West Coast Disability Ministry Training
Are you looking for disability ministry training on the West Coast? Next month, as part of the 2014 BASS Convention, Joni and Friends Bay Area will be hosting 12 special needs workshops for ministry leaders and volunteers. Promising to be one of the largest special needs training events in California ...
Heart for the Disabled Follow-Up
On February 14, five big "Heart for the Disabled" boxes filled with letters, gift cards, drawings, stuffed animals, poems and copies of hymns arrived at the homes of five special-needs families – and, boy, were they surprised! Eddie and Diane Kim spread all the Christian encouragement out on the living ...
International Family Retreat: Volunteer and Make a Difference
Meet Nom and Ampan… When Nom was born, he didn’t cry like other babies. For his mother, Ampan, Nom’s silence was her first indication that something was different about her son. “He was quiet,” says Ampan. Nom and Ampan live in Thailand. In their community, some people view children with ...
Purposeful Ministry During Medical Crises
It’s the call no one wants to receive. “The tests came back positive.” “The car was T-boned… they don’t know if he’ll make it.”...
A Mother’s Perspective on Caring for a Child with Autism
“Don’t feel pressured to learn everything about autism. Just get to know the one person God brings into your life. Find out what works for them…just like you would in any other relationship. Become a master in loving one person, one family well.” Today on the podcast, Crystal has invited ...
Spiritual Recovery for a Special Needs Mom
When parents first learn that their child has a disability, their hearts and hopes are often broken. But their faith doesn’t have to be. On this episode of...
