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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 Jan

Faith in Action: Bringing Christ’s Hope to Families in Need

By Joni and Friends|2026-02-17T14:49:39-08:00January 5, 2026|Family Retreats, News, News & Stories|

That hope is what sustains weary families, fuels resilience through hardship, and strengthens believers to continue shining light where darkness lingers...

3 Jan

How God’s Love Shines Through Joni and Friends Family Retreats

By Joni and Friends|2026-02-17T14:46:12-08:00January 3, 2026|Family Retreats, News, News & Stories|

We are ever grateful for all that God is doing in and through you. At Joni and Friends®, serving means being the hands and feet of Jesus to so many...

31 Dec

Five New Year’s Resolutions to Become More Like Jesus

By Joni and Friends|2025-12-31T09:54:11-08:00December 31, 2025|Hope & Inspiration, Inspiration|

Happy New Year! As you look at the fresh year ahead, full of possibilities, are you making any New Year’s resolutions? If so, you’re in good company. And if you’ve ever failed...

24 Dec

Christmas in the Stable

By Joni and Friends|2025-10-23T08:40:48-07:00December 24, 2025|Daily Devotional, Hope & Inspiration|

I leaned on my elbow looking out the farmhouse window while my mother and sisters cooked food and set the table for Christmas Eve dinner...

1 Dec

Transform Lives: Join a Wheels for the World® Outreach

By Joni and Friends|2025-12-09T10:21:40-08:00December 1, 2025|Press Release, Wheels For The World|

10-year-old Melvin in Kenya spends his days like most boys his age, playing ball and engaging in sports. But it wasn’t always this way...

27 Nov

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Like Jesus: Invite the Forgotten

By Joni and Friends|2025-12-01T07:04:09-08:00November 27, 2025|Other|

What’s on your Thanksgiving menu this year? A lineup of classic dishes? Or some experiments: pumpkin-sage mashed sweet potatoes or turducken...

17 Nov

The Prism Awards Recognize Joni and Friends for Outstanding Work

By Joni and Friends|2025-11-13T12:47:52-08:00November 17, 2025|Press Release|

A little boy smiling from ear-to-ear while he’s surrounded by a group of friends might seem like no big deal. But for Chisomo, a 10-year-old boy...

10 Nov

“I Hate Sundays”: Why Disabled Families Are Absent from Church and What We Can Do to Start Welcoming them Back

By Joni and Friends|2025-11-13T09:59:38-08:00November 10, 2025|Advocacy, For the Church|

Sometimes, I hate Sundays. A pastor making this statement requires some explanation: I’m an Army Chaplain, a pastor for 17 years, having served at churches...

31 Oct

Jesus, the Light of Life, Shines Through Hardship for Melvin and Ruth

By Joni and Friends|2025-11-04T10:59:49-08:00October 31, 2025|Wheels For The World|

Ruth has always turned to Jesus when shame, rejection, and hardship press in. At age thirteen she had both legs amputated because of a genetic condition...

29 Oct

How to Truly Enjoy Life: Biblical Insights on Joy and Enjoyment

By Joni and Friends|2025-10-22T08:53:42-07:00October 29, 2025|Advocacy, Disability in Mission, Hope & Inspiration, Inspiration|

People seem so unhappy. Do you enjoy life? What is true enjoyment, and how can we find it? Sadly, many people reach the end of life unsure...

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