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Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. When I was in Germany speaking at a church, a blind woman named Elizabeth served as my interpreter. You can imagine the two of us on stage: me with my wheelchair and Elizabeth with her white cane. Well, during a break, someone placed on my lap a magazine printed in English. It looked like good reading, but I couldn't hold it or turn the pages. So, I told her, “Elizabeth, how about if you hold it up and turn the pages and that way I can read it aloud so we both can enjoy it.” And that’s exactly what Elizabeth and I did. I needed her and she needed me. Friend, that is how the body of Christ should work. First Corinthians 12 says we all need each other, just like the body needs feet, hands, ears and eyes to move forward. Learn how your church can integrate people with disabilities by visiting our Church Relations page today at joniandfriends.org. Again, that’s joniandfriends.org.
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