Have you ever been crippled by something that happened to you? At age seventeen, Joni Eareckson, dove into the Chesapeake Bay, hit the rocks, and was paralyzed for life. She lives in a wheelchair today. Physically, she is still crippled by the accident, but she has overcome the excruciating mental and spiritual pain of her situation. Faith in Jesus Christ made a major difference in her life.
Ron Heagy, a football player from Oregon, broke his neck in the Pacific Ocean in California when he dove into a sandbar. Like Joni, Ron is physically crippled for life. Like her, he had to overcome resentment that threatened to cripple him mentally and spiritually. Like her, Ron found strength to overcome his painful and debilitating physical handicap by a strong faith in Jesus Christ. Cripples are st…