“Have you met Rebekah?” asked one of the campers to another. “Oh my gosh, have you seen her smile?” was the reply. During the first 24 hours of our Joni and Friends Family Retreat in Oregon this past August, the whispers … [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...]
Love Came Down
January 19, 2010 By
In a seat down near the front of the auditorium with my friend Chad next to me, sitting in his wheelchair, a paraplegic due to the complications of spina bifida, I had called him the day before and asked if he would like to come to this healing … [Read more...]
joseph-look into my eyes
December 25, 2009 By
A week before Christmas, I got an email from a gal who will be with us on our team as we go into Ghana in April with Joni's, Wheels for the World program. She was simply sending Christmas greetings. We began a conversation via email and she mentioned … [Read more...]
robert-behind every facade
October 7, 2009 By
The campers had gone home, our Joni and Friends staff had packed up our things, all traces of Family Retreat were put away until I walked into the office of the conference center the next morning. My husband and I were staying on an extra week in … [Read more...]
Listening to Sheila
June 18, 2009 By
Sheila nearly drowned as a small child and now, her muscles at the age of 36, have a mind of their own because of her cerebral palsy. But that doesn't stop Sheila from interacting with others. Her beautiful blue eyes, look intently into your own … [Read more...]
sheila- unwrapping the gift
June 18, 2009 By
My job at Joni and Friends Family Retreat is to coordinate the volunteers (Short Term Missionaries, STMs) and oversee many of the activities. On the second to last day at camp in June of 2008, it was crazy hair day and a young teenager girl, … [Read more...]
Gianna Jessen Part II
June 3, 2009 By
You can now follow Gianna on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/giannajessen. You can also chech out her website at http://www.giannajessen.com. Gianna has agreed to do an interview with us, so hopefully, in between camps, I'll be talking to her … [Read more...]
Gianna Jessen Abortion Survivor
May 15, 2009 By
Part 1 of 2 Gianna Jessen, abortion survivor speaks at Queen's Hall, Parliament House, Victoria. Australia - on the eve of the debate to decriminalize abortion in Victoria. … [Read more...]
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