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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.

6 Nov

My Scar

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:41:44-07:00November 6, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I've got a 4” scar on my neck, and it’s pretty special to me. Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada. You know, after my diving accident, the surgeons opened the front of my neck to fuse two broken cervical vertebrae. For almost a year after ...

5 Nov

Major League Faith

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:41:27-07:00November 5, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. My husband, Ken, loves keeping track of major league baseball teams and who they call up from the minor leagues. It’s great watching a rookie shine. And in the same way, this earth is like the "minor leagues" – with Christians working hard to gain ...

4 Nov

God’s Occupational Therapy

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:41:04-07:00November 4, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and years ago when I was a new quadriplegic, I learned an important lesson in occupational therapy. I learned to work with what I had, to use muscles in a whole new ...

3 Nov

Breast Cancer Friends

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:40:45-07:00November 3, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and when you’re going through cancer, friends make all the difference. Like, when I was in the hospital for cancer surgery, and I came home, wheeled into my bedroom, and I was stunned? My regular furniture had been ...

2 Nov

Increase Our Faith!

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:37:34-07:00November 2, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and isn’t it interesting how faith in Christ is easier once you’ve overcome suffering? I mean, yeah, your faith is a gift from God, but it can be enlarged; your faith can grow; it can ...

1 Nov

A Life on Display

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:37:15-07:00November 1, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and sometimes when I hurt, I put on a smile. I make myself smile, even when (no, especially when) I don’t feel like it. “Oh God,” I’ll pray, “I don’t want to, ...

31 Oct

Part 2: The Scars That Have Shaped Me

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:23:04-07:00October 31, 2019|Podcast|

This week, Crystal is continuing her conversation with Vaneetha Risner, a special guest who has experienced the powerful presence of God through a lifetime of suffering. If you missed last ...

30 Oct

Give a Memorable Gift this Season

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:29:31-07:00October 30, 2019|Inspiration, News, Stories|

“Encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” -1 Thessalonians 5:11 Are you looking to give a gift that will honor a loved one this ...

29 Oct

If One Part Suffers, all the Parts Suffer

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-16T13:38:03-08:00October 29, 2019|Articles, For the Church, Inspiration|

The Bible says we together as Christians are like a body. We see this metaphor unpacked in several places. In 1 Corinthians 12:26 it says, “If one part...

27 Oct