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VIDEO: Boy with Down Syndrome Has Adorable Reunion with His Church Buddy

An 11-year-old boy with Down syndrome reunited with his church buddy in a video that went viral online.

Erin Witkowski said her son, Grady, adores Liquid Church in Parsippany, N.J. and after a 15-month break due to COVID, he finally got to connect with his buddy, Katy Herridge.

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“This folks is what making a seat at the table for everyone looks like,” Grady’s mother captioned the emotional moment. “Tears ran down to see this moment.”

It felt like a piece of heaven for all involved.

“Every child with special needs that goes there gets a buddy to be with them during children’s service,” Witkowski, a mother to four, told Fox News. “It gives them the opportunity to be with the other children, have a great time, worship and learn.”

She posted the video on her Instagram and many were moved to tears as Grady ran into the wide-open arms of his buddy in the church hallway.

Caleb Parke is a senior correspondent for the ‘Todd Starnes Show.’ Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and connect with him at calebparke.com.

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