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Celebrating Joni’s Birthday

Worldwide more than 1 billion people
live with disability.

We envision a world where every person with a disability
finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ.

Worldwide more than
1 billion people
live with disability.

We envision a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place
in the body of Christ.

As a Luke 14 Friend, you’ll help reach those who are isolated, forgotten, and rejected because of their disabilities.

Become a Luke 14 Friend

“Go out quickly…and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame…so that my house will be full.”
Luke 14:21, 23

Volunteers next to campers at Family Retreats

Reach

We reach out to families living with disability with gospel-adorned hope.

Care

We extend gospel-centered care through Community Support, Respite, Retreats and Getaways, and Crisis Response.

Connect

We connect families with Christ-honoring, disability friendly churches where they find a place of belonging.

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Wheelchairs delivered internationally
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Special needs family members served worldwide at Retreats & Getaways
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Bibles delivered globally

News, Stories, and Events

A picture of Joni seated in her wheelchair saying hi to a little boy seated in his wheelchair with Ken beside them leaning down and smiling.

October 2, 2023

From the Heart of the Founder

What exactly was God thinking when he wrote a diving accident into the script for my life? To be sure, he knew it would transform me and give me a greater...

October 1, 2023

The Love and Care God Has Provided for Johanne Through Joni and Friends Has Been Miraculous

Wendy and Salvador are both doctors. They live in El Salvador with their four children: a college-aged son, twin teenaged daughters, and junior-high aged...

A man seated in a wheelchair on a street corner smiling.

October 1, 2023

A Job for Mephi: Why and How to Employ People with Disabilities

October is Disability Employment month. One in six people globally have a disability. They are the world’s largest minority group. Among them are some of the...

September 28, 2023

Ways to Become a More Disability Friendly Church 

Jeb Beauchamp joins the podcast to talk about expanding the reach of the Gospel to people living with disability in the North Carolina area...

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September 27, 2023

Joni Eareckson Tada Recognized Among She Leads America’s “Christian Women of Distinction”  

On September 22, Joni Eareckson Tada was recognized as one of She Leads America’s ten "Christian Women of Distinction in the United States of America" for...

A young woman with down syndrome standing in between two taller woman who are Joni and Friends volunteers. All are smiling at the camera.

September 22, 2023

Why People with Disabilities Are Siloed in the Church and How to Change That

One of the first things we learn in Scripture about humanity is that it is not good for us to be alone. We were fundamentally created for relationship...

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