Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada (born October 15, 1949 in Baltimore , Maryland , USA ) is an American author and artist .
biography
Joni Eareckson is the youngest of four sisters.
On July 30, 1967, she contracted a cervical fracture between the 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae in a swimming accident in Chesapeake Bay . Since that day she has been quadriplegic with no prospect of a cure. Eareckson was treated first in the city hospital, later in the rehabilitation clinics Green Oaks and Rancho Los Alamos. Thanks to the most intense training, she can raise and lower her arms to a certain extent, but cannot move her fingers and wrists.
Eareckson used to be an avid equestrian . After the accident, she sold her horses and other things that were valuable to her at the time, which she would not be able to do anything with in the future, and built a new life. Eareckson is an artist and uses the brush with his mouth. She signs her drawing "PTL" (Praise the Lord) because she has a strong Christian faith . Her Fate was filmed in 1979, in which she herself played the leading role. She has been married to Ken Tada since 1982. She still lives in the USA.
Joni Eareckson is the author of 35 books, including her autobiography Joni , which has sold over three million copies in 40 languages. Her main topics are dealing with suffering and disability, the right to life for the disabled, euthanasia and Christian devotions.
In 1979 she founded Joni and Friends International Disability Center , a Christian charity for the disabled that broadcasts daily radio programs, offers vacations for the disabled and their families, collects old wheelchairs in the Wheels for the World campaign and restores them for the developing world and Christian communities in How to deal with the disabled.
Eareckson Tada has an advisory role with the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization in the area of disabled work.
For her work she received four honorary doctorates and several awards from organizations for the disabled. She has also been recognized as an author of Christian books.
Joni Eareckson Tada sang the theme song Alone Yet Not Alone for the film of the same name, which was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Original Song". However, the song was disqualified after it was revealed that Bruce Broughton , one of the songwriters , had tried to influence the jury.
Works
- Joni: die Biographie , Gerth Medien , Aßlar 1976, ISBN 978-3-89437-598-0 .
- Joni - the next step (together with Steve Estes), Gerth Medien, Aßlar 1987, ISBN 978-3-87739-511-0 .
- Safe in his hand: God's power in our everyday life , Gerth Medien, Aßlar 1995, ISBN 978-3-89437-320-7 .
- Being allowed to die , Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft , Neukirchen-Vluyn 1995, ISBN 978-3-7615-1065-0 .
- Like the light after the night: Hope that carries in suffering , Christian literature distribution , Bielefeld 1999, 2nd edition 2005, ISBN 978-3-89397-645-4 , PDF .
- Play me a song from heaven What the Bible says about heaven , Hänssler Verlag , Holzgerlingen 1999, ISBN 978-3-7751-3278-7 .
- Because you will never forget me: 31 encouragements (German by Angela Klein-Esselborn), Brunnen Verlag , Giessen 2015, ISBN 978-3-7655-0939-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Joni Eareckson Tada in the catalog of the German National Library
- Joni and Friends Website (English)
- Joni Eareckson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian feature film is nominated for an Oscar , kath.net, January 23, 2014
- ↑ Anthony Breznican: Oscars kill Original Song nomination for 'Alone Yet Not Alone' - BREAKING. Entertainment Weekly , January 29, 2014, accessed January 2, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eareckson Tada, Joni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eareckson, Joni (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland, USA |