If you are a caregiver to someone with a disability, come and be refreshed at a Family Retreat. Learn more at joniandfriends.org.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. When Sharon, a mother of an adult daughter with Down syndrome, heard of our Family Retreats, she knew she had to find a way to attend. Sharon called our office, asking if perhaps she could come and serve as someone else’s volunteer; she would bring her daughter, but she’d help someone else – just so she could have a change in her routine. But when we explained that she didn’t have to volunteer to attend the retreat – that she could come and be served – Sharon could not stop crying. You see, for the 30 years she’s been taking care of her daughter, Sharon has never once had a vacation. Mark 6 says that when the disciples were hard at work, Jesus commanded them to “get some rest.” If you are a caregiver to somebody with a disability, may I encourage you to get some rest? Come and be refreshed at a Family Retreat. Let us serve you at joniandfriends.org.
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