Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast - When Everything Changes: Patric Young on Disability, Identity, and Trusting God through Adversity

Podcasts from Ambassador Ministries · Jul 23, 2026 · 47m

What happens when the life you've built changes in an instant? Former professional basketball player Patric Young seemed to have everything ahead of him: a successful athletic career, a new job, and a wedding just days away. Then a devastating car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down and forced him to confront big questions of identity, purpose, and faith. In this conversation, Patric shares how God met him in suffering, taught him to surrender what he could not control, and helped him discover that his value was never rooted in his abilities. Together, Stephanie and Patric discuss…