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Book Description

Here is the unforgettable autobiography of Joni Eareckson Tada and her struggles to adjust after a diving accident leaves her paralyzed from the neck down.Now for the first time on audio.Read by Joni Eareckson Tada --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

From the Author

Joni Eareckson Tada is an accomplished artist, speaker, and founder of her own ministry to the disabled, Joni and Friends. Her many books include the best-selling Heaven, The Life and Death Dilemma, and Diamonds in the Dust. She lives with her husband in Calabasas, California --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

The award-winning story of a young woman who triumphed over devastating odds to touch countless lives the world over with the healing message of Christ

In a split second on a hot July afternoon, a diving accident transformed the life of Joni Eareckson Tada forever. She went from being an active young woman to facing every day in a wheelchair. In this unforgettable autobiography, Joni reveals each step of her struggle to accept her disability and discover the meaning of her life. The hard-earned truths she discovers and the special ways God reveals his love are testimonies to faith's triumph over hardship and suffering.

The new 25th Anniversary edition of this award-winning story--which has more than 3,000,000 copies in print in over 40 languages--will introduce a new generation of readers to the incredible greatness of God's power and mercy at work in those who fully give their hearts and lives to him.

Joni has written an afterword in which she describes the events that have occurred in her life since the book's publication in 1976, including her marriage to Ken Tada and the expansion of her worldwide ministry to families affected by disability.

Joni is now available for the first time in an unabridged audio version read by the author. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Trinity Library Note: Another edition of this book can be found in the Biographies (Youth) section of the library.