Love, Support, and True Belonging at Joni and Friends
Music fills the room at the opening worship service at a Joni and Friends International Family Retreat in Brazil. Larissa watches...
10
Jan
10
Dec
An Internship Journey of Stepping Out in Faith and Love
Matthew Gilliland wasn’t sure what it would be like to serve in Brazil as part of his Joni and Friends internship. A 2021 graduate from Shepherds College...
19
Sep
An Internship Experience Grounded in Christ’s Love
Heidi Swartley grew up attending summer camp at Spruce Lake, a retreat center in Pennsylvania. As she entered her teenage years, she began working there...
25
Jul
A New Friendship at Family Retreat
Kate Walsh is an intern with the Joni and Friends Marketing department and a student at Wheaton College. As part of her internship experience...
2
May
A Unique Mission: Equipping People with Disabilities to Disciple Others
Tucked away in the small town of Union Grove, Wisconsin, an idyllic suburb of Racine, lies the campus of Shepherds College. Like other evangelical...
1
Sep
Joni and Friends Intern Alum Spotlight: Jacoby Miles on Life with Quadriplegia
Jacoby came to the world of disability when a gymnastics accident left her paralyzed from the chest down at age fifteen. Now in her twenties, Jacoby views...
27
Jul
Joni and Friends Blazes Path for Interns with Disabilities by Offering International Service Opportunities
This summer, Joni and Friends, a leading international disability ministry, partnered with Shepherds College to provide eight disabled interns with the...
7
Feb
Sharing the Hands-On Love of Jesus with People with Disabilities
Rachel was born with congenital cataracts that required two eye surgeries before she was two months old. During surgery, doctors discovered that Rachel...
29
Jul
Why Do Families Living With Disability Need Respite?
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 ...
31
Jan
Jesus is Our Greatest Example of Leadership
As followers of Christ, whether in a formal leadership role or not, we all have a responsibility to reflect Jesus’s leadership model. The word leadership can bring a lot of varying ideas to mind.
