A Family Transformed by Love, Service, and Christ
Art and Jen have ten children. They have five children still living at home who are all adopted from China and all live with disability...
5
Mar
8
Jan
A Family Found Gospel-Powered Hope at Family Retreat
When Oscar and Luindy moved from Nicaragua to the United States ten years ago, they didn’t imagine disability as part of their future. Before their children...
12
Jan
God Opened New Doors for This Family Living with Disability
When husband and wife Karl and Sarah visited Thailand, they fell in love with the Thai people. Bangkok became their home, and they worked as missionaries, planting new churches...
9
Aug
This Family Found Friendship and Acceptance at Family Retreat
This is what parents Samuel and Miriam had to say after bringing their four children to a Joni and Friends Family Retreat for the first time. Both of Samuel...
1
Jun
Finding God’s Plan for Your Life
When Maria DeGenova signed up to volunteer at a Joni and Friends Family Retreat, she didn’t expect her life was about to change…Now the Joni and Friends New...
17
Apr
Missionary Families Find Rest and Hope at Family Retreat
Joanna and Alberto serve as missionaries in South Africa, focusing on prison ministry. They have four children: Ana (25), Isaac (23), Margaret (19), and…
20
Jan
New England Family Retreat Brings Refreshment and Connection to Families Living with Disability
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us ...
8
Aug
At Family Retreat Special Needs Families Find Respite and Belonging
At two-and-a-half years old, Jacqui’s son, Kobe, struggled with speech and communication, and demonstrated unexpected behaviors. Jacqui had Kobe evaluated...
18
Apr
Marriages Impacted By Disability Are Being Transformed
Aaron and Amy have been married for 26 years. They have six children. Their youngest son, ten-year-old Noah, has Down syndrome. Noah thrives on structure…
28
Feb
A Kayaking First I Will Never Forget
God had such a sweet gift—a generous “first”—for me when my husband Ken and I were at our Joni and Friends New England Family Retreat a few years back. Family ...
