The Dream Of A Wheelchair
Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada and who doesn’t love a child with a disability? You know, when you think of a kid struggling to walk on crutches, or a little...
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Mar
5
Feb
Three Important Elements of Volunteer Appreciation
"Gratitude is a way to pour back into someone who is pouring themselves out." Of all the resources God gives to us, there is none more precious...
22
Oct
October is National Physical Therapy Month!
When I was a teenager, there wasn't any national campaign around to raise awareness for physical therapy. And yet, when I packed my bags for college, I wanted to become ...
7
Oct
Mother and Son Shine for Jesus Through Service
Every morning when I wheel up the ramp at our Joni and Friends International Disability Center (IDC), I bypass my office and head for the volunteer area...
12
Aug
God Equips Us When We Call Upon Him
My name is Maggie and I had the opportunity to serve at Joni and Friends Family Retreat in New Mexico this summer. This is the third camp I have been ...
20
Jul
Safe Travels, Ken!
If my hands worked, I’d be double-checking my husband Ken’s packing right now. Not that he needs it! He’s on his way to Thailand today, and he’s an old hand ...
8
Jul
A Full Summer of Outreach!
Family Retreats are in full swing for the summer! Since the first Retreat in 1991, over 63,000 families have been served all over the United States thanks to...
23
Jun
God Specializes in Doing Something New Under the Sun
How can God possibly do something "new under the sun" at yet another Family Retreat?! Ken and I recently came home from the Mission Springs Family Retreat...
21
Jun
Summer Crops
Today is the official first day of summer, and it brings to mind that verse in Proverbs, “He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps...
1
Jun
The Joy I Found in Serving
When I was 12 years old, our good friend, Steve Pyne, invited my mother and I to serve at Family Retreat at Camp Allen. We didn’t know what to expect, but...
