Sasha Carpenter: Abortion Survivor and Voice for the Voiceless
Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast
English - September 15, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 220 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Education hope through hardship luke 14 inclusion joni and friends disability ministry special needs joni eareckson tada christian ministry disability ministry Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
An abortion survivor and one of eleven adopted sisters (most with disabilities), Sasha Carpenter returns to the podcast to talk about her family and their ministry and advocacy work, her own journey living with cerebral palsy, and how to be a voice for the voiceless in today’s world.
Listen to Part 1 of Crystal's conversation with Sasha Carpenter.
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Learn more about Sasha’s family members: Our Family – Ting Ministries.
KEY QUESTIONS:
How can you speak up for someone who otherwise won’t be heard?What challenges in your life is God using for your good and the good of others?What can you do to care and advocate for vulnerable people in your community?
KEY SCRIPTURE:
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well… Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:13–14, 16
RESOURCES:
A Father's Encouragement: When David and Heather Smith decided to start a family, they followed God’s call to adopt three children. Through the unexpected challenges of raising kids with disabilities, David discovered an even greater reliance upon the Lord.How Jesus Changed My Perspective on Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy: Renee Dollenmayer shares how she discovered purpose in her disability and a unique calling to serve God’s people.
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Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Founded by international disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada, we provide Christ-centered care through Joni's House, Wheels for the World, and Retreats and Getaways, and offer disability ministry training and higher education through the Christian Institute on Disability.