About Joni and Friends
About Joni and Friends
We bring practical help and Gospel hope to people with disabilities around the world.
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Joni Eareckson Tada
Founder, CEO
“When a diving accident in 1967 shattered my dreams, I became a depressed and frightened teenager facing a lifetime of quadriplegia. I couldn’t imagine how God would use my life to bring hope through hardship to suffering people around the world. But, as I learned, God sometimes permits what he hates to accomplish what he loves…”
Joni Eareckson Tada
Founder, CEO
“When a diving accident in 1967 shattered my dreams, I became a depressed and frightened teenager facing a lifetime of quadriplegia. I couldn’t imagine how God would use my life to bring hope through hardship to suffering people around the world. But, as I learned, God sometimes permits what he hates to accomplish what he loves…”
Ministry Impact
227K
Wheelchairs delivered internationally
80K
Special needs family members served worldwide at Retreats & Getaways
227K
Bibles delivered globally
A Call to Serve
“Go out quickly in the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame… Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.” Luke 14:21, 23 (NIV)
Our Vision
A world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ.
Our Mission
To glorify God as we communicate the Gospel and mobilize the global church to evangelize, disciple, and serve people living with disability.
A Call to Serve
“Go out quickly in the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame… Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.” Luke 14:21, 23 (NIV)
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