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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.

5 Sep

Mark Rediscovered Connection, Community, and a New Hope in Christ

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-12T12:34:25-07:00September 5, 2025|Warrior Getaway|

“Together, we make Christ real to those who don’t yet know the power of his love.” This is how Joni Eareckson Tada has summed up the work of Joni and Friends...

3 Sep

Axel’s Miracle: Healing and Hope at Joni’s House Nicaragua

By Joni and Friends|2025-09-03T07:25:22-07:00September 3, 2025|Joni's House|

Living Nicaragua, Dania had enjoyed her uneventful pregnancy and went through a natural delivery without complications. But during Axel’s early childhood...

1 Sep

How a Custom Wheelchair and God’s Love Gave Nicolly New Hope

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-29T09:00:35-07:00September 1, 2025|Wheels For The World|

Nicolly’s bright eyes scan the room. It’s morning and her family is one of the first to arrive at the hilltop church in Brazil where Joni and Friends...

20 Aug

A Living Church: Building God’s Family Through Love and Community

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-13T14:20:18-07:00August 20, 2025|Advocacy, Disability in Mission|

Some people think the church is dead. I disagree. The church is alive, particularly when it is a house, a home, and a family. But have you ever wondered...

14 Aug

Joni and Friends hosts Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee at Family Retreat

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-13T16:01:02-07:00August 14, 2025|Press Release|

The international disability ministry Joni and Friends was honored to host First Lady of Tennessee Maria Lee at our Family Retreat in Moscow this summer...

11 Aug

Don’t Doubt That God Loves You: Carlito’s Miracle

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-11T08:02:45-07:00August 11, 2025|News, News & Stories, Wheels For The World|

How can this be happening? Have we lost him? Carlos and Lucile watched in a panic. Parents of a healthy son with thriving careers in the Dominican Republic...

8 Aug

Family Retreat Is the Best Week of Our Year!

By Joni and Friends|2025-06-27T09:37:52-07:00August 8, 2025|Family Retreats|

Stepping out in faith, Adam and Ashley adopted their son Robbie through the foster care system. Living with autism and carrying...

31 Jul

A Wheelchair, a New Friendship, and Ripples of Grace

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-15T08:31:48-07:00July 31, 2025|Wheels For The World|

If you could visit eight-year-old Diana at the compound in Lusaka, Zambia where she lives, her infectious personality would outshine the struggles she faces...

25 Jul

Paralyzed Yet Strong: Finding New Life in Paralysis Through Faith and Hope

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-18T12:08:58-07:00July 25, 2025|Disability in Mission|

On the morning of January 29, 2023, I was on top of the world. Literally, I was on Copper Mountain in Colorado (12,441 feet!) with friends from church...

21 Jul