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Wheels for the World

The gift of a wheelchair opens hearts to the Gospel and changes lives! Wheelchairs are collected, restored, and delivered to children and adults with disabilities in developing nations.

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In order to carry advocacy to the next level, the Christian Institute on Disability is aggressively promoting a Christ-centered, biblical approach that protects human dignity and the sanctity of all human life, no matter what the disabling condition.

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Volunteer and Change a Life at Family Retreat
It’s volunteer Short Term Missionaries (STMs) that make Family Retreat a one-of-a-kind experience for families with special needs. And serving changes our STMs’ lives too! Meet college student and first-time STM Nick. The experience transformed his college plans, his future, and his heart forever. “Serving as a Short Term Missionary at ...
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Urgent: Your Help Needed!
The success of any Joni and Friends Family Retreat depends largely on having enough 'helping hands' to serve the special-needs families who attend. This year, most of our Family Retreats filled up very quickly with families – but we do not have enough 'short-term missionaries' (STMs) to help them. In ...
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Cause 4 Life Web Series: In My Father's House
Joni and Friends Cause 4 Life interns walk in the footsteps of Jesus as they minister God’s heart to people with disability in Uganda. In the latest episode of the Cause 4 Life Love.Heal.Defend. web series, Cause 4 Life interns visit Dennis, a recent Wheels for the World wheelchair recipient. As ...
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