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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Embracing Brokenness with Diane Dike – Part 1

Diane Dike was an elite athlete, professor, and coach. Yet pain became her constant companion at the tender age of 23.  Three years later she was diagnosed with a debilitating, incurable disease called Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis. In the midst of her despair, Diane found the transforming love of Jesus, and discovered the secret to happiness, serving [...]

Joni and Friends Hosts Annual Summit For Disabilities Ministries

This annual event is wonderful and I have been honored to be a speaker and exhibitor for past years. This year, with my health being a bit more unpredictable I decided to pass on being involved as a speaker, though, as they date gets closer I am hopeful I may be able to attend. ~Lisa
The [...]

Prayers for Don Piper

Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, recently had the following posted in his ministry’s newsletter and we wanted to pass it on for prayers on his behalf. If you have read the books he’s written, you know that he still lives daily with tremendous physical pain.
Don has been diagnosed with a cyst on [...]

Television Show w/ Lisa Airs this Week

In February I had the honor of meeting Maureen Pratt, author of Peace in the Storm, and getting to be a guest on her new television program, also called Peace in the Storm. It airs this week April 18-April 24th, and if you don’t happen to get the channel (I don’t either!) you can [...]

Nick Vujicic – A Ministry You Should Know About

Nick Vujicic, 26, has a ministry called Life Without Limbs and it is an affiliate of Joni and Friends, as we are here at Rest Ministries.
He says on his web site, “I was born without arms or legs and given no medical reason for this condition. Faced with countless challenges and obstacles, God has given [...]

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