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.
18 Jun

A Child’s Heart for Nepal

By |2015-06-18T00:00:00-07:00June 18, 2015|News|

On Saturday, April 25, a disastrous earthquake struck Nepal. With a magnitude of 7.8, the earthquake has taken the lives of more than 8,000 people. Thousands of people remain missing and ...

18 Jun

Cancer-Free!

By |2015-06-18T00:00:00-07:00June 18, 2015|News|

Earlier this week I had my final PET scan in my five-year treatment program since undergoing surgery in June, 2010 to remove stage III breast cancer. Ken and I just ...

15 Jun

A Milestone Moment

By |2015-06-15T00:00:00-07:00June 15, 2015|News|

It was five years ago this month that I underwent surgery to remove breast cancer—and today will be my last PET scan in my treatment program. If the scan shows ...

14 Jun

Sunday Reflections

By |2015-06-14T00:00:00-07:00June 14, 2015|News|

Two nights ago, I slept fitfully due to a sharp pain in my left hip. But on sleepless nights, (when the pain is bad), I remember to pray – I ...

12 Jun

Family Brag Time…

By |2024-02-05T15:41:05-08:00June 12, 2015|News|

Earecka is the 34-year-old daughter of my sister, Jay, and I'm so proud of her and her husband, Jason – they both teach violin and harp, respectively, and they perform ...

12 Jun

No Talking!

By |2025-06-12T10:05:35-07:00June 12, 2015|News|

Let’s play the quiet game! You can’t say any words, but you have to get other people to understand what you want or need. Ready? Go! The quiet game is ...

12 Jun

A Treatise for Life

By |2015-06-12T00:00:00-07:00June 12, 2015|News|

According to Princeton University ethics professor Peter Singer, children with severe disabilities should not live. In an interview with New York’s AM 970, Peter Singer argued that the United States ...

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