The Love and Joy Found in the Family of God Has Eternal Value
For parents Wendy and Earl, and their daughters, 22-year-old Bailey and 19-year-old Dara, living with disability as a family sometimes saps their strength...
17
Jun
7
Feb
At Family Retreat, Families Find Belonging, Acceptance, and Love
Our Joni and Friends Ohio team asked Kelly this question, and her answer was simple: “Connection!” Kelly and her husband Sean have two children, Libby and...
11
Sep
God Calls His People to Love the Vulnerable, Defend the Weak, and Bring Those the World Forgets into His House
David and Julia heard questions like these all the way home from their first Family Retreat. Their three daughters, including seven-year-old Jessica who...
28
Jun
Jim Made a Difference by Serving People with Disabilities
“Share Jesus!” That’s Jim’s motto. Jim, a longtime Joni and Friends volunteer, celebrated his 85th birthday in El Salvador on a Wheels for the World outreach.
7
Feb
Sharing the Hands-On Love of Jesus with People with Disabilities
Rachel was born with congenital cataracts that required two eye surgeries before she was two months old. During surgery, doctors discovered that Rachel...
14
Sep
Renewing Hope for Couples Navigating the World of Disability
Chris and Julie have been married for 19 years and have four children: 15-year-old Ryan who has autism and is nonverbal, and three daughters aged 16-year-old...
13
Jul
Meet Joy: A Story of New Hope Found at Family Retreat
When she was little, Joy missed a few developmental benchmarks. She cried often, had seizures, and couldn’t walk. She was eventually diagnosed with...
21
Feb
The World Opened Up Through the Gift of a Wheelchair
7-year-old Grecia has hydrocephaly and a permanent shunt in her brain that was surgically implanted after she was born. She has struggled with asthma and…
28
Sep
God Is Providing Hope Through The Hardship Of Disability
Joe’s spinal cord was severed when a tree fell on his back leaving him paralyzed. He was a young 30-year-old and had only been married to his lovely wife…
23
Jul
Bringing Lonely People into The Body of Christ
“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.”Psalm 25:16 Trevor was born four months premature with cerebral palsy, an enlarged heart, underdeveloped organs, a ...
