From Tragedy to Kingdom Legacy

It all started with a reading assignment at school. Linda’s daughter brought home the Joni book from school and after that, life would never be the same. It was her first introduction to Joni and Friends and disability ministry.

After a tour of the California office, Linda and her adoptive daughter, Morgen, met Joni and were moved by the work of the ministry and what God was doing through each ministry program worldwide! In 2014, Morgen signed up for a internship in Uganda to serve a local orphanage caring for children with disabilities. Linda told us it was, “the most joyous and best two weeks of her life serving there!”

However, in September 2019, Linda got the call that no mother should ever receive… Morgen had passed away unexpectedly; she was only 25.

After their daughter’s passing, Linda and her husband gave a Wheels for the World™ Legacy gift (5 pediatric wheelchairs) in honor of their precious daughter, Morgen, and to continue on supporting disability ministry and her kingdom legacy.

Over the years and up until today, Linda continues to pray for, serve with, and give to the work of Joni and Friends. Linda shared, “I would encourage everyone to give to this ministry! Lives are touched—I’ve seen it with my own eyes [on Family Retreats and Wheels for the World outreaches]. A donation to Joni and Friends will 100 percent bless someone with love, dignity, and the Gospel!”