
Faithfulness in the Unexpected
When I was six years old, my maternal grandmother was in a car wreck that left her paralyzed from the
Emily Mayfield is a rising junior at Covenant College studying English. She attends church at New City East Lake when at school in Chattanooga. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, and sewing. She also loves volunteering with her home church’s special needs ministry in Nashville, Tennessee.

When I was six years old, my maternal grandmother was in a car wreck that left her paralyzed from the

Oftentimes when we are suffering, we search for a “why.” Why are we, or someone we love, suffering? Why would

Last summer, I had the privilege of hearing Joni Eareckson Tada speak on the topic of disabilities. Joni has been