Pray for Romania!
This week we held an International Family Retreat in Cluj, Romania (then a July IFR in Brasov, and an August IFR in Bucharest – the August retreat is particularly designed ...
5
Jul
26
Jun
The Family Retreat “Bubble”
It is so heartening to see these bone-weary families break forth in joyful celebration here at Family Retreat! It is so awesome :-). And last night, after the disabled kids ...
25
Jun
Wonderful News from Family Retreat…
Ken Tada and I are having a blast here at Family Retreat in Pennsylvania – it's a jam-packed camp with many extra families (all because the conference center, bless their ...
21
Jun
Couples’ Dinner at Family Retreat
Today Ken and I are heading to Spruce Lake Family Retreat in Pennsylvania (other US retreats are starting fresh on Monday morning, including International Family Retreats in Romania, Serbia, and ...
6
Jun
Summertime!
Slam! The door shut hard behind Izzy. Oops. Mom was going to be mad, but maybe she would understand. School was out! No more school for ten wonderful weeks. Izzy ...
6
Jun
MMB Bootcamp: An Intern’s Perspective
Our 2014 Ministry and Missions Bootcamp Interns arrived on June 1st and have hit the ground running! They are 4 days into their internship, but already looking forward to serving ...
27
May
Family Retreat in China Begins Today
Our International Family Retreat begins today in Nanjing and will run through June 5. Scores of parents and kids with disabilities (most to do not know Jesus) will be attending, ...
23
May
Meet Frank and Carmen
Our Joni and Friends Greater Philadelphia team has been working with Calvary Chapel Philadelphia, so I was glad when Joan and Jerry Borton asked me to speak at Calvary's Sunday ...
14
Apr
Kahla & Lillian: A single mom finds help at Family Retreat
Kahla was only 20 when six months into her pregnancy she was in a tragic accident. Miraculously, her baby survived, but little Lillian was born with cerebral palsy. Raising a ...
12
Apr
National Volunteer Week – Gail
Our faithful volunteer, Gail, hadn’t heard of Joni and Friends when she and her sister passed by the Joni and Friends Bay Area office in 2011. But because Gail’s sister ...
