Ken Tada

Ken Tada is the husband, of Joni Eareckson Tada, serving as the Director of Ministry Development for Joni and Friends International Disabliity Center (JAF). Eventually, Ken became a well-loved leader, teacher, mentor and coach for the students of John Burroughs High School, the same school he attended as a teenager. He taught world history, African-American studies and government. Ken and Joni met in 1980 at Grace Community Church, where both attended worship services.

When God Allows Suffering (Part 1 of 2)

Joni explores the question of why God doesn’t heal every disease and every pain we suffer. She shares her struggles with deep depression after being paralyzed at age 17, and her ardent pursuit of healing from the Lord. After much disappointment, Joni’s perspective changed for the better when she realized that God was more concerned about healing her soul than healing her body. She also reveals the problems that her disability has caused in her marriage to her husband Ken, and how the Lord helped them through those difficult years. As a bonus on day one, we share a brief conversation between Jim Daly and Ken Tada about his deep love for Joni, and the Lord, and how having an attitude of service has helped him cope as the husband of a quadriplegic. (Part 1 of 2)

July 15, 2024