A Place to Belong, to Rest, and Be Loved
Maddie is 20 years old and lives with her mom, Jennifer, and her aunt, Stephanie. Maddie has multiple physical disabilities including quadriplegia, cerebral...
23
Sep
22
Sep
How God Uses Horses to Heal: The Power of Equine Therapy
Jodi Stuber, co-founder and program director of HopeWell Ranch, joins the podcast to share how, through her organization, God uses...
21
Sep
Joni and Friends Brings Special Needs Families to Faith
Before Dillion’s birth, his parents, Sandy and Joe, had every reason to believe he would be healthy. No illnesses ran in the family. They already had one...
20
Sep
Adapting Church Curriculum for People with Intellectual Disabilities
People often ask, “What’s a good curriculum for people with intellectual disabilities?” It’s a great question! And there are a lot of good answers...
19
Sep
Special Needs Families Need To Find Belonging
Here at Joni and Friends, we have a vision: a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ...
15
Sep
Sasha Carpenter: Abortion Survivor and Voice for the Voiceless
An abortion survivor and one of eleven adopted sisters (most with disabilities), Sasha Carpenter returns to the podcast to talk about her family and their...
14
Sep
Renewing Hope for Couples Navigating the World of Disability
Chris and Julie have been married for 19 years and have four children: 15-year-old Ryan who has autism and is nonverbal, and three daughters aged 16-year-old...
13
Sep
Blessing People Living With Disability in Ukraine
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Just as Joni and Friends began construction on Joni’s House, a permanent disability center, in Ukraine, the Russian ...
13
Sep
Family Retreat Brings Joy to Special Needs Families
Shawna is a single parent with four children. Her sixteen-year-old son, Cody, has a progressive and fatal mitochondrial disease. He has already outlived his...
12
Sep
Family Retreat is Bringing Hope to Special Needs Families
Natalia is a single mom with three sons: fifteen-year-olds Jeremiah and Izaiah, and seventeen-year-old Nico who has a seizure disorder, is nonverbal, and...