Down Syndrome Archives

27 Oct Mary Perdue

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Mary Perdue from Joni & Friends New Mexico joins us on ABQ Connect to look back on a year of impactful ministry, celebrating the lives touched through family retreats, respite events, marriage encouragement opportunities, and outreach to individuals and families affected by disability. Marcy shares highlights...

16 Dec Marcy Patten and Mary Gray Perdue

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Marcy Pattern and Mary Grey Perdue join Joni and Friends in the studio to discuss Respite, a program that has provided free disability awareness training to over 600 church members across New Mexico and Colorado. They also highlight the donation of 300 chairs from Albuquerque residents,...

16 Sep Marcy Patten and Mary Gray Perdue

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Marcy Patten and Mary Gray Perdue with Joni and Friends join us again on ABQ Connect to remind us exactly what their organization does and serves. We also dive into the events they put on and what those look like for their volunteers and families...

26 Aug Marcy Patten

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Marcy Patton joins ABQ Connect to share details about upcoming Respite Dates with Joni and Friends, highlighting how these special events provide much-needed breaks for families and meaningful service opportunities for volunteers. The conversation also previews the exciting Family Fiesta Barn Dance on October 18th—a...

15 Jul Amber Silva

Posted at 10:00h in Children, Down Syndrome, Education, Encouragement, Events, Family, Friendship by ABQ Connect 0 Comments

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Amber Silva joins us today to talk about Jeremiah's Place - a local organization that assists young adults who deal with intellectual and developmental disabilities, in order to empower them to go through each day with the confidence and knowledge of God's plans for them....

20 May Mary Gray Purdue & Rylee Norman

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“When you are walking down the sidewalk, and you see a person in a wheelchair coming down the same sidewalk toward you, what should you say?” Rylee said, “Just smile and say hi!” People with disabilities don’t want to be treated differently according to Mary...

15 Apr Mary Gray Perdue & Paul Faculjak

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Mary Gray Perdue & Paul Faculjak join us to discuss upcoming events and ministries. Mary Gray Perdue is the Area Director for Joni and Friends in New Mexico. Mary has a background in banking and Christian nonprofit ministry leadership. New Mexico | Joni and Friends...

22 Aug Marcy Patten

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Ministry Operations Manager at Joni and Friends, Marci Patton, joins us today to give some updates about the ministry. She details some recent retreats that Joni and Friends organized and lets us know how they went. She then lets us know about their regular "Coffee and Care"...

04 May Liz Silva & Mary Siegel

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Liz Silva and Mary Siegel join us to talk about Jeremiah's Place- a ministry that educational activities for adults with special needs. Through Jeremiah's Place, special needs adults learn about science, art, nutrition, reading, and other topics. Liz and Mary give us some insight into...