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Overcoming through faith!
'THE SPIRIT IN YOU IS...STRONGER THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.' 1 JOHN 44
When a diving injury left Joni Eareckson totally paralysed from the neck down, her world was totally shattered. She didn't know what was ahead and her first reaction was to look for a quick way out. But her second response, from deep inside, was a desire to live.
She learned to paint holding a brush in her mouth, and later went to university for a public-speaking course which inspired her to talk about what she knew best: life in a wheelchair, and her experience as a follower of Jesus. Later a businessman sponsored an exhibition of her art it launched her successful career as an artist.
Each piece included a testimony about her relationship with Jesus. When she made a list of her heart's desires she wrote: 'It's time to step out...into a new dream. To be a 'doer' of God's Word...and help other disabled people with dreams of their own.'
From that desire was born 'Joni and Friends,' a ministry that brings together people of faith and people with a disability, sponsors workshops and offers financial help.
Joni's also on a National Council for Disability and has her own radio programme which is broadcast to millions of people. She's also married and is a popular speaker who' has written 30 books! She says: 'I don't know what lies ahead. But I do know who I am. I have a dream, and I know where I'm going.'
John writes, 'The Spirit in you is...stronger than anything in the world.' The question is, when life hands you a lemon what do you do? Complain it's too sour and feel sorry for yourself or are you busy making lemonade?
written by Bob Gass
'THE SPIRIT IN YOU IS...STRONGER THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.' 1 JOHN 44
When a diving injury left Joni Eareckson totally paralysed from the neck down, her world was totally shattered. She didn't know what was ahead and her first reaction was to look for a quick way out. But her second response, from deep inside, was a desire to live.
She learned to paint holding a brush in her mouth, and later went to university for a public-speaking course which inspired her to talk about what she knew best: life in a wheelchair, and her experience as a follower of Jesus. Later a businessman sponsored an exhibition of her art it launched her successful career as an artist.
Each piece included a testimony about her relationship with Jesus. When she made a list of her heart's desires she wrote: 'It's time to step out...into a new dream. To be a 'doer' of God's Word...and help other disabled people with dreams of their own.'
From that desire was born 'Joni and Friends,' a ministry that brings together people of faith and people with a disability, sponsors workshops and offers financial help.
Joni's also on a National Council for Disability and has her own radio programme which is broadcast to millions of people. She's also married and is a popular speaker who' has written 30 books! She says: 'I don't know what lies ahead. But I do know who I am. I have a dream, and I know where I'm going.'
John writes, 'The Spirit in you is...stronger than anything in the world.' The question is, when life hands you a lemon what do you do? Complain it's too sour and feel sorry for yourself or are you busy making lemonade?
written by Bob Gass
