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9 Nov

Grazina in Poland

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:13:11-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. On a recent Wheels for the World outreach in Poland, we met Grazina who hadn’t been out of her room in seven years. She ...

9 Nov

Monica’s Battle

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:13:03-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Having survived a stage III malignancy back in 2010, and now undergoing a new battle with cancer, I have such respect for anyone who battles this disease. Like Monica, a single woman in her ...

9 Nov

Before I Was Afflicted

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:12:54-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and when I was first facing the fact I’d be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life, Psalm 119 was such a ...

9 Nov

Past, Future, Present

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:12:45-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

This is Joni Eareckson Tada. If you’re struggling today, here’s three things that can have a powerful influence over the way you view your problems. First, remember those ...

9 Nov

The Humanity of Jesus

By Joni and Friends|2024-02-19T10:42:12-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada, and I respect people when they don’t rely on Google for every single fact. They’ll set aside their Android or iPhone and, what do you know, they’ll use the muscle of ...

8 Nov

Better Than Skin Deep

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:42:25-07:00November 8, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and not long ago, I learned about a disturbing trend in the surgical world. In England, parents of a five-year-old girl with Down syndrome put her through a series of cosmetic surgeries to “improve” her ...

7 Nov

Encouragement for Caregivers

By Joni and Friends|2024-06-17T06:46:37-07:00November 7, 2019|Podcast|

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize the dedication of family members who provide around the clock care to their loved ones. Today on the podcast, Crystal ...

7 Nov

Driveway Respite

By Joni and Friends|2025-06-12T13:57:31-07:00November 7, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada and often, when Ken drives me home after a busy day at Joni and Friends, we pull up in the driveway; he turns off the ignition; he opens the side doors of the van, and we just sit there. Usually, an ...

6 Nov

My Scar

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:41:44-07:00November 6, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I've got a 4” scar on my neck, and it’s pretty special to me. Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada. You know, after my diving accident, the surgeons opened the front of my neck to fuse two broken cervical vertebrae. For almost a year after ...

5 Nov

Leaving a Wheels for the World Legacy in 2019!

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2026-01-06T10:45:16-08:00November 5, 2019|Joni's Posts, Wheels For The World|

Amezash in Ghana was lifted from the ground and into a seat of opportunity and hope…she received the lifechanging gift of mobility and experienced the…