Original Air Date: Sunday, April 24, 2005
Joni: Finding Treasure in the Darkness
Joni Eareckson Tada grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. She loved the ocean, and the power and freedom of riding horses. But just after high school graduation, a dive into unfamiliar water changed everything. She was seriously injured and had no hope of ever walking again. She desperately wanted to kill herself. Since that day, Joni has authored 25 books, spoken in more than 35 countries, is heard daily on the radio across America, had a movie made about her life, and now leads an organization that seeks to help hundreds of thousands of disabled people around the world. Joni Eareckson Tada tells her story on this Day of Discovery.