Wheels for the World Brings Gospel Hope to Romania
On a Wheels for the World™ outreach in Romania, a member of the Joni and Friends Georgia team met seven-year-old Maria. Maria has profound disabilities. She...
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Apr
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Apr
God Used His People to Bring New Hope and Healing to This Mother-Son Pair
“Joni and Friends has a God-ordained impact on our lives.” Meet Judy and her son David…When David was 23 years old, he was in a near fatal motorcycle…
5
Apr
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 ...
4
Apr
Taking Steps To Better Integrate People With Disabilities In Church Life
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus ...
30
Mar
Joni and Friends Partners with Bethany Global University to Launch Master of Arts in Intercultural Disability Ministry
Joni and Friends recently hosted Dr. David Hasz (President and CEO of Bethany) and Dr. Darin Kindle (Sr. Vice President of Bethany Global University) at the…
29
Mar
Finding Freedom in a Wheelchair
Can you imagine spending more than half of your life in a bedroom, unable to get out of bed or go outside? This was the life of Didina, a Romanian gypsy...
18
Mar
Time to Test Your Knowledge About Wheels for the World™!
Time to test your knowledge about Wheels for the World™! Question 1: Which of the following best describes Wheels for the World? A) A flagship Joni and Friends program that ...
17
Mar
Delivering God’s Great Love Through a Wheelchair
“Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 Samantha has muscular dystrophy and scoliosis. The curvature of her spine is so severe that ...
16
Mar
How to Make Disciples of Those Living with Disabilities
In first-century Judaism, a disciple was a student of a rabbi. The disciples went where the rabbi went, walked like the rabbi walked, and learned to speak...
15
Mar
Full Inclusion and Belonging in the Body of Christ
Our Joni and Friends Nashville team first saw Matthew as he played piano as an opener for a school play. The effects of Matthew’s autism make verbal...