Both were blessed to grow up in Christian homes with parents who actively taught and demonstrated their faith. After Levi survived a traumatic car accident just before his high school graduation, rendering him blind, he shared his testimony at Elliana's youth group. While he studied at Moody Bible Institute, Elliana finished high school and pursued a track in Occupational Therapy Assisting followi
ng a 5-month mission on Mercy Ships. They officially met during this time and married just over two years later. Throughout their marriage, they have served in church disability ministries and with a parachurch organization serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Levi and Elliana Anderson focus on disability discipleship and ministry, which includes church ministry development, pastoral/church leader mentorship, and individual discipleship of intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals in the church. By educating and mentoring church leaders on how to shepherd the disabled in their congregations, encouraging the integration of the disabled into existing church programs and serving opportunities, and helping create and maintain disability programs and services in churches, they aim to bridge the gap between the abled and disabled in church communities.
