{"id":6986,"date":"2006-10-18T13:02:41","date_gmt":"2006-10-18T18:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=6986"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:35:13","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:35:13","slug":"5203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/10\/18\/5203\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom Runs to Help Son, Other Special Needs Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Beth Fredrickson<\/p>\n

LAKE GENEVA, WI (October 18, 2006) – Susan Barg started running in 1995 when her son, Aaron, was five years old. \u201cI decided to be his legs,\u201d she said.
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\nSince then, Barg has run scores of races, including four marathons, for her severely disabled son. So when Aaron met his mother at the finish line of Covenant Point\u2019s triathlon on August 6 – and they crossed the finish line together, hands raised – it\u2019s no wonder Barg had to blink back tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so special to have him at this race,\u201d she said. \u201cHe had so much joy in being there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When the Barg family discovered that Covenant Point\u2019s annual triathlon funds ministries on behalf of special needs campers, Susan got excited. She had completed a triathlon and was ready to try again when John Hjelm, also a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Libertyville, Illinois, told her about Covenant Point\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

Barg and her training partner, Twyla Becker, got busy training and raising money. Barg raised $1,000 – entrants are asked to raise $500. \u201cRaising twice the suggested amount was easy because I had Aaron as a living example,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When the family realized that Covenant Point was a place they could be together, a place where Aaron could function in his wheelchair, they decided to attend family camp next summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were delighted to find that money has already been spent to modify the facilities,\u201d Barg said. \u201cThey are beautiful. The bed, the bathroom, the shower, the ramps, the meals – it all worked for Aaron. We just walked into the dining hall as a family and enjoyed the meal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe realized we had found a place where we can go on a family vacation,\u201d she added. \u201cAaron can be accommodated and it can be a vacation for all of us. It\u2019s not fun to be in a hotel with Aaron – he needs a bed with rails and his food needs to be pureed. Everything is complicated. But family camp will be relaxing and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aaron was born with Trisomy 13, also known as Pateau\u2019s syndrome. The disorder usually results in death within the first year, but Aaron turned 16 in September. His parents and 13-year-old sister don\u2019t take that for granted. \u201cWe celebrate his life every year with a big bash,\u201d Susan said.<\/p>\n

The Barg\u2019s experience reflects what the camp hopes to achieve with triathlon funds. Now in its eight year, the event has generated almost $100,000, and has provided for many facility upgrades.<\/p>\n

The funds also pay for caregivers. \u201cI don\u2019t know if Aaron would attend \u2018regular\u2019 camp by himself, with his dad as his caregiver\u201d said Barg. \u201cBut he potentially could. He could participate on some level. He loves people, he loves being outside, he loves visually stimulating things. He could be happy and accommodated here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most exciting thing about Covenant Point\u2019s vision is that it helps people who have serious disabilities. Lots of programs include ways for people with special needs to join in, but most places cannot accommodate somebody like Aaron. I am encouraged that there is a place where the severely disabled have the opportunity to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n

To read an award-winning story on Aaron and what he has meant to his local congregation, see \u201cConfirming Aaron\u201d in the August 2005 issue of The Covenant Companion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Covenant Point\u2019s ministry to special needs campers or to make a contribution to the ministry, please contact Bill Fish at 906-265-2117.<\/p><\/div>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Beth Fredrickson is editor of the Harbor Point Camping News<\/em>, a publication of Harbor Point Ministries of the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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