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 Dec

Carol Serrano

By |2012-12-12T00:00:00-08:00December 12, 2012|News|

Carol is my husband's younger sister and we've been friends for over 30 years. A short time after my own battle against breast cancer in 2010, Carol discovered she had ...

10 Dec

Dealing with Pain?

By |2025-06-16T14:06:24-07:00December 10, 2012|News|

Lately I’ve been ministering to a woman with multiple sclerosis – bless her heart, she is bedridden and struggles daily with intractable pain (her husband is such a wonderful servant ...

7 Dec

God With Us

By |2024-09-18T08:26:34-07:00December 7, 2012|Uncategorized|

Christmas carols are playing everywhere this time of year. “Silent Night” is one of Joni’s favorites! Do you have a favorite? Have you heard “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”? This ...

3 Dec

Baskets of Blessings

By |2012-12-03T00:00:00-08:00December 3, 2012|News|

My friend Tana, who has cerebral palsy, asked God to show her how she might use her gifts to strengthen the Body of Christ. He told her to offer His ...

3 Dec

Sit! Stay.

By |2012-12-03T00:00:00-08:00December 3, 2012|News|

Sit. Stay. Roll over. Speak. Have you ever tried to teach a dog these commands? It can take a lot of work! Do you see the vest this dog is ...

1 Dec

The Season of Giving

By |2012-12-01T00:00:00-08:00December 1, 2012|News|

Up until the day my friend Joan went home to heaven, she enjoyed giving (she and her husband Andy head up Premier Designs jewelry). She wanted to encourage her friends ...

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