Thank You, Volunteers!
“This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.”– II Corinthians 9:12 At ...
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Nov
7
Apr
Serving at Family Retreat is “A Slice of Heaven on Earth”
Marian wasn’t sure what to expect the first time she volunteered as a volunteer at a Family Retreat five years ago. After hearing about...
4
Apr
You’ve Strengthened Families with Christ’s Love at Family Retreat
The job of caretaking is non-stop 24/7, with no let-up. Isolation and fatigue can rip even the strongest families apart. Medical and economic challenges...
27
Mar
Thank You for Giving Children a Life-Changing Gift
Six-year-old Annadelce had a high fever which left her disabled when she was very young. Abandoned by her mother four years ago, Annadelce’s grandmother...
9
Feb
Pets Are a Blessing
For Christmas, my friend Ann gave her sister Mary Jean my new devotional, A Spectacle of Glory. After reading the day’s entry, Mary Jean set my book on the couch ...
7
Feb
Don’t Take the Bait!
Last year my husband Ken landed the largest trout he has ever caught. He lured the fish with a tiny number 16 pheasant-tail nymph fly. I’m not sure what that ...
1
Feb
Stay in Training
Oh, how I used to love jumping my horse, Tumbleweed, in shows all summer! One season, we cleaned up blue ribbons at virtually all of the major shows in Maryland. Tumbleweed was in ...
30
Jan
Your Prayers Gave a Widow and Her Daughter the Greatest Gift of All
The prayers of a righteous man or woman are truly powerful and effective! Just ask Rosa, a widow from El Salvador, and her five-year-old daughter, Ashley...
24
Jan
Best Christian Workplace 2017
Joni and Friends has been named a Certified Best Christian Workplace by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) for the 12th year in a row! BCWI is an organization that ...
24
Jan
Our New Friend Winston
Whenever I travel, I ask my friends to pray for folks that we often meet along the way. In October, I took a trip to Tennessee for some speaking engagements. ...
