Divinity college inspires student to step out in faith
Grace Han overcomes cerebral palsy challenges to enter full-time ministry
WOLFVILLE, NS—Grace Han always had a heart for ministry but didn’t think she qualified as a woman with cerebral palsy. Then she stepped out in faith.
Han was introduced to the idea of taking some courses for one year at Acadia Divinity College. While at ADC, she struggled with God’s urging to follow her dream of pursuing full-time ministry, but eventually decided to give it a shot.
“My heart for ministry was always there; I just stepped out in faith,” says Han, who is now a full-time student at Acadia studying to become a pastor.
However, when others asked what she was going to school for they were shocked, considering becoming a pastor would mean preaching and cerebral palsy had left Han with a speech impediment.
“‘But you have cerebral palsy,’ they would say. I know, but I think my disability is a gift,” Han explains. “Because of my speech impediment, people listen very closely when I talk.”
But more than that, Han says her calling is to show God can use people with disabilities.
“God called me to encourage others with disabilities, mental issues, and even people with low self-esteem,” Han says. “God uses us when we are weak.”
Han’s chosen field is working with families with children with disabilities. But her heart is not just for children with physical and mental challenges, but also for the siblings of disabled children. While there are many people ministering to the parents and the disabled child, she chooses to focus on those often forgotten, the siblings.
“They are forgotten sometimes, and receive less attention,” Han says. “But they are often natural leaders, living with a disabled sibling brings out those leadership qualities. I want to minister to them, and let them know they are just as valuable.”
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