Sending Love and Support to Families with Disabilities
Natalie Jean seemed to be a healthy baby. But her parents, Brittany and Ryan, could tell something was wrong by the time Natalie was just four months old...
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Dec
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Dec
Empowering Families and Restoring Hope for People with Disabilities
In 2024, Joni and Friends Illinois served 145 families struggling with disability at Family Retreats, and 12 couples living with disability...
23
Dec
Family Retreat: Transforming Lives with Love and Support
Josiah, who has Down syndrome, started coming to Family Retreat in 2011. His mother, Julie, says, “The rest is history!”...
20
Dec
Family Retreat: Where Families Facing Disability Find Love and Belonging
God uses life experiences to impact peoples’ hearts in wondrous ways. God has used disability to do a work in the hearts of Scott, Christina, and...
19
Dec
Be Holy
It was only our high school madrigal choir singing a Gregorian chant. But the beautiful, haunting discords and harmonies in the minor keys swelled my...
19
Dec
God’s Love and Hope for Families with Disabilities
I am so ready to celebrate our Savior’s birth with you, and I’m praying a fresh level of joy will fill our hearts and homes...
17
Dec
Bringing Hope and Joy to Families Living with Disability
With Christmas drawing near, I praise God for your faithfulness in bringing joy and hope to families living with disability here in Louisiana...
16
Dec
Because of Your Gift, Families are Finding Hope and Love in Christ
God is using Joni and Friends Georgia—and he is using you—to make an incredible difference in the lives of people living with disability...
10
Dec
An Internship Journey of Stepping Out in Faith and Love
Matthew Gilliland wasn’t sure what it would be like to serve in Brazil as part of his Joni and Friends internship. A 2021 graduate from Shepherds College...
28
Nov
Why Giving is the Good Life
Is it possible to live a life that pleases God and helps others, but is also the best for us? “To open up your hands and freely give to help others...