Joni Eareckson Tada, Catherine MacKenzie
Joni Eareckson Tada, Catherine MacKenzie
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Joni Eareckson Tada
Swimming Against the Tide

Author: Catherine MacKenzie

Narrator: Catherine MacKenzie

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2018


Synopsis

Joni Eareckson is a well-known Christian speaker and author from America but there was a day when she was a teenage girl in a bathing costume with nothing on her mind but boys, make up and her beloved horse, Tumbleweed.However, all that changed one morning when an innocent dive turned into a tragic accident. Joni's story is a wonderful testimony to God's grace and power in someone's life.Healing may have been an amazing miracle that didn't happen but Joni's ongoing work with thousands of disabled people throughout the world is a miracle in itself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela on November 26, 2021

This was one of those books that I didn't really expect to enjoy as much as I did. For me, it was a reminder that God's will and ours doesn't always align, and yet that He always brings out the best things for us in His timing. Joni's struggle with needing to give up her dreams and plans for her lif......more

Goodreads review by Carly on July 24, 2024

I really enjoyed this book. It was amazing to read about Joni's life, struggles, and faith. Being a disabled woman myself, I could relate to a lot of her emotions and frustrations - especially regarding the subject of healing.......more

Goodreads review by Katy on February 12, 2022

I remember when we were little and my mom was homeschooling me and my brothers and we had to try to draw a butterfly like Joni would. It didn't end well just in case you were wondering......more

Goodreads review by Maree on February 23, 2024

Joni's beautiful testimony of accepting Gods will and trusting in his greater purposes after breaking her neck and becoming paralysed from a diving accident at seventeen.......more

Goodreads review by Jodi Howard on June 19, 2022

A quick audiobook listen about the life of a terrible accident resulting in tremendous faith. Listened in one afternoon.......more