A beautiful reader submitted story about God's plan to use a daughter with Down Syndrome to opened the eyes of this mother's heart. Submitted by Leticia a special mother is born “God would never send us a special child,” I … [Read more...]
jean-more than I could imagine
August 24, 2010 By
A dear friend recently sent an email, sharing with me how her week serving at a Family Retreat had touched and changed her life. I asked Jean if I could share her experience with our readers because it shows how deeply someone can be affected by a … [Read more...]
The Family That No One Expected
May 26, 2010 By
After spending 35 days in Ghana, it’s been difficult trying to figure out how to get my thoughts and feelings written into stories. Each night while in Africa, I would try to journal about our days activities but with all that we were … [Read more...]
How God Uses Sam to Change an Entire Church
March 1, 2010 By
How God Uses Sam to Change an Entire Church (and a 12 year old girl) Story Submitted by Nancy and Anne Meador Edited by Kara Ferris Nancy- Our forever connection to Joni and Friends Family Retreats began when our daughter, Anne was 12 - … [Read more...]
robert-seen as a gift
October 27, 2009 By
Editor- I had an incredible opportunity to interview an amazing young man on the phone! Once again, a friend posted a video on facebook which was wonderful! It was of Robert Pio Hajjar, speaking to a crowd in a large auditorium. Robert was … [Read more...]
james- bringing out the best
August 13, 2009 By
By Carolin My mother-in-law told me a story one time that I found down right frightening, "Sarah told me that when she was a little girl she wanted to write with her left hand. Every time she picked up a crayon or a pencil she was drawn to use her … [Read more...]
When God Speaks
May 17, 2009 By
Submitted by Justin’s mother, Debbie When God Speaks About 10 years ago, as a young mother of a toddler with severe mental disabilities, I was struggling with how God could love my son (and me as well). It was very evident that Justin could sin … [Read more...]
justin-a much needed reminder
May 14, 2009 By
When our families come to Joni and Friends camp, they are given a buddy for each person with a disability. That buddy is called a, Short Term Missionary or STM for short. The second time Justin, his mother and sister came, we partnered Justin … [Read more...]
evan- teaching us how to love
April 28, 2009 By
evan Written by Evan's mom, Nancy In the past several months God has been showing me the contrast between my current circumstances and those of my friends with teens. So many friends and family have teens who cause them such heartache and … [Read more...]
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