Alumna sees God working in missions through her disability
Natalie Flickner (left) with her teammate Amy Wilson.
A Columbia International University alumna is helping the nationally-known ministry Joni and Friends kick off a new phase of its blog dedicated to missionaries with disabilities.
Natalie Flickner writes about her experiences in missions despite a disability that she has had to overcome since childhood. Flickner, who has mild cerebral palsy, earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in and from 自慰视频 in 2003 and a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Formation from 自慰视频鈥檚 in 2009.
In her blog post Flickner describes her work with as a curriculum developer, and how she tested her materials on a life-changing trip to Kenya. There, she shared her work with staff at for children with disabilities, and had the opportunity to personally minister to a family with a disabled son. 听
鈥淪o many times before, I had worried about how God could use me as a missionary with all my physical limitations,鈥 Flickner writes in the blog. 鈥淏ut the fact is that God in His wisdom and grace chose to use me in the exact area that I thought limited me from missionary service.鈥
Read Flickner鈥檚 blog post and learn about , founded and led by quadriplegic, Joni Eareckson Tada.
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