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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.

9 Nov

Before I Was Afflicted

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:12:54-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and when I was first facing the fact I’d be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life, Psalm 119 was such a ...

9 Nov

Past, Future, Present

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:12:45-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

This is Joni Eareckson Tada. If you’re struggling today, here’s three things that can have a powerful influence over the way you view your problems. First, remember those ...

9 Nov

The Humanity of Jesus

By Joni and Friends|2024-02-19T10:42:12-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada, and I respect people when they don’t rely on Google for every single fact. They’ll set aside their Android or iPhone and, what do you know, they’ll use the muscle of ...

8 Nov

Better Than Skin Deep

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:42:25-07:00November 8, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and not long ago, I learned about a disturbing trend in the surgical world. In England, parents of a five-year-old girl with Down syndrome put her through a series of cosmetic surgeries to “improve” her ...

7 Nov

Encouragement for Caregivers

By Joni and Friends|2024-06-17T06:46:37-07:00November 7, 2019|Podcast|

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize the dedication of family members who provide around the clock care to their loved ones. Today on the podcast, Crystal ...

7 Nov

Driveway Respite

By Joni and Friends|2025-06-12T13:57:31-07:00November 7, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada and often, when Ken drives me home after a busy day at Joni and Friends, we pull up in the driveway; he turns off the ignition; he opens the side doors of the van, and we just sit there. Usually, an ...

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 ...

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