“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing Psalms.”
—James 5:13
Prayer and Praise
We invite you to join us in prayer for our ministry activities and outreaches.
Thank you for bringing our requests before the Lord.
Download July 6 – July 12 prayer points below.
Sunday 1 – A Wheels for the World™ team serves in Guatemala this week. Pray each person living with a disability and their family members will come to know more of God’s love through the gift of mobility equipment. Pray for strong connections with local pastors and churches and for hope to permeate each family represented at the outreach.
Monday 2 – Family Retreats kick off today in Louisiana, Florida, and Michigan. Pray families living with disability will be strengthened, encouraged, and supported. Also, pray staff and volunteers feel energized and empowered to serve these families well as they balance the needs of ministry with their own families and communities.
Tuesday 3 – Living with a disability, or caring for someone who experiences disability, can make it difficult to meet up with others and socialize. Praise God for virtual opportunities to fellowship. Ask him to bring encouragement and support for those who attend tonight’s Virtual Impact Group and Virtual Women’s Support Group.
Wednesday 4 – Many families living with disability carry silent struggles. Pray for emotional and mental healing from trauma, burnout, guilt, or discouragement. Ask God to bring deep healing and hope.
Thursday 5 – Ask God to give wisdom, discernment, and direction to Joni and Friends staff as we strive for a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ.
Friday 6 – Praise God for our growing relationships with colleges and universities and their students who serve with Joni and Friends as interns throughout the United States and in several countries abroad. Pray for the plans and preparations for each opportunity in 2025. Ask God to ignite compassion and awareness for the those living with disability among the interns who serve this year.
Saturday 7 – Ask God for increased favor and new opportunities for the Wheels for the World wheelchair restoration program in additional prisons. Pray for prison staff and inmates to hear the Gospel and respond to the love of Christ, and that those who believe will shine bright.
Monday 9 – Family Retreat season is in full swing! Today marks the beginning of four retreats around the country in Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, and Southern California. Pray for stamina and joy for our staff and volunteers, many of whom will serve at more than one retreat this summer. Ask God to use Joni and Friends staff and volunteers as a conduit of his love and care for families impacted by disability.
Tuesday 10 – As our ministry works to meet the needs of individuals around the world, it can become complicated to manage the varying tax laws and visa requirements for different areas. Pray God gives us wisdom as we navigate complicated logistics that differ from country to country.
Wednesday 11 – Praise God for the construction progress on our first domestic Joni’s House in East St. Louis. Recently, friends of the ministry gathered at the construction site for a special time of prayer and worship, dedicating the building to the Lord through writing prayers and verses on the building’s beams and floorboards. Thank God for this sacred beginning.
Thursday 12 – Local ministry leaders will have the opportunity to visit our Louisiana Family Retreat today. Pray those who attend will be blessed to learn, collaborate, and engage with the vision and mission of Joni and Friends. May they return to their own churches ignited with a passion for welcoming individuals and families impacted by disability.
Friday 13 – Global Mission Interns will be serving alongside our ministry this summer in a variety of ways and places. Please pray specifically for the students preparing to serve abroad in Uganda, El Salvador, Ghana, and Kenya. Pray for their safety and ask God to use their time of service to provide a broader view of disability and illuminate how he is guiding their future paths.
Saturday 14 – Family Retreats are happening all around the country throughout the summer. Many families apply but must be held on a waiting list until enough volunteers sign up to serve. Ask God to provide the needed volunteers to serve at all our retreats, allowing families that are still waiting the opportunity to attend.
Monday 30 – Since 2015 many friends of the ministry have been reading through the Bible alongside Joni and Ken. Today marks the half year mark of this year’s journey through the scriptures. Pray God’s Word provides fresh insights and rich encouragement to those reading each day.
Tuesday 1 – Pray the disabled American servicemen and women and their families attending the New Mexico Warrior Getaway will find rest, spiritual refreshment, and the hope and healing found only in Jesus Christ.
Wednesday 2 – Praise God for two weeks of safe and fruitful Family Retreats for our Texas office. Pray for staff and volunteers who are serving in this third and final Texas Family Retreat of the season. May each attending family be encouraged and built up by the biblical teaching, unconditional love, fellowship, and fun.
Thursday 3 – Today Joni and Ken celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary. Praise God for their love and commitment to one another and to the Lord. May God continue to display his goodness through their marriage for many years to come.
Friday 4 – We will be fitting wheelchairs and other mobility equipment in El Salvador and Brazil over the next week as part of our Wheels for the World ministry efforts. Ask God to open the ears of each person who will hear the gospel message. Pray the demonstration of God’s love through the efforts of our volunteers and in-country partners will soften their hearts to receive the Good News.
Saturday 5 – Pray for several of our staff members and friends of the ministry who have loved ones facing sobering cancer diagnoses and other life-threatening conditions. Ask God for mercy and strength as they walk this difficult path.
Sunday 6 – Our team of staff and volunteers arrive at our first Mississippi Family Retreat of the season today. Ask God to prepare their hearts and fill them with joyful anticipation as families experiencing disability join them tomorrow.
Monday 7 – Today is the first day of a 3-part Disability Ministry Training in Southern California. Pray this training equips pastors, church leaders, and volunteers with the tools they need to make their churches effective in allowing more people living with disability to find their place in the body of Christ.
Tuesday 8 – Interns from Shepherds College recently returned home from serving in Brazil. Praise God for their ability to use their gifts and skills to bless others, including an herb garden planted by the horticulture students. Pray for these students with intellectual disabilities as they return to their routines at home, asking God to use their time of service to grow their confidence and capacity to reach out in their own communities.
Wednesday 9 – Joni is in the studio recording radio programs today. Pray she will have the stamina and strong voice she needs to get through the scheduled programs. May God use her messages around the world to help people who face the hardship and isolation of disability find renewed faith, hope, and trust in Jesus Christ.
Thursday 10 – Today kicks off our Wheels for the World distribution in Ghana. Pray each person living with a disability and their family members will know more of God’s love through the gift of mobility equipment. Pray for strong connections with local pastors and churches and for hope to permeate each family represented at the outreach.
Friday 11 – As many parts of our country are experiencing heat waves, please pray for people living with disabilities who can often be more susceptible to heat-related illness. Ask God to protect those without adequate air conditioning from becoming overheated and pray for access to cooling centers within communities.
Saturday 12 – Pray for families as they return home from Family Retreat that they would be connected to a nearby church that is willing and able to welcome their entire family and meet each person’s need for Christian community and growth.
