If Our Children Could Speak
Being a mother is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.* As the mother of a child with severe disabilities, I’ve watched my heart ...
11
May
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...
20
Jan
“Family Retreat Was the First Place My Son was Accepted”
Families come to Family Retreat in need of spiritual and emotional encouragement. They live with the 24/7 demands of caring for a child with a disability, and often live on the edge ...
6
Jan
The Sparkle Effect
Making friends in high school is not always easy but getting involved in school programs can help. When Sarah noticed that her classmates with disabilities were being excluded from school ...
5
Dec
When the Wounded Choose to Worship
My friends at Calvary Community Church – right down the street from Joni and Friends – showed this powerful video in their Sunday morning service. Oh my goodness, I’ve seen ...
16
Sep
Young Leaders Gathering 2016
Recently, more than 1,000 young Christian leaders from 140 countries gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia for Lausanne’s Young Leaders’ Gathering 2016 – the purpose was to network these dynamic young leaders ...
3
Sep
Your Support Builds Strong Families at Family Retreat!
When a family living with disability arrives at Joni and Friends Family Retreat, your prayers and passion for ministry go before them, opening the door to a...
2
Sep
Don’t be Nice
That doesn’t sound right, does it? Don’t be nice?!? Aren’t we supposed to be nice? Nope! The Bible never says we’re supposed to be nice. Instead, the Bible uses words ...
30
Aug
Joy, Hope and God’s Love at Family Retreat
It can be all too common to hear special-needs families say, “We don’t always feel like our family is loved and accepted.” All year long, families caring...
