Family Retreat

By |Published On: January 1, 2017|Categories: News|

Joni and Friends Family Retreats offer a haven for special needs families. They offer a week of Christ-centered ministry providing a unique service to families enduring the daily stresses of caring for a family member with a disability. Here, families are cared for, encouraged, and rejuvenated in a fully accessible camp environment. Each Retreat site offers fun, age-appropriate activities and cultivates meaningful connections with families who understand the challenges of life with disability. 

Joni and Friends Family Retreat is a week of Christ-centered ministry providing a unique service to families enduring the daily stresses of caring for a family member with a disability. Family Retreat is a time to embrace the needs of the entire family, offering a full range of activities in an encouraging and supportive environment, where families affected by disability are welcomed, understood and accepted. It is also a great opportunity for networking and building relationships with others who know both the joys and relentless demands of life with a disability.

The day to day realities of caring for a family member with visible and/or invisible disabilities can be overwhelming. Statistics indicate that families with a member who has a disability have extraordinarily high rates of estranged relationships, stress, financial burdens, and despair. Families affected by disability often face social isolation, which compounds their practical, emotional and spiritual needs. Through Family Retreats, Joni and Friends shows Jesus’ love to the entire family and points them toward Christ, the only true source of strength and joy. Family Retreats help to strengthen family bonds, supports the family through a community experienced in coping with disability-related issues and provide hope. Many have testified that Family Retreat has provided the strength to literally hold their family together.

Joni and Friends has been holding domestic Family Retreat since 1991 and hosts approximately 30 events in different 18 locations across the United States, every year. And around the world, Joni and Friends also hosts approximately 30 International Family Retreats each year in 15 countries

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