About Planting Hope
Planting Hope is a faith-based support program for families of children with special needs and/or medical needs regardless of diagnosis. We share the struggles, joys, and victories of special needs life and find strength in Christ for our unexpected journeys.
Planting Hope and Special Needs at Trinity are all about connection! We seek to connect special needs families to -
- Each other
- Community resources
- The Kaleidoscope special needs class at Trinity’s Hammond Campus, Sundays 10:45am
- Membership, groups, programs, and events at Trinity
- Jesus Christ, our ultimate source of hope and strength!
Planting Hope events include moms’ meetups and Bible studies, family socials, inclusive opportunities at Trinity, etc. For information about current and upcoming Planting Hope events, use the contact info below or visit the Special Needs at Trinity Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/specialneedsattrinity.
UPCOMING EVENTS
What to Expect
- A warm, inviting atmosphere
- Camaraderie and friendship
- An opportunity to share if you’d like
- Small-group discussion
- Application of God’s Word to our lives
- Prayer with and for one another
- Dinner and dessert. Please bring a dish to share if possible.
Susanna Zekas
904.891.7175 Call or text
szekas.sz@gmail.com
Susanna Zekas leads the Planting Hope / Special Needs at Trinity program. She and her husband Larry have been married for 27 years. They have three sons Larson (22), Andrew (20), and Wesley (14). Larson is a brain aneurysm/stroke/TBI survivor who lives with left-sided impairment (hemiparesis), short term memory impairment, a VP shunt, and a baclofen pump. Andrew has level one autism spectrum disorder. Wesley was diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome. Susanna’s background is in secondary education. She taught computer and math classes for 14 years before stepping away from teaching to be able to care for Larson’s ongoing medical and educational needs. Susanna has a passion for ministering to special needs families. She has been involved in Trinity’s Kaleidoscope class for children and teens with special needs for the past 12 years and currently serves as the ministry director. She began the Planting Hope group at Trinity in 2016 to reach out to special needs moms. The ministry has expanded to include events for moms as well as the entire family.
