of Jesus. This 2 1/2 year old loves deeply, completely, and unconditionally. His love is beautiful, sweet, and pure. I have experienced much healing myself from this sweet boy.

I took Nathan to church and Tina, a gal with special needs, was there. She has experienced a lot of rejection and hurt in her life. She is not the happiest person and her self-esteem isn't very high. She sat down and held Nathan. She was talking and playing with him and there was this beautiful change inside of her, a healing. I just sat back and watched Nathan love as only HE can do. Nathan sat in her lap and looked into her eyes. He smiled, giggled, patted her face, and gave her hugs and kisses. I have never seen her so happy, and Nathan did that. She was giggly and overflowing with the love of Jesus that flows so freely from that boy. God has such great things planned for Nathan. God is doing great things now! It is such a blessing to be a part of his life, his family, and to watch him grow up. I need to steal that boy and take him out because it is so much fun!

I wish the world could see Nathan the way I do. Can you believe that only 1% of kids like Nathan are around? The world aborts 99% of babies who have Down Syndrome. Can you imagine the healing that would take place in the world if those other 99% were around? Of course, people with disabilities would need to be accepted by our nation and our world before the healing could begin. I think that healing in our nation and our world can only take place through people with disabilities. I believe that wars would end and we would have world peace. The hardest hearts would be broken and healed by spending time with someone like Nathan. The enemy knows that something great is going on around people with disabilities and so he will do everything he can to stop it. I believe that this is the biggest war we will ever fight.