Florida Family Retreat Has Changed Lives for Decades… and It’s Needed Now More than Ever!
Did you know that in 1992 the state of Florida hosted one of the very first Joni and Friends Family Retreats? So rewind to the early 90s…
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Reconnect and Carry One Another’s Burdens at Family Retreat
Traci knows what it is like to look for rest and hope. When she was two, her left foot needed to be amputated due to multiple birth defects. Over time, ...
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Jan
Reaching Families with the Love of Christ
Two weeks after Gabe was born, this precious family was involved in a terrible car accident. They all had minor injuries—except Gabe...
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Jan
Confidence in God’s Love Grows at Family Retreat
Bryden has Leigh syndrome, cerebral palsy, and swallowing difficulties. He has challenges communicating and requires a wheelchair for mobility...
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Jan
The Ongoing Need for Help and Hope in Jesus
God is faithful to his promises… like the one in Jeremiah 29:11 which says, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord...
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Jan
A Family Found Gospel-Powered Hope at Family Retreat
When Oscar and Luindy moved from Nicaragua to the United States ten years ago, they didn’t imagine disability as part of their future. Before their children...
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Dec
Sending Love and Support to Families with Disabilities
Natalie Jean seemed to be a healthy baby. But her parents, Brittany and Ryan, could tell something was wrong by the time Natalie was just four months old...
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Dec
Empowering Families and Restoring Hope for People with Disabilities
In 2024, Joni and Friends Illinois served 145 families struggling with disability at Family Retreats, and 12 couples living with disability...
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Dec
Family Retreat: Transforming Lives with Love and Support
Josiah, who has Down syndrome, started coming to Family Retreat in 2011. His mother, Julie, says, “The rest is history!”...
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Dec
Family Retreat: Where Families Facing Disability Find Love and Belonging
God uses life experiences to impact peoples’ hearts in wondrous ways. God has used disability to do a work in the hearts of Scott, Christina, and...
