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...
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Nov
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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 ...
7
Nov
Reverend Billy Graham: Testifying to the Gospel of God’s Grace
The ministry of Joni and Friends owes much to Billy Graham, given that his organization helped me get started. But my friendship with Mr. Graham goes further back than that. ...
7
Nov
Jesus Upholds Everything
Hebrews 1 verse 3 makes an astounding claim. It says that “[Jesus] is the radiance of the glory of God and (get this), he upholds the universe by the word of...
5
Nov
The Three Wise Men Under A Van Gogh-like Sky
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and years ago when Ken and I were visiting Holland, we also went to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. We spent nearly a full day...
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 ...
31
Oct
Skipping Like Calves
My quadriplegia can feel so confining. I can’t walk; use my hands. I sit in a wheelchair… And sometimes all the restrictions feel so “limiting.” But there’s...
28
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...
27
Oct
Joni and Friends Opens First International Wheelchair Restoration Center
Joni and Friends, the international disability ministry founded by Joni Eareckson Tada, recently celebrated the grand opening of its first International…