Joni Eareckson Tada Encouraging Even More Through Cancer Experience

As many of you may may know, Joni Earckson Tada recently was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery and now will be starting chemotherapy. Somehow in the midst of all this she has found not only peace, but also the ability to write on her blog and even do some videos so that we [...]

Cancer: 7 Things You Need to Know to Help

By Georgia Shaffer
Sara sat looking totally overwhelmed. At the age of thirty-five, she had learned she had breast cancer. “I feel like I just got hit by a Mack truck,” Sara said.
As a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a cancer survivor who, 18 years ago, was given a 2 percent chance to [...]

Ideas For Serving Friends with Disabilities From Joni and Friends

If you haven’t read a copy yet of Beyond Casseroles: 505 Ways to Encourage a Chronically Ill Friend we encourage you to grab a copy today. In fact, we make it affordable to have three copies for just $15 in our Comfort Zone Bookstore. One for you and two to give away!
But we just discovered [...]

Soles4Souls and Lemons to Aid Launch Lemon Drop Program for Children

If you are looking for a fun summer project for kids or grandkids, this may be something to get them involved with! Kids across the country selling lemonade and collecting shoes to help others
Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity (www.giveshoes.org), and Lemons to Aid, a movement encouraging kids to give to others by getting involved in [...]

Joni and Friends Offers Training and “Beyond Suffering” Course

When I first began chronic illness ministry in 1997, it was something that had not really been spoken about in the mainstream. There were ministries for those in the hospice situation as well as those who had cancer. And the ministry that I turned to to find encouragement and resources was Joni and Friends. Over [...]

New Magazine Launches For Kids with Chronic Illness

I always love hearing about new resources for children who live with chronic illness. And so I’m happy to announce that there is a new magazine that was recently launched in March of 2010 for children with chronic illness called “Good Days, Bad Days.”
The readers are children who live with any type of chronic [...]

How Our Pastors Cope – A Look at Their Mental Health and Struggles

Oftentimes we are quick to point out what our pastors are doing wrong, or how they could better serve us. But we must remember that they are usually doing the best they can with the resources and support that they have. They are human just like us, and can and will make mistakes, but these [...]

Tips For Retreat Planners Regarding Those with Chronic Illness

It is summertime and womens ministries all over the country are starting to look at their fall calendars and reserve a autumn retreat for their women’s group. Are you or someone you know planning a womens church retreat? We asked you, our readers to share your dream retreat! And also, “What should retreat planners know [...]

Don Piper Ministries Has “Hope Summit” in Texas in May

We love HOPE around here at Rest Ministries and we also love Don Piper, so we wanted to pass along this information in case you live in the Pasadena, Texas area.
Don Piper Ministries is holding it’s first ever “Hope Summit,” May 21-22, 2010 at First Baptist Church Pasadena, Texas.
Many have asked if there would ever [...]

Embracing Brokenness with Diane Dike – Part 2

Yesterday we introduced you to Diane Dike. She is the founder and President of Second Chance with Saving Grace. (SCwSG) a non-profit 501c(3) organization whose mission is to impact the world by focusing on serving, evangelizing, equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to be all God created them to be. They visit schools, churches, hospitals, prisons, [...]

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