| Becki
is a busy mom and a professional speaker with a magnetic
sparkle! When she was sixteen years old, her left leg
was removed above the knee because of bone cancer. God
gave her a miraculous attitude of acceptance and adventure
right from the beginning.
Becki has the delightful ability to put people at
ease about her disability--while talking naturally
and candidly about Christ. She is often asked to help
other people who are facing their own disabilities.
She is a humorous and insightful speaker. She also
is an author who has appeared on several television
shows, radio talk shows, and in many magazines and
newspapers. She is a popular speaker at meetings for
all ages and interests. She has participated in conferences
with her parents, Jim and Sally Conway--before Sally
died in 1997.
The Lord has given Becki exceptional physical ability
to continue most sports (running, biking, skating,
swimming, water and snow skiing, volleyball, rappelling,
gymnastics, horseback riding, and others--all without
her prosthesis).
Becki has worked full-time as a recreation therapist,
helping to rehabilitate other disabled people. As
a nationally certified handicapped ski instructor,
she volunteers time to instruct disabled skiers. She
also has a chair-caning business called "Raising
Cane".
She is mother of three girls: Hayden Anne, Emily
Ives, and Addison (Addie) Charlotte,
and Twin boys: Vanson and Lincoln.
What
Others Say
"I have heard that tape several
times [Becki Walters and Jim Conway talking about
Becki’s amputation], and it still moves me deeply.
I can feel [the] pain because I’m so vulnerable
to my own children. I haven’t had to go through
that kind of agony, but I can identify."
Dr. James Dobson, "Focus on the Family"
"We appreciate ministering together with you and your family.
It’s neat that you care so much for other people with disabilities."
Joni Eareckson Tada, "Joni and Friends"
Christian Experience And Ministry
Becki speaks at youth groups and retreats, athletic
banquets, adult banquets and retreats, church services, family conferences, and similar
events, and also helps people by correspondence.
Becki appears on various national radio and TV programs such as James Dobson's
"Focus on the Family," PTL, "Joy," "In Studio," and "2
on the Town". She has been featured in newspapers and magazines, such as Moody
Monthly, HIS, Power, Christian Reader, Campus Life, and World
Wide Challenge
She is the co-author, with Jim and Sally Conway, of the book, WHAT GOD GIVES WHEN
LIFE TAKES / TRUSTING GOD IN A FAMILY CRISIS, Inter-Varsity Press, 1989
Seminar Topics
God's Purposes in Suffering
Healing the Hurts of Life
Death and Dying
God's Will for our Lives
Living an Abundant Life in the Midst of Real Life
Ministering to the Handicapped
Early Marriage Adjustment
Helping Teens Make the Hard Choices of Life
Building a Healthy Self-Esteem
Parents and Teens as Peers (Raising Your Parents)
How to Start a Support Group
Parenting Your Young Child
Ten Common Mistakes Parents Make with Their Teens
Becki’s Extended Ministry
Audio Tapes:
"Crisis in the Family," aired by Dr. James Dobson on Focus on the
Family radio network
"What God Gives When Life Takes," message at Mount Hermon Christian
Conference Center, Mount Hermon, CA
Articles in:
- Moody Monthly
- HIS
- Power
- Campus Life
- Christian Reader
- Reflections
- World Wide Challenge
- The Freeway
- Accent on Living
- Champaign-Urbana News Gazette
- Christianity Today
- Taylor University Magazine
Professional And Educational Experience
Graduated Urbana High School, Urbana, Illinois, 1979
Attended Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, 1979-81
Attended San Diego State University, 1981-1982
Graduated California Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1984
Licensed Recreation Therapist employed by rehabilitation hospitals and community
therapeutic services
Certified National Handicapped Ski Instructor
Personal Life
Family:
Married to Robert Walters, 2001 (Support Engineer at Boise State University in Idaho)
Three daughters and Twin Boys: Hayden Anne, born 1987, Emily Ives, born 1990, Addison Charlotte, born
1994, Vanson, born 2002, Lincoln, born 2002
Pastor's daughter (Parents: Dr. Jim and Sally Conway) Two sisters (Barbara Schneider
and Brenda Russell)
Hobbies and Interests:
Sports, neighborhood Bible study groups, antique collecting and refinishing,
chair-caning, gardening, cooking, enjoying the beach, and caring for the family pets.
Activities and Honors:
Girls' track team (hurdler) high school, high school homecoming queen, assistant track
coach at Taylor University, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities,
nationally certified handicapped ski instructor. |
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