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About Joni and Friends

Since 1979 Joni and Friends has committed to reaching and serving people with disabilities with practical help and the saving love of Jesus. The Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills, California serves as the administrative hub for ministry programs around the world. With every wheelchair and Bible delivered, every retreat and respite event held, and every church mobilized to integrate and honor people with disabilities, Joni and Friends follows the call of Jesus found in Luke 14.

24 Dec

Christmas in the Stable

By Joni and Friends|2025-10-23T08:40:48-07:00December 24, 2025|Daily Devotional, Hope & Inspiration|

I leaned on my elbow looking out the farmhouse window while my mother and sisters cooked food and set the table for Christmas Eve dinner...

18 Dec

Joni Receives Award for Spreading the Love of Jesus Through Radio

By Joni and Friends|2025-12-15T14:56:27-08:00December 18, 2025|Press Release|

When people are hurting because of disability, there is a voice on the airwaves that understands. When people question God regarding their loved one’s illness...

1 Dec

Transform Lives: Join a Wheels for the World® Outreach

By Joni and Friends|2025-12-09T10:21:40-08:00December 1, 2025|Press Release, Wheels For The World|

10-year-old Melvin in Kenya spends his days like most boys his age, playing ball and engaging in sports. But it wasn’t always this way...

27 Nov

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Like Jesus: Invite the Forgotten

By Joni and Friends|2025-12-01T07:04:09-08:00November 27, 2025|Other|

What’s on your Thanksgiving menu this year? A lineup of classic dishes? Or some experiments: pumpkin-sage mashed sweet potatoes or turducken...

17 Nov

The Prism Awards Recognize Joni and Friends for Outstanding Work

By Joni and Friends|2025-11-13T12:47:52-08:00November 17, 2025|Press Release|

A little boy smiling from ear-to-ear while he’s surrounded by a group of friends might seem like no big deal. But for Chisomo, a 10-year-old boy...

10 Nov

“I Hate Sundays”: Why Disabled Families Are Absent from Church and What We Can Do to Start Welcoming them Back

By Joni and Friends|2025-11-13T09:59:38-08:00November 10, 2025|Advocacy, For the Church|

Sometimes, I hate Sundays. A pastor making this statement requires some explanation: I’m an Army Chaplain, a pastor for 17 years, having served at churches...

31 Oct

Jesus, the Light of Life, Shines Through Hardship for Melvin and Ruth

By Joni and Friends|2025-11-04T10:59:49-08:00October 31, 2025|Wheels For The World|

Ruth has always turned to Jesus when shame, rejection, and hardship press in. At age thirteen she had both legs amputated because of a genetic condition...

29 Oct

How to Truly Enjoy Life: Biblical Insights on Joy and Enjoyment

By Joni and Friends|2025-10-22T08:53:42-07:00October 29, 2025|Advocacy, Disability in Mission, Hope & Inspiration, Inspiration|

People seem so unhappy. Do you enjoy life? What is true enjoyment, and how can we find it? Sadly, many people reach the end of life unsure...

28 Oct

How Faith and Love Are Changing Disability Mission in Haiti

By Joni and Friends|2025-10-22T12:23:54-07:00October 28, 2025|Advocacy, Disability in Mission|

After graduating from a Christian university in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, Alfreno Dufrene moved back to Gonaives, Haiti, to pursue an internship...

17 Oct