From Heartbreak to Hope: New Life for Vicki’s Wheelchair
“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no...
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Jan
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Nov
Six Steps To Offering Specific And Practical Help To A Family Living With Disability
Sometimes, the best “disability ministry” isn’t done on Sunday at church, but in the home of a family living with disability. When a baby is born, an...
28
Nov
Give the Gift of Hope to Ukrainian Refugees
A paraplegic herself, Martina understands the unique challenges facing people with disabilities. Working closely with Galyna, our Ukrainian Regional in-country coordinator, Martina has now welcomed hundreds of disabled refugees into ...
24
Nov
How to Help Ukrainians with Disabilities: The Long Road Ahead
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, Galyna, the Joni and Friends in-country coordinator in Ukraine—alongside other Joni and Friends partners in the region—has...
17
Nov
How to Help Ukrainians with Disabilities
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, bringing violence, destruction, and terror to Ukrainians, Galyna, the Joni and Friends in-country coordinator in Ukraine...
10
Nov
How to Advocate for People with Disability and Dwarfism
The dictionary defines an advocate as, “a person who pleads for or on behalf of another; intercessor.” As a dwarf who stands three feet, four inches tall...
9
Nov
How to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Disability
Larissa was born in Brazil with cerebral palsy. Living below the poverty line, Larissa and her family are part of the forty-million people that their government calls “invisibles.” As the ...
3
Nov
Weak Woman, Strong God
After three bouts with aggressive cancer Dr. Jean Sutherland can answer this question from personal experience. While multiple surgeries and rounds of...
31
Oct
Ian’s Perfect Gift: Mobility Wrapped in the Gospel
Four-year-old Ian from El Salvador was born prematurely. Lack of oxygen at birth caused his brain injury, leaving him with cerebral palsy. His mother Fatima recalls: “When I saw him ...
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Oct
Wheels for the World Brings Help and Hope to Brazil
On a Joni and Friends Wheels for the World™ trip to Brazil, our team from Texas met a three-year-old girl named Lunna. They learned that Lunna almost...