Meet Beth… Cause 4 Life Intern
Joni and Friends is hosting over 60 interns this summer, and many have disabilities. Like Beth from Alabama who struggles daily with chronic pain, fatigue, and other medical issues. Beth ...
26
Jul
22
Jul
Chloe’s Wish
Not long ago the Sunshine Foundation in Canada asked if I would be willing to 'spend an afternoon' with Chloe, an 18-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who lives with her ...
17
Jul
Meet Joni and Friends Intern, Lauren – Part 1
(Today's post was written by Danielle Ledoux, Joni and Friends Vocational Intern.) If she can do it, you can do it. “The Lord opens doors that no man can shut.” ...
8
Jul
Half Dead—Actually Alive and Well, Part 1
Today's post, One Sudanese Man Finds Life in a Wheelchair, was written by Danielle Ledoux, Joni and Friends Cause 4 Life Vocational Intern. Handicapped. Special needs. Disabled. Impaired. In Africa, ...
8
Jul
Fit for Warfare
When I leave work in the evening, my husband Ken always straps me into my wheelchair for the ride home in our van. Two big black straps crisscross my chest and ...
5
Jul
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 ...
30
Jun
Be Part of a Wonderful Legacy!
As you may have seen on our home page, Joni and Friends is setting an unprecedented goal to deliver 3500 pediatric wheelchairs to needy disabled children in one year! I ...
13
Jun
“This Is Your House!”
Recently our friend, Daniel Stratman, visited the International Disability Center with his parents – 20 years ago, he was just a kid going in for knee surgery; sadly, the operation ...
28
May
God’s Hand on His Shoulder
A few days ago, Pat McBride and his wife, Barb, came by the IDC for a visit. Pat, a commercial fisherman, broke his neck in an accident three years ago. ...
13
Apr
When Life is Hard…
My quadriplegia, over the years, has taught me to lean hard on Christ – but dealing with chronic pain, I’ve learned to lean even harder! The other day when I ...