Unexpected Journey ... Endorsements
Our friends Joe and Cindi have weathered some serious storms on their Unexpected Journey. If you’ve experienced disappointment, discouragement or the death of a vision, then this book is for you. Let them put their arms around you and encourage you regardless of where you are in your journey. You WILL find hope, courage and faith in these pages.
Dennis and Barbara Rainey, President/Co-Founders of Familylife
“If you long for a friend who really understands what it’s like to care for a special needs child 24/7 and parents through illness and aging, you have found the friends in this book.
AND if you want to help your friend, the caregiver, this story will tell you how to walk in their shoes and give you practical tips on ways to help them.”
Susan Alexander Yates
Bestselling author of many books including, And Then I Had Teenagers, Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens and Character Matters, Raising Kids With Values That Last
“I have observed from a distance my friends Joe and Cindi Ferrini as they have embraced with grace, wisdom and even with joy the challenges of caring for a son with special needs, and aging parents needing care. I have no doubt that others parents who are facing the same kinds of challenges will learn much from what Joe and Cindi share in this book.”
Bob Lepine
Co-Host of FamilyLIfe Today
"We loved this wonderful book! Joe and Cindi open have opened up their hearts and lives by sharing their journey of weathering the storms of life as a special needs family and how they overcame the statistics of isolation by being undergirded by extreme FAITH, HOPE and LOVE! Your life will be changed from hearing from a family that is living-proof that with the right LIFE-CHANGING perspective and a plan, you too can defeat the odds!"
Dr. Gary and Barbara Rosberg
America's Family Coaches, Award winning Authors, National Syndicated Radio Co-Hosts, and writers of The Great Marriage Experience
It is an unexpected journey filled with laughter and tears, joy and heartache, promise and discouragement. If we met I could listen to you, love you and pray for you but I really wouldn’t understand because I have never been where you are at. Joe and Cindi Ferrini have been there and this book will encourage, inspire, enlighten and help you to take the next step. The Ferrini’s would like to walk with you on your unexpected journey. This book will help you and I am happy to recommend it.
Greg Speck
Youth and Family Communicator for Bethel University, author of Sex, It’s Worth Waiting For and Living for Jesus Beyond the Spiritual High
There is no job on earth more demanding, more lonely, and more discouraging than the job of raising a special needs child. And until you’ve walked that journey yourself, you can never fully appreciate the sacrifice that parents are called on to make. But there is a rich up-side to nurturing these special children that offer enormous personal rewards. Joe and Cindi Ferrini have walked that journey. They know what you’re going through and have solid, honest, and up-lifting hope for parents raising these unique and marvelous children.
Dr. Tim Kimmel
Author of Grace Based Parenting
Joe and Cindi Ferrini show us how to face life’s Unexpected Journeys with grace and strength. The story of their own journey is refreshingly honest and the lessons they share with us are both practical and profound. This book is indispensable for anyone caring for a loved one with special needs.
Tim and Joy Downs
Authors of Fight Fair and The Seven Conflicts
In their book, Unexpected Journey, you are convinced that Joe and Cindi are among God’s choice servants entrusted with a special life assignment, caregivers to their beloved special needs son and their parents through illness and aging. Their story, and the stories of others, permits us to peek into the highs and lows of the marathon journey of love and care they embrace.
Crawford and Karen Loritts
Senior Pastor/FamilyLife Conference Speakers
