A Moment with Joni Eareckson Tada

A Teenager Like Her

Episode Summary

Show your love today by praying about serving on a Wheels for the World team. Find out more at www.joniandfriends.org.

Episode Transcription

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Before Ken left to serve on a Wheels for the World team to Cuba, I gave him an extra Joni book in Spanish with unique instructions. I said, “Ken, I know there’s a special girl in Cuba who really needs to hear God’s message in this book, and I’ll be praying you’ll find her!” He tucked it into his bag and when he saw Melanie, a shy, disabled teenager sitting off to the side, he knew she was the one. As Ken kneeled by her new wheelchair and shared my story, her eyes brightened. She could not believe there was someone in America, a teenager like her, who found lasting hope while sitting in a wheelchair. And that day, Melanie opened her heart to Christ. Mother Teresa once said, “We cannot do great things on this earth, only small things with great love.” Show your love today by praying for or maybe serving on a Wheels for the World team. Find out more at joniradio.org.

 

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