Desire and Power
Looking back on the years that I have lived with quadriplegia, I've survived and I have thrived on the promise of Philippians 2:13. God promises us there to...
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Nov
10
Nov
Who Cares for the Caregiver?
Who cares? As we saw in the first blog, we were born to care according to God’s creation plan (Genesis 1.26-28). It is who we are and what our Lord designed...
9
Nov
Caring is Our Calling
In the beginning God cared. God’s Spirit ‘brooded’ over the waters of the new creation, meaning God doted over the world like a mother bird tenderly cares...
6
Nov
Your True Identity
These days, everyone’s talking about their identity. Like, “Who am I?” But… are we the sum of our sexual inclinations? Or our cultural or ethnic upbringing...
6
Nov
God’s Glorious Plan for My Life
I will never forget when the seed idea for Joni and Friends was planted in my heart. It was a few years after my accident, and I was living on our family...
3
Nov
Effective Disability Ministry is Not a Thing We Do, But a Way of Doing Things
On the surface, there’s a simple answer: someone is unable to do something. But when you probe a little deeper, it gets murky. For example, a middle-aged...
1
Nov
Demonstrating the Hands-on Love of Jesus Through the Perfect Gift!
Kekoa’s family knew the selfless, exhausting work involved with caring for a family member with severe disabilities—lifting, turning, diaper changing. It was...
30
Oct
Drink the Living Water
Most days, I drink about 3-4 liters of water. That’s nearly a gallon of water, and you might wonder why I drink so much. Well, as a quadriplegic, I’ve got to...
27
Oct
God Brings Beauty Out of the Ashes of Our Pain
In November of 2018, destructive wildfires tore through southern California. The same month, eight years after my first battle with cancer, I found myself...
26
Oct
Growing a Heart for Disability Ministry
Wilame Leal Silva and his wife Erica Leal were overjoyed to hear they were pregnant with their second child. Then doctors gave a diagnosis that sent them...
