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.
12 May

Light

By |2025-06-10T15:34:54-07:00May 12, 2014|News|

Have you ever changed direction just because a light helped you know you were heading the wrong way? Imagine you are camping and you’ve forgotten your flashlight. You walk towards ...

12 May

Lancaster Bible College

By |2023-07-11T12:05:03-07:00May 12, 2014|News|

Right before I spoke to the graduates at the Lancaster Bible College commencement on Saturday, Ken and I spent time with Aaron, senior class president. Aaron has Aspergers syndrome but ...

8 May

Meet My Friend Aaron

By |2014-05-08T00:00:00-07:00May 8, 2014|News|

A little over a year ago, 32-year-old Aaron and his girlfriend Lisa were snowboarding up at Big Bear, California. During a run downhill, Aaron made a wrong turn and slammed ...

7 May

A Gift from Chris

By |2014-05-07T00:00:00-07:00May 7, 2014|News|

Trying to think up a gift for your mom? Chris had a pretty cool gift, and it wasn’t even Mothers’ Day! Chris lives in heaven now, but a few years ...

5 May

May Star Kid: Alicia

By |2025-06-10T15:34:54-07:00May 5, 2014|News|

“Please God, I want to honor you,” Alicia prayed. She knew Matthew 6:19 taught about not storing up riches on earth, and she wanted to store up treasures in heaven ...

3 May

My Noble Spoon

By |2014-05-03T00:00:00-07:00May 3, 2014|News|

If you and I were to have lunch together, you would notice the twisted spoon with which I feed myself (it inserts into my hand splint). Once, a bus boy ...

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