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Joni’s Birthday!

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

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

News, Stories, and Events

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...

September 21, 2023

A Life Transformed – J.D. Kim’s Story of Living with Purpose (and Quadriplegia) 

J.D. Kim didn’t see disability coming…On a sunny day in Aspen, Colorado, 22-year-old J.D. went snowboarding with his friends. An aspiring sushi chef eager...

Matt, Marie and their five sons along with other families and their Joni and Friends buddies posing in front of the pond at Family Retreat.

September 19, 2023

Families Living with Disability Find the Love of Christ Through Joni and Friends

Matt and Marie are the proud parents of five sons: Luke (19), Kyle (17), Cole (15), Jace (9), and Blake (1). Kyle and Jace both have Down syndrome, but very...

Jodi seated in her wheelchair with her Joni and Friends buddy pushing her wheelchair.

September 18, 2023

Jodi and Her Family Love the Joy and Friendship They Experience at Family Retreat

When Jodi was eleven years old, she was severely injured in a car accident. After being cut out of the car and airlifted to the hospital, the flight nurse...

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