Autism - Not too hard for God!

I wanted to take a moment to share with the readers of this blog something that God has done!

 

Sammy, a 14 year old boy from our church was recently filled with the Holy Ghost and baptized in Jesus' Name! Sammy has a disability - He is autistic. Though Sammy has trouble learning and understanding certain things, he has an amazing, photographic memory.  He has prayed really good multiple times over the years, but hadn't spoken in tongues until more recently! Since it had finally happened, he needed to be prepared for baptism in Jesus' Name. (Like the Bible says - Acts 2:38!)

 

 My mom came up with the idea of making an Acts 2:38 track on Salvation into a puzzle for Sammy to complete. Sammy can put a puzzle together SO fast with such great concentration! It was amazing to watch. Once he completed the puzzle, we went over the different sections of the puzzle: Death (Repentance), Burial, (Baptism in Jesus' Name), and Resurrection (Infilling of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit of God gives the utterance).

After Sam finished, mom moved some puzzle pieces away that made up a part of the Gospel. She explained that just as the puzzle wasn't complete without the missing pieces, the plan of Salvation isn't complete if part of it is missing! We explained that in order for Sammy's puzzle to be complete, he needed to be baptized in Jesus' Name.

 Sam did a great job attending to the Bible study! I love hearing him pray during pre-service prayer. It's amazing how God can work with any learning disability. While there are people out there who are heaping to themselves teachers, having itching ears but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, God is revealing Himself to people like Sammy. God can work with anybody who is willing to be worked with!

 

 Sammy was baptized in the lovely name of Jesus and was praising God after he came out of the water! This was a beautiful victory for our church and such an answer to many, many prayers over the years.

 God is faithful!

 The man with his hands lifted in praise is Sammy's dad. So happy for Bro. Ty now having both of his sons filled with the Holy Ghost and baptized in Jesus' Name!

Have you been praying for someone who has a disability to be saved? Do you have a child who has a learning disability? Don't stop! Don't give up --  It's not too hard for God! God can heal the mind, and He can also work through a learning disability to bring glory to His Name! His wonderful salvation is to whosoever will!

"...With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26