Help a Friend: Disability (Loose Leaf) (ISBN-13: 9781628624755)

A new wheelchair. A frightening diagnosis. A child that needs a little (or a lot) more extra help than their peers. Disability can come in all shapes and sizes, so what can you say or do to support a friend that is newly affected by disability? What can you say to someone you care about who must adjust to a new way of life due to an uncontrollable condition? Packed with practical tips, Scriptures, and testimonies, the Help a Friend: Disability pamphlet will help you--

• Effectively reach out to a friend with disabilities and help them adjust to the "new normal"
• Know what to say (and what NOT to say) and when to offer help and prayer
• Understand what the Bible says about disability
• Learn 4 things someone with disabilities wants you to know

Perfect for personal use, small groups, ministry gifts, church giveaways and more. 20 panels, 3.85" x 8.5", unfolds to 38.5 inches long. Easily fits in a standard legal envelope.

3 Features of the Help a Friend: Disability Pamphlet by Joni Eareckson Tada

1. Simple Overview, Explanations, and Disability Facts to Help You Understand

• Know What to Expect.

Get equipped with a clear definition and description of disability to gain a better understanding of what your friend is going through. With this Help a Friend pamphlet, you can gain the confidence to walk beside your friends and loved ones towards God's amazing plan for them.
2. Practical Tips for Guiding Your Friend Through a New or Long-Term Disability

• Is there anything I can do or say to help without offending him/her? When is it OK to offer prayer? How can I include my friend in activities and community events?

Enjoy having the answers to all these questions and more at your fingertips with the Help a Friend: Disability pamphlet. Includes--

• Actions/words that help and what NOT to say
• Practical tips for helping friends with disabilities
• Steps for praying with friends with disabilities
• Recommended books and online resources

3. Real Stories and Bible Verses that Will Uplift

Get encouraged and empowered by real stories from people living and thriving with disabilities. Through relatable stories, relevant verses, and testimonies, get refreshed like never before in partnering with God's plan for redemption! Includes--

God's plan for redemption

"What People With Disabilities Want You To Know"

8 "Beatitudes for Friends of People with Disabilities"
Perfect for:

• Individual use
• Small groups
• Ministry gifts
• Lay counseling
• Chaplain programs
• Church giveaways

About the Help a Friend Pamphlet Series by Joni Eareckson Tada

In a joint effort with Joni and Friends and Tyndale Publishers, this pamphlet series is specially designed to accompany the Beyond Suffering Bible. God does not enjoy seeing your suffering. He has compassion for you and gives you many ways to deal with life's pain so that you can have peace.

The Help a Friend pamphlet series focuses on the first response by a caring friend to bad news about a loved one. Get equipped to be supportive and encouraging to the sufferer. Gain the confidence to reach out rather than avoid. Check out all the titles in the Help a Friend series--

• Autism
• Disability
• Grief
• Memory Loss

About the Author

Joni Eareckson Tada offers hope to people struggling with health and emotional challenges. After a 1967 diving accident left her a spinal cord-injured quadriplegic, Tada embarked on a lifelong study to make sense of suffering from God's perspective. Joni Eareckson Tada is now an international advocate for individuals with disabilities, and the founder of the non-profit organization, Joni & Friends.

Author: Joni Eareckson Tada
ISBN-10: 1628624752
ISBN-13: 9781628624755
Publisher: Aspire Press
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2016
Pages: 14
Format: Loose Leaf
Weight: 0.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 3.70w x 0.20d