Joni and Friends understands that families living with disability need respite. In fact, a recent Joni and Friends survey identified respite care as the number one unmet need among special ...
Lamar Hardwick is a husband, father, advocate, and lead pastor at a church in Georgia. He writes and speaks on the topic of disability, especially autism...
Few things are as overwhelming as starting a journey without knowing the destination. And for many churches, that’s exactly how ministering to people with disabilities can feel. We know we ...
When Leisa Williams learned that her son, Justin, had autism, her hopes and dreams got sidelined. At first, the burdens of disability—denial, exhaustion...
Ryan and Christen have four children: Logan (14), Luke and Sophie (both 12), and 7-year-old Leo, who has spina bifida...
When Leisa Williams learned that her youngest son, Justin, had autism, it stopped her in her tracks. A high achiever with big plans and hopes for herself and her family...
When she was little, Joy missed a few developmental benchmarks. She cried often, had seizures, and couldn’t walk. She was eventually diagnosed with...
Darci Steiner can answer this question all too well. In the year 2000, she was an active mom enjoying her family and the prime of life...
My heart broke when I heard Pon crying over her five-year-old daughter, Namthan, at our Wheels for the World outreach in Thailand. Namthan has cerebral palsy...
Three-year-old Woodlove lives in Haiti and has cerebral palsy. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. People with disabilities—especially children—face enormous burdens, including shame, lack of medical ...
