CONFERENCE VIDEO

Disability & Respite Conference

Orange and purple background with a picture of a caucasian woman with short brown hair. Text reads: Sib Nafzinger Charles, speaker bio. Sib is the Ministry Relations Manager for Joni and Friends Pennsylvania. Joni and Friends is an international organization that collaborates with individuals and families affected by disability. Sib has been involved with the ministry of Joni and Friends since 1986. In 1991 Sib helped to spearhead the Family Retreat program for Joni and Friends, which now has seventy-five weeklong Family Retreats nationally and internationally. She is also a founding member of the Lancaster Christian Council on Disability. She is a certified Trauma Healing Facilitator through ABS and a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University. A farming accident in 1983 left Sib’s husband, Jess, a quadriplegic. Sib was married to Jess Charles for 30 years. Together Sib and Jess advocated for the needs of individuals affected by disability. Jess passed away April 29, 2022.